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	AeroVironment Inc.
		AeroVironment was selected from a group of finalists that included Carmanah Technologies, Corning, Daimler Chrysler, Energy Conversion Devices, and First Solar.
		AeroVironment's Bill Parks has been selected Engineer of the Year by the AIAA for his work as Chief Engineer of Helios, the revolutionary stratospheric UAV that set the World Altitude record two years ago and will will fly multiple days this year with a fuel cell energy system.
		AeroVironment developed a fuel cell/battery hybrid system that uses hydrogen generated from sodium borohydride to power a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system.
	www.aerovironment.com (1064 words)

	The Dryden X-Press: People & Places: AeroVironment's creative thinkers have developed innovative aero concepts 05/08/02
		AeroVironment Vice President Bob Curtin is a hard worker, which led to his promotion in 2000.
		AeroVironment operations began small - the company hired people as consultants on early projects like the Gossamer Condor that was started in 1976 and completed a year later, he explained.
		AeroVironment has five air and ground vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian's permanent collection (see related story).
	www.dfrc.nasa.gov /Newsroom/X-Press/stories/050802/ppl_aerovironment.txt.html (631 words)

	AutoSpeed - On Wings Wider than a Jumbo Jet...
		Building on Pathfinder's success, AeroVironment built a next-generation aircraft with a 206-foot wingspan, called the Centurion, which was test flown in 1998 at Edwards Air Force Base.
		During later flights, AeroVironment's flight test team will evaluate new motor-control software which may allow the pitch of the aircraft - the nose-up or nose-down attitude in relation to the horizon - to be controlled entirely by the motors.
		AeroVironment has formed a new company, SkyTower Inc, to pursue telecommunications applications (such as fixed and mobile broadband internet access) using solar-electric aircraft technology.
	www.autospeed.com /cms/A_1324/printArticle.html (1113 words)

	Howstuffworks "How the Airborne Internet Will Work"
		NASA and AeroVironment are working on a solar-powered, lightweight plane that could fly over a city for six months or more, at 60,000 feet, without landing.
		AeroVironment plans to use these unmanned planes as the carrier to provide broadband Internet access.
		AeroVironment plans to launch its system within three years of receiving funding for the project.
	computer.howstuffworks.com /airborne-internet4.htm (357 words)

	NASA - NASA DRYDEN, AEROVIRONMENT SIGN SOLAR/ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PACT
		As part of the agreement, AeroVironment will provide program management personnel; expertise in energy storage systems, fuel cell propulsion and solar-electric airframes; design and flight teams; and facilities, such as their UAV Development Center, Fuel Cell Lab, and Mobile Test Facility.
		Initially, AeroVironment, its SkyTower subsidiary and NASA are commercializing two versions of the Helios solar/electric extreme-endurance UAV.
		AeroVironment is currently operating developmental versions of both fuel cell-based energy systems at its California development facility.
	www.nasa.gov /centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/2002/02-48_pf.html (864 words)

	Next Century of Flight: Aviation Week's AviationNow.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AeroVironment's Pointer can carry an 8-12-micron long-wave infrared uncooled camera or a color visual camera, and stay aloft 90 min.
		The airframe with batteries only weighs 8.3 lb., and the entire system fits in two rifle boxes, but is heavy enough that it is usually carried on a jeep.
		NRL fixed the outer shape as a twin-engine 4 ft. X 1-ft. rectangular flying wing, and it is being produced by AeroVironment and BAI in Maryland.
	www.aviationnow.com /content/ncof/ncf_n80.htm (1516 words)

	Tim Fogarty at AeroVironment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Paul MacCready is the winner of two Kremmer prizes for first achieving human-powered flight over a fixed course with the the Gossamer Condor, and then across the English Channel with the Gossamer Albatross.
		AeroVironment is also the company that built the GM Sunraycer, the solar powered car that won the race across Australia, and the GM Impact, a battery powered automobile, and the prototype for GM's EV-1.
		Aerovironment also built a radio controlled, life size, flying pteridactle, seen in the IMAX movie "On the Wing." Aerovironment is currently working on Helios, a solar powered pilotless aircraft, (UAV - uninhabited aerial vehicle) which flies at 100,000 feet.
	fogarty.org /tim/aerovironment.html (232 words)

