Let's go back to the subject of testing...or lack thereof at STRATXX. This is a company with few test vehicles and a pocketbook that allows them the luxury of not batting an eye when one of their few smaller prototypes explodes on...OVERFILLING....at 1/2 million Swiss Francs a copy. Must be nice.
Then again, prototypes aplenty -with more coming (per PR)- at Stuttgart. This is telling.
So is Rich looking to hedge his bet here? Don't know.
What is known is that Stratxx has a lot of tech partners that provide some very specific airship know how. They also seem very intent on providing services to particular regions (most notably Africa & the Middle East).
Question is, what happens if the Stratxx doesn't work?
Maybe some technology player wouldn't be selling much high tech/high pressure/light weight hull material without their primary customer.
Maybe some military contractor can't count on middle-manning those HAP's that he hoped Swiss engineering would produce. Or maybe his payloads stay grounded.
What of the Stratxx telecom partner? Not much to sell without a ship.
What's the contingency plan here? If your guy isn't testing, and the other team is and-AT WILL- what to do?
Maybe you queue-up for a few 100,000. Get some front group to pay-to-play for you.
Anyway, just some rambling thoughts Bigsky. Am waiting for testing at stratospheric levels to get excited, not at 10's of feet off the ground as this latest PR reveals....
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