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CTLE light sport aircraft,
law enforcement
lightsport, from Flight Design.
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It seems if there is something
new to be introduced for light sport aircraft applications,
the company the is first out of the box is Flight Design.
This year at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo they again had a
first. Roger Crow of Echo Flight USA had on display and was
demonstrating the CTLE. The CTLE is a special version of the
CTLS which has been equipped to act as an aerial
surveillance platform for law enforcement.
According to Roger the plane
is a standard CTLE is equipped with an EOIR camera system.
This system can be used during the day or at night. At night
the camera uses a heat source imaging system, which can be
used to pick out someone lost in a forest or hiding from
police in a backyard. |
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Roger a former Air National
Guard pilot and law enforcement officer, started the
research and development of the system about two years ago.
His extensive search lead him to the Flight Design CTLS. He
found that he could mount
his camera pod out on the wing
without having to make any modifications to the plane
itself. He also found that even with the 17 lbs. pod hanging
out on the wing the plane flew just the same as if it wasn't
there!
The system is operated via a
controller very similar to that of used on game consuls. As
a pilot flies the plane, a second person operates the
camera, which can be locked on a specific target as the CTLE
circles at about the same speed that a helicopter would, in
the same situation.
The operator has a separate screen which
he uses to track and adjust the camera. Currently the data
collected is stored in a computer on board the aircraft, but
in the future it is expected that the information will be
down linked directly from the craft to base.
The CTLE will
be available by government agencies for "Public Use." Under
this heading the weight can be increase to 1500 lbs which
allows for the extra equipment is equipped with. For Roger's
purposes he has reduced the fuel storage to 15 gallons from
30.
The CTLE completely equipped
at the show would sell for approximately $250,000.00. While
a Cessna 182 would sell upwards of $500,000 just for the
aircraft. Roger indicates the actual cost of hourly
operations is about $25.00 to $38.00 per hour versus $500.00
to $600.00 per hour for a Jet Ranger helicopter.
Roger has found that because
of the economics of today a great many cities and government
agencies are taking a second look at what he has to offer.
For more information contact:
Echo Flight Resources, LLC
11063-D South Memorial Drive, Box 138
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-697-8598
Jones/Riverside Airport (RVS)
www.echoflightusa.com |
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