TAG Inks Record $2.8M UAV Helicopter Sale to Rotor F/X at NAB 2005
On opening day of the NAB 2005 show, Tactical Aerospace Group (TAG) announced the largest non-military sale of UAVs in a deal with Rotor F/X of Los Angeles. The record breaking sale includes a minimum of 14 UAV helicopters along with spares, maintenance and flight training which are to be supplied to Rotor F/X over the two year contract. Rotor F/X also placed an option for up to 12 additional UAVs should their requirements increase. The initial package will include four gas, four turbine and six twin turbine helicopters in various configurations with two to five bladed rotors.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 18, 2005 -- On opening day of the NAB 2005 show,
Tactical Aerospace Group (TAG) announced the largest non-military sale of UAVs
in a deal with Rotor F/X of Los Angeles.
The record breaking sale
includes a minimum of 14 UAV helicopters along with spares, maintenance and
flight training which are to be supplied to Rotor F/X over the two year
contract. Rotor F/X also placed an option for up to 12 additional UAVs should
their requirements increase. The initial package will include four piston, four
turbine and six twin turbine helicopters in various configurations with two to
five bladed rotors.
Rotor F/X supplies scale helicopters for on camera
work in television and major motion picture production. The purpose built UAVs
utilize a special airframe TAG designed for media production to accommodate the
installation of a wide variety of different fuselages. The television or movie
production company can utilize a single airframe on location but still have the
flexibility to duplicate several different rotary aircraft needed for their
scenes, quickly changing from one helicopter style to another.
Operations
Director of Rotor F/X, Steve Dupont, said “the TAG UAV was the only viable
solution available – we needed a strong and reliable aircraft with a substantial
payload capability for the various props that need to be added”. He went on to
say” it is very important to us to have a large UAV that flies and looks exactly
like a full size helicopter. Our job is to supply scaled reality to the
studios”.
Rotor F/X ( www.rotorfx.com ) supplies scale helicopters as small as 1:7
and as large as 1:3 for television and movie production, especially for flights
in scaled sets and as a safer, more cost effective alternative to manned
helicopters. Dupont explained “With the TAG UAV we can now replicate almost any
helicopter made and fly every maneuver with equal or better precision – all at a
much lower cost and with a very substantial drop in risk and
insurance”.
The contract calls for TAG to supply Rotor F/X with the UAV
airframes and build them an inventory of various scaled carbon fiber fuselages
that will be made to the studio’s specifications.
TAG - Tactical
Aerospace Group ( www.tacticalaerospacegroup.com ) manufacturers autonomous and
remotely piloted unmanned aerial helicopters and develops or integrates flight
control systems, instrumentation and various payload technologies for military,
civil, media, surveillance, scientific and research applications.
Rotor
F/X ( www.rotorfx.com )
provides scale UAV helicopters to the television and motion picture industry to
portray rotary aircraft on camera and fly flight sequences that call for
realistic scale flight.
For Further Information Contact:
Erin McNally,
Public Relations Dir., 310-388-0234 or e-mail protected from spam bots
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