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QUANTUM AWARDED CONTRACT FOR TANKS ON HELIOS.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, September, 2001
Quantum Technologies WorldWide, Inc. has been awarded a major contract by AeroVironment and NASA to design, fabricate, test and supply large advanced hydrogen and oxygen tanks for the next generation Helios fuel cell prototype aircraft.
The Helios fuel cell aircraft is a remotely piloted flying wing prototype for NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project -- demonstrating the capability to carry a payload of scientific instruments and telecommunications relay equipment for the next generation of broadband communications.
The unique system to be developed by Quantum is a key enabling technology that will allow Helios to fly continuously for up to 6 months at altitudes up to 60,000 feet. Ultra-light-weight, low...
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