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My "guess" is by next Wed. we will have positive (the) news...
Again, Best of luck to all...
Your very perseptive...
I don't post to hear myself, or read myself I should say
"My guess" as I said before, "Huff and the boys" will
stay... I would call it a "Partnership"
Stay Tuned...
Best of luck to all...
Either way, Happy Holidays to all.....
Fear Not.... "Huff and the boys" will remain.....
Your knowledge floors me.... How silly of me....
5 cents, what was I thinking?
Just remember where you heard it...
You Sure?
Hello All,
Any talk of a buy out? Might be possible.... $5.00 a share
sounds good to me....
Good luck to all...
"No time like the present"
Hi,
As we progress into the Third Quarter, we felt it would be important to provide you with an update on our rapidly progressing Sanswire Program. And "progress" is the operative word. We have been operating in the vortex of a range of favorable developments in recent months which have improved both the commercial prospects and the technological features of our Airship program.
On the technological front, we have been the fortunate beneficiaries of a range of new developments - some derived from our in-house testing activities and others acquired from the scientific community at large. These advancements in technology have allowed us to re-think and to materially enhance our design and testing program. In particular, as we have completed a variety of low-altitude, tethered float tests using our Sanswire One Airship, a number of useful improvements have been identified. This, in concert with our extensive testing, has provided several generational leaps in the materials technology and composition elements of our prototype. Of significant importance, given the weight-to-lift ratios which are fundamental to the operational physics of our Airship, we recently embraced the development of a new, very-light-weight, carbon-fiber, composite material which will allow us to construct current and future airships in a way, and at a pace, which will substantially reduce our time-to-market, while dramatically improving our operating efficiencies. This composite construction will allow for greater platform strength, durability and payload capacities. This new carbon-fiber infrastructure will reduce our operational weight by approximately 50% (thereby increasing the payload capabilities) and, ultimately, it will reduce the assembly time by a similar amount. When combining this new very-light-weight, high tensile strength, rigid frame design with the new battery and fuel cell technologies which have emerged in recent months (which will also result in dramatic improvements in power-capacity-to-weight ratios), we have concluded that the optimal strategy for getting our first commercial vehicle to market, as quickly as possible, is to immediately leap-frog from Sanswire One to Sanswire Two. This focuses all our energies, all the expertise which we have gained to date and all our resources, both financial and human, on efforts which have a clear and immediate pay-off. Sanswire Two has allowed us to "funnel" everything we have learned from Sanswire One into a timetable which will put our first commercial vehicle in the stratosphere much earlier than we had previously expected.
Our Sanswire Two Airship, which is currently under construction, will incorporate all the technological features of our final commercial vehicle. It will represent a major "leap" in virtually every area, based on the much-improved power and weight ratios which we are now able to access. Speaking of "ratios", our launch of Sanswire Two will also have the major shareholder benefit of considerably reducing whatever operational and testing risks which might have previously existed. In other words, our "risk-reward" ratio will be enhanced and, from a shareholder's perspective, this is a key consideration. Thus, as currently planned, we expect to put our new high-tech Sanswire Two vehicle through its most demanding operational paces, at altitude, before the end of this year.
WSJ
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Airbus Military SL has contracted EADS Defence Electronics to equip the A400M military transport aircraft with a digital map generator system. The system will be installed in the 188 aircraft for which Airbus has firm orders. Visit www.eads.net.
A320 Trainer
Alteon Training, Renton, Wash., has selected the Aerosim A320 virtual procedure trainer for its training center in Brisbane, Australia. The trainer will join an Aerosim A320 flight management and guidance system that was installed in February. Visit www.aerosim.com.
Seagull Acquisition
Sensis Corp., Dewitt, N.Y., has acquired all the assets of Seagull Technology, an engineering firm that specializes in transportation and control system technology. The company's Campbell, Calif.-based facility has been renamed the Sensis Corp. Seagull Technology Center. Visit www.sensis.com.
ATC Contract
Barco has signed a three-year maintenance contract worth about $1.2 million with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Barco will provide service on all ISIS and tower control displays in the air traffic control centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Ghuangzhou. Visit www.barco.com.
Smoke Detection
Boeing has chosen Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. to provide cargo compartment smoke detectors for the airframer's program to convert 747-400 passenger aircraft to freighters. Visit www.cwcontrols.com.
