US NAVY BULLET AIRSHIP DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 6, 2008
Airship prototype highly maneuverable and uses alternative fuels
Alexander City, Alabama [September 29, 2008]....Pseudo Satellite, LLC, a subsidiary of E-Green Technologies, and the 21st Century Airships Team, Inc. will be demonstrating a 125-foot prototype BULLET airship at the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park in Kellyton, Alabama on October 6. The demonstration for the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea and Air Systems Commands (NAVSEA / NAVAIR) will showcase new generation airship technology with innovative placement of the flight deck in the airship’s nose cone. Traditionally the gondola/flight deck is on the exterior, under the airship, making the airship less efficient. One NAVSEA / NAVAIR requirement is to demonstrate vertical take-off and landing capability. The BULLET prototype will demonstrate this capability along with the airship’s improved overall maneuverability which will surpass any lighter-than-air technology.
A unique aspect of the BULLET airship prototype is that it will also demonstrate its ability to operate on an algae fuel that has been developed and tested by technology partners.
The Navy’s program to develop a surveillance airship that has the ability to fly for 48 hours, operate at an altitude of 15,000 feet, carry a payload of 1,000 pounds, and have a vertical take-off and landing capability has the potential for a broad range of uses beyond national defense, including border patrol, firefighting, telecommunications, port authority screening, and more. The City of Alexander City and Coosa County, owners of the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park, are partners on the local level with E-Green and seek to enhance the future opportunities of the company. Government and industry representatives will be on hand to field questions at the press conference.
Government sponsors of the BULLET Airship development program are NAVSEA PMS-05W and NAVAIR PMA-262. The prime contractor is Integrated Systems Solutions, Inc. of Maryland[www.issi-md.com]. Subcontractor E-Green Technologies [ press@egreentechnologies.us] and its subsidiary, Pseudo Satellite, LLC and 21st Century Airships Team [21stcenturyairships.com]are managing engineering, design, technical oversight, fabrication, installation, peripheralsystems and major harnesses, flight algorithms, and production efforts and Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance. Gryphon Technologies LC (www.gryphonlc.com) provides strategy, policy and communications support to the program.
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| Contact: | Contact: |
| Sarah Fuller | Deborah Cheek |
| Lake Martin Area | eGreen Technologies, Inc |
| Economic Development Alliance | Pseudo Satellite, LLC |
| (256) 215-4411 | (256) 212-1356 |
| dwalls@lakemartineda.com | press@egreentechnologies.us |