	Macworld: Macs at Work
		So when AeroVironment takes to the skies with its solar-powered Helios Prototype, the Monrovia, California-based company uses Macs to display the plane's instruments and record flight data.
		AeroVironment wants to build unmanned aircraft capable of staying at high altitudes for prolonged periods.
		AeroVironment uses Macs to control more than just its planes; the design development center is a Mac-run office, handling everything from word-processing to 2-D modeling.
	www.macworld.com /2001/12/bc/19workdiff?pf=1 (1224 words)

	AeroVironment Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AeroVironment's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles business is focused on the design, development and production of high-efficiency, unmanned aircraft for communications relay, remote sensing, and research applications.
		AeroVironment formed SkyTower to provide service providers with low cost, rapidly deployable telecommunications infrastructure enabled by the company's HALE UAV platform technology.
		The award-winning Black Widow, developed with DARPA sponsorship, is a six-inch, electrically powered aircraft with a small camera that flies for 30 minutes at a range up to 1.8 km from the ground station while downlinking live color video.
	www.aerovironment.com /area-aircraft/unmanned.html (777 words)

	TA: Tech Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AeroVironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA), is developing a lightweight, solar-powered, high-altitude, unmanned aircraft called the Helios.
		AeroVironment developed Helios for NASA's Environmental Research and Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST), which required the aircraft for high-altitude, long-duration science missions.
		AeroVironment refitted HALSOL by covering a third of the wings with solar cells; outfitting the plane with high-strength, permanent magnet motors; an efficient power control system; miniaturized electronics; and lightweight materials.
	www.mdatechnology.net /techsearch.asp?articleid=456 (699 words)

	Solar-Plane Sets Height Record
		This altitude is higher than any propeller-driven aircraft has ever flown and about 9000 feet higher than the previous altitude record set by Pathfinder in 1997.
		According to Bob Curtin, AeroVironment's Pathfinder program manager, high-altitude solar planes will be cost-effective for many applications currently performed by satellites.
		AeroVironment has long been known for its development of efficient vehicles.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/solarcell-98f.html (618 words)

	Delco Remy, AeroVironment introduce iPower Technologies LLC, Focus of New Company is Distributed Generation and Hybrid ...
		Founded in 1971, AeroVironment is a closely held company with most of its capital stock owned by employees.
		Some of AeroVironment's projects have included the GM SunRaycer solar powered car; the GM Impact electric car; the Gossamer Condor, the first human powered airplane; Gossamer Albatross and the Helios solar powered aircraft.
		According to Tim Conver, President and CEO of AeroVironment, Inc., "Electrical power rationing in California and other states underscores the need for alternative energy sources that are cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-22-2001/0001409354&EDATE= (809 words)

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	www.posicharge.com /terms_use.html (200 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		California-based AeroVironment Inc., which launched the Helios "flying wing" to 96,500 feet in 2001 in conjunction with NASA, also builds smaller unmanned aircraft for use by the military.
		AeroVironment's Pointer unmanned aircraft is used by the Army and Marines for reconnaissance.
		AeroVironment is eyeing the hangars at Kalaeloa as a possible location to build a design and manufacturing facility.
	starbulletin.com /2004/02/14/news/story11.html (446 words)

	Background: AeroVironment Inc. - The World Technology Network
		Formed by AeroVironment and joint ventured with Delco Remy International, iPower leverages the significant engineering, research, manufacturing and commercial resources of its parent companies and strategic partners.
		The demonstration used AeroVironment’s solar UAV developed with NASA and communications payloads from NEC/Toshiba developed with the Japanese Ministries of Post and Telecom.
		AeroVironment has developed a suite of technical features that are safer, smarter, easier to use, and more cost-effective than traditional charging systems.
	www.wtn.net /2004/bio465.html (805 words)