Stratellites Over Satellites?
Sanswire Networks, a Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based company, has successfully floated and tested its new, hard-framed, solar-powered airship, Sans-wire One. The airship represents a new breed of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or Stratellites as the company calls them, which will be used as stationary airborne platforms for transmitting wireless communications services. The Stratellites will take up fixed positions in the stratosphere, 65,000 feet (roughly 13 miles) above the Earth and connect broadband and wireless phone signals to an area of about 300,000 square miles, or approximately the size of Texas.
The airships hold their position through the use of six onboard GPS units connected to an autopilot system. While in the air, the Stratellite will move to one corner of its designated "box" in the sky and power down. The stratosphere's natural wind current will carry the airship to the other corner of the designated area, at which point the GPS units will alert the autopilot system. The autopilot will power up the engines and carry it back to the original position to begin the cycle again. Sanswire will monitor the position and functions of each Stratellite from its operations center on the ground.
These high-altitude airships work much like satellites but are less expensive to build and launch, according to the company. They also avoid the line-of-sight limitation of ground-based cellular towers.
In the future, Sanswire plans to launch several Stratellites over the United States to create a national wireless broadband network. It also is proposing that the U.S. government and military use Stratellites for secure communications, border control, remote sensing, battlefield control and surveillance. According to a company spokesman, one Stratellite over Iraq could give military forces a more capable communications infrastructure at a cheaper cost than current communications. The Stratellites are slated for flight testing at Edwards AFB, Calif., with cooperation from NASA, FAA and the U.S. Air Force. Full-scale commercial versions of the Stratellite are expected to be available early next year. Visit www.sanswire.com.
F-16 Upgrade
The U.S. and Turkish governments have signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for a systems upgrade of the Turkish F-16 fleet. The Block 40 and Block 50 aircraft will be given a common avionics configuration that will include the APG-68(V)9 multimode radar, color cockpit displays and recorders, core avionics processors, a joint helmet-mounted cueing system, Link 16 data link, interrogator/transponder, integrated precision navigation, an electronic warfare system, and compatibility with new weapons and targeting systems. Lockheed Martin will be the prime contractor on the program, titled Peace Onyx III, with TUSAS Aerospace Industries carrying out kit installation. The LOA's estimated value is $1.1 billion for Lockheed Martin and worldwide F-16 suppliers. Visit www.lockheedmartin.com.
Greek Order
The Cyprus Airways group, which includes Cyprus Airways, Eurocypria Airlines and Hellas Jet, has placed an order with Los Angeles-based Teledyne Controls for its AirFASE software and Wireless GroundLink. AirFASE is a flight data analysis and reporting software suite that assists pilots with flight operations, safety management and aircraft maintenance programs. It will be used to add a flight data monitoring capability to the group's safety management system. The Wireless GroundLink quick access recorder will be used by Hellas Jet to wirelessly record and transmit its flight data. Visit www.teledyne.com.
Dreamliner EFB
Boeing has chosen Astronautics Corp. of America, Milwaukee, Wis., to supply the electronic flight bag (EFB) for the B787 Dreamliner. The B787 will be the first Boeing aircraft to offer dual Class 3 EFBs as standard equipment. Along with providing maps, charts and other documentation, the devices instantly calculate ideal takeoff speeds and engine settings, and are capable of interfacing with cabin surveillance systems. Visit www.boeing.com and www.astronautics.com.
A380 Components
Sagem SA of Paris has awarded Barco a contract for onboard maintenance terminals (OMTs) and terminal processing units (TPUs) to be installed on the Airbus A380 airliner. Barco now will have five avionics units in the A380 cockpit: two TPUs, one OMT and two onboard information terminals, which are being developed under an earlier contract. The units will play a role in the airliner's network server system, developed by Sagem. The new contract could have a value of $36.6 million over the lifetime of the A380. Visit www.barco.com.
Danish AIR
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has selected the advanced integrated recorder (AIR) by Formation Inc., Moorestown, N.J. for six air bases in Denmark. The systems will fulfill the RDAF's voice recording requirements by recording ground/air/ground communications via VHF and UHF radios, as well as ground communications by telephone lines. The RDAF's requirements also include instant access to critical communications, online hard disk storage for 31 days, and the elimination of daily tape changes. Deliveries of the system will take place in early summer. Visit www.formation.com.
