The 2A will ascend into the air with the flight computer, navigation and telemetry systems, propulsion system with special low altitude propellers to be used for initial flight tests, avionics suite, automated fly by wire electro servo actuated flight control system, back up power systems, antenna suite for GPS and iridium satellite uplink system and the ground control/monitoring station and tether system. In addition the HotZone 4010 will be installed, giving a bird's eye view "hotspot" in the sky featuring the HotZone's combination WiFi/WiMax/VoIP via DECT all in one communications suite solution.
Sanswire Networks is focused on the construction of the Stratellite, a specialized airship capable of carrying payloads that transmit various types of wireless communications. Placing a communications platform into the stratosphere is an idea that can fundamentally change how the world delivers wireless telecommunications, and the way we communicate.
Chairman Przemyslaw L. Kostro said, "This breakthrough test will showcase our concept to different audiences."
Peter Khoury, CEO added, "We're confident we will prove the potential of the Stratellite solution with this demonstration. Our testing process is detailed and thorough, and has now brought us to the point where the Stratellite demonstrator needs to be in the air to show the benefits it can deliver to the telecom, aerospace and defense industries, among others. We've stuck hard and fast to Stratellite development because we believe it can revolutionize the delivery of VoIP, WiFi and WiMax, and we're excited to be able to take this important step forward with our program."
"We expect this test to yield valuable data as it moves toward free flight testing of Sanswire 2A at Edwards Air Force Base," stated Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Douglas Murch, president, Sanswire LLC. "Some of the airship characteristics my crew and I will be examining include the overall integration of the systems mentioned above, and to determine initial flight qualities of this innovative design. The feedback from this testing on the various subsystems will allow our engineers to fine tune the performance of these systems in preparation for the flight test program."
The open-air float testing will be contingent upon favorable weather conditions.
