Skytower Wants Government Funds For Helios UAV Follow-On

Posted on: Oct. 13th, 2004 || Source: aviationnow.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

SkyTower Inc. is seeking $40-50 million in government funding to pay for the development of a commercial follow-on to the Helios unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could serve as a long-duration telecommunications platform.

Jointly developed by NASA and SkyTower parent company AeroVironment, Helios had a 247-foot wingspan but weighed less than an average car. The highly flexible flying wing was in the midst of a flight-test program designed to demonstrate flight durations of several days when it crashed last year (DAILY, June 30, 2003).

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