Raptor Radar
Northrop Grumman has delivered an enhanced radar system to the U.S. Air Force for its F/A-22 Raptor program. The AN/APG-77(V)1 radar, which is a next-generation variant of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire-control radar, incorporates advances made on radar systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Block 60 F-16 aircraft. The radar allows for the integration of a new software suite, with which pilots can conduct electronic warfare missions and attack fixed and moving ground targets in all weather, day or night. Integration testing will begin this summer at Edwards AFB, Calif. Visit www.northropgrumman.com.
LAAS Update
FAA has given Honeywell a $4.5 million contract to update its Category I local area augmentation system's (LAAS') satellite-based precision approach aids for airports. Honeywell will provide hardware and a software update that incorporates a new set of system integrity algorithms into the prototype SLS-3000 Beta-LAAS ground systems at Memphis international airport in Tennessee. LAAS ground stations monitor the accuracy of navigation signals from GPS satellites and transmit correction signals to GPS systems in nearby aircraft. The new algorithms will monitor and alleviate disturbances in the GPS signal-in-space, which could affect the correction signals broadcast by the ground station. Honeywell and FAA will spend the next 18 months implementing the algorithms and conducting flight tests. Visit www.honeywell.com
TCDL Antenna
L-3 Communications Systems West, Salt Lake City, has selected TECOM Industries Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., to provide tactical common data link (TCDL) ground terminal antenna systems for operational demonstrations scheduled for this year. L-3 will use the TCDL to connect tactical unmanned air vehicles and ground control stations, and provide capabilities for information-gathering and dissemination missions. Visit www.tecom-ind.com.
Traffic Generation
Airbus will use Adacel's Traffic Generator air traffic control (ATC) simulator for the research and development of cockpit human-machine interface and aircraft systems. Based on the company's MaxSim ATC simulator, the Traffic Generator will simulate air traffic for multiple Airbus applications, creating real-life scenarios that will be used in the development and evaluation of aircraft components. Visit www.adacel.com.
Tailwind STC
Rockwell Collins' Tailwind 550 satellite television system has received supplemental type certificates (STCs) for installation on the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and the B767-200, -300 and -400 series of aircraft. The Tailwind 550 is a fuselage-mounted, multiregional system that brings more than 450 channels of satellite television to aircraft flying over the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland completed both of the initial installations. Visit www.rockwellcollins.com.
Army IDM
U.S. Army Aviation has awarded an $8.5 million first-year option to Innovated Concepts Inc., McLean, Va., to develop the next generation of the Army's improved data modem (IDM) operational flight program software. The IDM is a tactical router/modem that provides a data link between air and ground units. The option brings the value of the five-year contract to $17.1 million. Visit www.innocon.com.
C-TAC Support
The U.S. Air Force's Electronic Warfare Systems Group at Robins AFB, Ga., has contracted ITCN Inc., Dayton, Ohio, to provide engineering support services for its computer tester analyzer controller (C-TAC) systems. The C-TAC systems will be used to develop operational flight programs for the AN/ALR-69, AN/ALQ-135, AN/ALQ-155, AN/ALQ-172 and the Royal Saudi Air Force AN/ALQ-135 radar systems. ITCN will provide support in-plant and at the Electronic Warfare Avionics Integrated Support Facility and the Electronic Combat International Security Assistance Program facility at Robins AFB. The contract covers one year and includes three one-year option periods. Visit www.itcninc.com.
UAV Systems
Aerosonde North America Inc., Aerosonde Pty. Ltd. and Lockheed Martin have established a multi-national strategic alliance with the intent to produce unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems. Under the agreement, Lockheed and Aerosonde will build, integrate and test UAV systems for customer demonstrations and trials. Lockheed also will purchase Aerosonde aircraft, mission systems and services to be used during the trials and demonstrations. Visit www.lockheedmartin.com.
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Sorry I didn't give the date.... It appears it was in todays news.
If this has been posted forgive me....
NEWS!! AVIASTION WEEKLY!! GO GTE
Long-Term Sentiment: Strong Buy 08/22/05 02:44 pm
Stratellites Over Satellites?
