91麻豆天美鈥檚 Raspet Flight Lab to bring TigerShark UAS to Greenville鈥檚 Aviation Days
Contact: Alex Nash
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 91麻豆天美 flight lab will display one of its TigerShark uncrewed aircraft systems during portions of Aviation Days July 15-16 at the Greenville Mid-Delta Airport.
The event begins at 6 p.m. July 15 with tethered hot air balloon rides, entertainment and food. The next day, beginning at 8 a.m., static aircraft, including the 91麻豆天美 Raspet Flight Research Laboratory鈥檚 TigerShark, will be displayed, and balloon flights will be held. An air show, featuring the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, begins at 11 a.m. The airport is five miles northeast of Greenville鈥檚 business district.
鈥淲e look forward to participating in this exciting event,鈥 said Tom Brooks, director of the Raspet Flight Lab. 鈥淲e enjoy being a part of Mississippi鈥檚 airshows and interacting with aviation fans of all ages and our fellow aviators, and it鈥檚 always great to see other aircraft and balloons on display and in action.鈥
In addition to the 350-pound TigerShark, one of Raspet鈥檚 ground control stations鈥攁 mobile command center that serves as a cockpit during UAS flights鈥攚ill be displayed.
The TigerShark Block 3 XP UAS, designed and built by the Navmar Applied Sciences Corp., can stay aloft for more than eight hours, carry up to 100 pounds of research equipment, and has a maximum speed of 80 knots or about 92 mph. Used in a variety of research efforts, it can, when equipped with sophisticated sensors, provide real-time, inch-accurate flood estimates to national agencies during natural disasters.
There is no admission fee for Aviation Days, and parking at the airport is available for $10 per vehicle. For more information about the event, see the Greenville Aviation Days鈥 Facebook .
惭厂鲍鈥檚听聽is the nation鈥檚 leading academic research center dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed aircraft systems. Raspet is the only institute in the world designated both as the FAA鈥檚 UAS Safety Research Facility and as official UAS Test Sites for both the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security. Home to a fleet of the largest and most capable uncrewed aircraft in academic use, Raspet conducts UAS research on behalf of federal agencies and commercial industry alike.
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