	Solar Aircraft One Step Closer To Commercial Satellite Substitute
		Bill Parks of AeroVironment, Centurion's chief engineer and flight test director, noted the high gross-weight payload was a major objective of the flight test program: "We verified the performance of the aircraft while flying in a high gross-weight configuration.
		Ray Morgan, vice president of AeroVironment's Design and Development Center, noted that the Centurion altitude and payload targets are significantly higher than those of eventual Helios telecommunications applications (100,000 feet versus 50,000-70,000 feet, and 600 lbs versus about 200 lbs payload).
		AeroVironment has long been known as the leader in solar flight.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/solarcell-98m.html (840 words)

	RFID Journal - Ford Deploys RFID-Enabled Chargers
		The plan, according to the charging system's manufacturer, AeroVironment, will be more environmentally conscious and could also streamline transmission of data about the battery-powered vehicles throughout the company's 42 manufacturing plants.
		While forklift's battery is being charged, another wire connection plugged in by the operator carries data about the functioning of the battery and the vehicle itself (based on the battery's functioning) to the charger.
		This year AeroVironment's PosiCharge division teamed up with ID Systems, The result is the new PosiChargers that now each come with a Charger Monitoring Point (CHAMP), an RFID device that will transmit data up to 1,000 feet from the charger across a low-power, narrow ISN band at varying selectable frequencies.
	www.rfidjournal.com /article/articleview/1348/1/1 (883 words)

	EV WORLD -- News From the Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicle Industry
		AeroVironment Inc. Thursday announced the successful results of a 24 hour electric vehicle demonstration.
		AeroVironment predicts PosiCharge will be used extensively by utility companies and municipal governments to build the so-called "electric vehicle corridors," electric vehicle-friendly regions where owners are assured of a quick recharge during their journey.
		Ford Motor Company announced it would be the first major car makers to begin testing a fuel cell-powered EV early in 1999 as part of it's initiative to establish itself as the leading "green" automaker.
	www.evworld.com /archives/newsarchives/shoptalk040.html (939 words)

	HELIOS SOLAR POWERED PLANE SPONSORED BY NASA NORTH AMERICAN SPACE ASSOCIATION - SOLAR NAVIGATOR CATAMARAN WORLD ...
		AeroVironment developed an experimental fuel cell-based electrical energy system combining advanced automotive fuel cell components with proprietary control technology designed for the harsh environment above 50,000 feet altitude.
		Nonetheless, AeroVironment is planning to start a commercial, UAV-based communications relay service within three years, according to Stuart Hindle, a vice-president of both AeroVironment and its subsidiary, SkyTower, which is devoted to the communications project.
		Weight was a critical issue in 1991 when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and AeroVironment of Monrovia, California, began looking at energy storage options for an unmanned, solar-powered aircraft to be used for high-altitude surveillance, communications, and atmospheric sensing as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
	www.solarnavigator.net /n_a_s_a.htm (4328 words)

	NASA Dryden Helios Photo Collection
		Aerovironment technicians line up attachments as a fuel cell electrical system is installed on the Helios Prototype solar powered flying wing.
		The 247-foot length of the Helios prototype wing is in evidence as the solar-powered flying wing rests on its ground dolly during pre-flight tests at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility.
		NASA and AeroVironment officials see great potential for the use of high-altitude, long-endurance solar aircraft as platforms for a variety of Earth science experiments, telecommunications relay services, pipeline and border patrol monitoring, commercial agricultural imaging and military surveillance operations.
	www1.dfrc.nasa.gov /gallery/photo/Helios (1177 words)

	Industry News
		Ray Morgan, a vice president of AeroVironment, noted that "we are particularly proud of this event because we exceeded our milestone of 65,000 feet on the first flight day at PMRF," a result that was made possible by "a lot of hard work and planning by a dedicated team from AeroVironment, NASA and PMRF."
		AeroVironment's SODAR acoustic remote sensing systems played a key role, measuring wind speed, direction and turbulence up to 4,000 feet.
		AeroVironment has long been known for its development of efficient aircraft, including the groundbreaking solar-powered "Gossamer Penguin" and "Solar Challenger." In 1981, the Solar Challenger flew 163 miles from Paris to England, at altitudes up to 11,000 feet, powered only by the sun.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /7in06307.htm (628 words)

