Tthe two companies will work together as partners in the research, testing, support and training for the e-Go platform as an optionally piloted system (OPA), which would be based on the e-Go Single Seat Deregulated (SSDR) aircraft, and would have Blue Bear’s equipment embedded to facilitate unmanned operations.
“Blue Bear and e-Go bring together a compelling mixture of research and development, operating experience, design, manufacture and innovation.” said e-Go aeroplanes’ CEO, Adrian Hillcoat. He added; “The result will be a significantly lower cost platform than previously available for this important market.”
The companies also plan to work together to provide a suitable datalink and full motion video system to aid and enhance training for e-GO customers.
Dr Yoge Patel, CEO of Blue Bear said, ‘Following extensive talks with e-Go I’m delighted that we have now have established a (MOU). The e-Go is a remarkable aeroplane at the cutting edge of aircraft design, which we believe has huge potential as an OPA. We very much look forward to working with Adrian and his team and using our combined expertise to create a truly unique product’.
Image: e-Go aeroplanes CEO Adrian Hillcoat (left) and Dr Yoge Patel CEO Blue Bear System Research (right).
About e-Go aeroplanes – www.e-go.me
Operating to the north of Cambridge, e-Go aeroplanes is creating the striking, new, very lightweight e-Go aircraft. It will cost dramatically less to fly than traditional aircraft and is a product for discerning pilots who relish new experiences. It uses novel technologies for performance yet achieves a low cost of development and operation by exploiting the newly deregulated environment in the UK. Interest in the product is high and the first deposits for aircraft that will be delivered in 2015 have been received.
About Blue Bear Systems Research Limited
Blue Bear Systems offer customers bespoke technical solutions, managed services and products in unmanned systems. They are committed to providing value adding, effective solutions in rapid timescales in support of military and civil markets worldwide.
For more information about Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd, contact [email protected] +44 (0) 1234 212001 www.bbsr.co.uk
Notes
1. The single-seat e-Go design has evolved from the winning design of the high-tech category of a competition run in 2007 by the Light Aircraft Association. This was to encourage innovation after the Civil Aviation Authority deregulated the very light end of general aviation aircraft construction.
2. Deregulation by the CAA now means that aircraft manufacturers can develop single-seat aircraft of up to 300kg MAUW (maximum all up weight) with the minimum of red-tape and delay. e-Go aeroplanes is taking maximum advantage of this UK opportunity.
3. Around 60 per cent of the UK’s estimated 60,000 pilots fly light aircraft for enjoyment. In the main, those aircraft have their roots in designs that are more than 40 years old and have become increasingly expensive to operate. e-Go costs just £15 per hour to fly.
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For further information from e-Go aeroplanes please contact:
Adrian Hillcoat, CEO
[email protected]
01954 268 189
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