Sanswire Networks, a Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based company, has successfully floated and tested its new, hard-framed, solar-powered airship, Sans-wire One. The airship represents a new breed of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or Stratellites as the company calls them, which will be used as stationary airborne platforms for transmitting wireless communications services. The Stratellites will take up fixed positions in the stratosphere, 65,000 feet (roughly 13 miles) above the Earth and connect broadband and wireless phone signals to an area of about 300,000 square miles, or approximately the size of Texas.
The airships hold their position through the use of six onboard GPS units connected to an autopilot system. While in the air, the Stratellite will move to one corner of its designated "box" in the sky and power down. The stratosphere's natural wind current will carry the airship to the other corner of the designated area, at which point the GPS units will alert the autopilot system. The autopilot will power up the engines and carry it back to the original position to begin the cycle again. Sanswire will monitor the position and functions of each Stratellite from its operations center on the ground.
These high-altitude airships work much like satellites but are less expensive to build and launch, according to the company. They also avoid the line-of-sight limitation of ground-based cellular towers.
In the future, Sanswire plans to launch several Stratellites over the United States to create a national wireless broadband network. It also is proposing that the U.S. government and military use Stratellites for secure communications, border control, remote sensing, battlefield control and surveillance. According to a company spokesman, one Stratellite over Iraq could give military forces a more capable communications infrastructure at a cheaper cost than current communications. The Stratellites are slated for flight testing at Edwards AFB, Calif., with cooperation from NASA, FAA and the U.S. Air Force. Full-scale commercial versions of the Stratellite are expected to be available early next year. Visit www.sanswire.com.
Hi Doc,
I'm the person that called you one night from NH. many
years ago. When the company profile was one emplyee
Doctor Hinton.
We spoke for a while and at that time I think the stock was
.02 cents. You told me to hang in there and I did.
I must say I felt a great loss when you left.... However
hearing from you again somehow even if it's just that one
line "that you still have faith" is comforting.
Blessings on you and yours,
That's a very significant event.... (All kept in "fine"
print) Hmmmm, funny how that works....
That's what I'm getting at, somthing just doesn't feel
right...
Sorry I can't offer more, however I think at this point
it won't be long before somthing (and I mean this next
word in every sense) "Breaks"
Puzzled....
I am unaware of Mr. Molens departure.... Please clarify....
Thanks,
I appreciate the question. For me I think it's a combination
of both....
Take this last "acquisition" as it was stated by someone
on the board already, great web site but what's behind it?
The thing that really bothered me was "One Employee". That
bothers me, when you peel the onion back what does that say?
To me it's begining to appear that a "Select" network of
folks are being allowed on board.
Again, I can't put my finger on it, but somehow it just
doesn't set right with me....
I hope this helps, I know I wasn't very decisive I guess
that's what frustrates me....
With all due respect...
Nippy1
Thanks Rock,
I new I could depend on you....
Best Regards....
Nippy1
Didn't mean it to be a "Cheap Shot" I have the
greatest respect for the board and what Rocky
does.
I guess I'm just frustrated.... My apologies to all....
This isn't like me, however there seems to be somthing
going on that just doesn't set right with me...
Can't put my finger on it but, I will shed light if
can...
Again my apologies to all.....
According to the company profile Mr. Huff is earning
$400K a year to solve it....
If you or anybody else want's to make me the same offer
I'll fix it in no time....
Best Regards.....
Did you ever take an entry level course like "How to
keep a ship a float 101.....
That's what I meant. If Mr. Huff can't keep the ship
a float in simple storms like this, what is he going
to do when the "Perfect Storm" hits......
It boils down to one thing and one thing only.....
This goes for all CEO's "CEO"s = Stock Price".
I seem to remember what happened to Carly Fiorina.....
Grant it, that was on a much bigger scale, however if Mr. Huff
can't get out of his own way on somthing as 101ish as this it
to me becomes very unsettling.....
I don't care what the "Minister of Propaganda" say's.....
I'm interested in what Mr. Huff has to say and what he is going
to do about all this "Rumpus" that's taken place in the last few
days.
I don't care if I loose.... If it's done with a fight and things
just don't go my way...
However, Mr. Huff is wanted to be in the "Big Leagues" lets see
what he's made of.....
The ball is Huff's court..... (8 years and waiting)
Don't cut me off... Even If you don't like my post...