	Solar e-Clips - Helios Investigation Team wraps up Field Work - Analysis Begins
		While the investigation is continuing, both NASA and Helios manufacturer and operator AeroVironment, Inc., are moving ahead with planning for follow-on activity to mature the solar and fuel cell propulsion systems technology developed for the Helios, while incorporating lessons learned from the mishap investigation in the planning effort.
		The board's investigation is being aided by good telemetry data received during the flight, as well as video and still photos that recorded much of the incident from a chase helicopter.
		AeroVironment's Helios team has also begun a parallel investigation into the possible causes of the mishap and will be providing input to the MIB as it progresses through its independent effort.
	www.californiasolarcenter.org /solareclips/2003.08/20030826-14.html (628 words)

	Paul MacCready
		MacCready is Chairman of the Board of AeroVironment, and active in all the technology areas.
		His team's first land vehicle was the GM Sunraycer, for which AeroVironment provided project management, systems engineering, aerodynamics and structural design, power electronics development, as well as construction and testing for General Motors and Hughes Aircraft.
		AeroVironment also helped with the GM-sponsored educational tour of the Sunraycer, spearheaded a course at Caltech on the Sunraycer engineering design (course notes were distributed in book form by SAE), and helped manage, for GM, the Sunrayce, in which solar-powered cars from 32 university groups raced from Florida to Michigan in July 1990.
	www.ucar.edu /governance/meetings/oct00/maccready.html (1823 words)

	EV World: Paul B. MacCready - EV Soul Man
		The pioneering work of Dr. MacCready and his Monrovia, California-based company, Aerovironment, culminated in the Solar Challenger, the first aircraft powered entirely by the light of the sun which flew from Paris to England in 1981.
		As MacCready explained it, projects of this nature are usually developed in a serial sequence of events, A then B then C. But the rapidly narrowing window of time to build the car, test it and ship it to Australia required his team develop components for the car in parallel.
		"They knew about Aerovironment and when you're doing a project that deals with the total company image, corporate image of GM, you get acquainted with the chairman, the president, the senior vice president where a project of that size would be down about seven levels.
	www.evworld.com /archives/interviews/maccready.html (1852 words)

	Business Wire: Aerovironment Inc. and GM Ovonic combine efforts to win world's premier electric car race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		According to Swan, the real winners were AeroVironment's team of electric vehicle professionals and the GM Ovonic NiMH batteries.
		AeroVironment Inc., where Swan heads the Energy Storage Systems Group, has an international reputation in electric vehicle technology.
		Following that success, AeroVironment also helped GM design, build, and test the prototype "Impact" electric vehicles which have been demonstrated in several U.S. cities over the past two years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_March_8/ai_18070849 (739 words)

	Fuel Cell Today - Aerovironment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AeroVironment's interests include: unmanned aerial vehicles, electric and hybrid vehicle systems, distributed energy, atmospheric systems, and energy systems development.
		In July 2001 Aerovironment successfully demonstrated its Helios prototype, a 247-foot-long flying wing which is controlled from the ground by two pilots using desktop computers.
		Furthermore, Aerovironment has been working with DARPA and Lynntech on the fuel cell powered micro air vehicle “Hornet”, which can be equipped with a video camera payload for military purposes.
	www.fuelcelltoday.com /FuelCellToday/IndustryDirectory/IndustryDirectoryExternal/IndustryDirectoryDisplayCompany/0,1411,153,00.html (174 words)

	Equipped with an experimental fuel cell system to power the aircraft at night, the solar-electric Helios Prototype is ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Helios Prototype flying wing, built by AeroVironment, Inc., of Monrovia, Calif., as part of NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program, used solar panels to power its 10 electric motors for takeoff and during daylight portions of its planned 20-hour shakedown flight.
		The second milestone established by NASA for its development Ð a long-endurance demonstration flight of almost two days and nights Ð required development of a supplemental electrical power system to provide power at night when the solar arrays are unable to produce electricity.
		The first version of this system combines gaseous hydrogen from two pressurized tanks mounted on Helios' outboard wing sections with compressed oxygen from the atmosphere via a series of proton-exchange membrane fuel cell "stacks" mounted in the central landing gear pod.
	trc.dfrc.nasa.gov /Gallery/Photo/Helios/HTML/ED03-0152-1.html (914 words)

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