I've been here with the rest to long to hold punches...
I don't like it, call it straight or don't call call it..
Get real!! Not to be Neg, but this did not go well...
Been in for 6 years, be carefull. Expceted more... this is a
negative sign. I have been faithfull until the end, however
be carfull. Huff is pushing to hard. First time I ever felt
this way. We need to understand what happend to Coleman...
Watch the stock price 4/14. Good time to take advantage of
the swing...
Can't belive I have got to this point but all indicators says
Huff did not pull this off as anticipated.
Best Regards,
Never mind if a person has been in since ADGI!!!!!!
There's so much more to it then what you "RANTED" about.
If you can't identify that by now I suggest the both
of you cash out Monday and don't look back!!!!!!!!!!
Then you won't have to think about this again!!!!!!
Seem's to me you be better off. Then you can "Rant"
on another board.
I will Post the same post here as i did on other board...
Let's all get one thing straight, all the ducks are lined up.
I have said this time and time again, HAVE PATAINTS.....
You all can keep digging and digging but there is no
substitute for what Huff and his team is doing.
RELAX.... I assure you all the fruits of there labor WILL
become a reality.
I can't blame you all for DIGGING and there all legitimate
concerns. However don't be so hard on yourselves.
There may be a delay or two, not to worry in the end,
"Failure is not an option" (Please keep that in mind)
p.s. Please don't ask how I know.... I just know....
Let's all get one thing straight, all the ducks are lined up.
I have said this time and time again, HAVE PATAINTS.....
You all can keep digging and digging but there is no
substitute for what Huff and his team is doing.
RELAX.... I assure you all the fruits of there labor WILL
become a reality.
I can't blame you all for DIGGING and there all legitimate
concerns. However don't be so hard on yourselves.
There may be a delay or two, not to worry in the end,
"Failure is not an option" (Please keep that in mind)
p.s. Please don't ask how I know.... I just know....
Sorry Rock, Should have known better.....
He didn't say "The USA TODAY" he referred to the bulletin board.
Stop being pessimistic!!!! NOTHING can dispute success!!!
It will come have patients... There may be a few set backs
but in the end all will go according to plan.
Go Gettem Rock!!!! We need to set em all straight!!!
Thank goodness your back!!!! Remember "Failure is NOT an option"
Ragrds....
Rocky,
Thanks for all you did for this board!!! It's to bad it had
to turn out this way, but I can fully understand your position.
You will be sadly missed. You held the board too a
certain level of dignity and I know that wasn't easy.
Best of luck in whatever you choose to do next and PLEASE
check in once in a while.
If you choose to do something on your own
(in the way of a board)please keep us posted.(No pun intended)
I agree... RELAX... Huff would never let us down... Things are at a very complex stage. It is hard to see the whole picture at this point. With all the new hires, creating "Buisness Unit"(Very Smart move) there's just to much going on. In my opinion the company is finaly taking shape by using structure. This is significant. By the same token can't be done in a day.
Been in since ADGI so 6 months or a year won't make a bit of a difference. However, now is the time that we need to support GTEL
more than ever. (Thank goodness for this board and Rocky) The time for the tree to bear fruit is near. Let water seek it's own
level and there will be plenty of fruit to go around.....
Nippy
I agree with the rest..... I have been in since ADGI. I couldn't
care less if you got in yesterday... Ra Ra for you!!!! If you don't have something of interest or that contributes in an
informative way, stay off the baord!!! Stop the "hot air"
Get to the point.... What will we remember?
Hi all, I'm new to this board. I have been in this since the days
of ADGI. I looked at the company profile and there was one employee, Dr. Jerald Hinton. One night I called him. Sure enough he
Answered the phone. We spoke for about 20 minutes. The long and
short of it was, he told me "He had a plan", He had backers" and
"Have patience". I have been adding to my position ever since.
Well thus far it seems the "Plan" was there and the "Backers" and
we all know we have had "Patience".
When I learned that Dr. Hinton was leaving I certainly felt a void. However,
I have faith that what ever he is doing it's the right thing.
My recommedation is just that, "Have Patience" I don't think there is a harded working CEO out there then Tim Huff.
Relax, we are almost there..... Oh, and listen to Rock he is the
glue that holds the board together.