Hood Tech Launcher Illustrates Burgeoning Demand for Commercial and Law Enforceme nt UAVs An article on the burgeoning

demand forUAVs begins with a photograph showing Hood T echs Superwedge launcher just as it releases a small UAV. Hood River, OR, USA, April 03, 2013 -- An article in FastFeed (http://www.fastco mpany.com/3005929/fast-feed/faa-approves-uav-testing-sites) begins with a photog raph of Hood Techs Superwedge launcher just as it releases a small UAV. Erected i n its maritime configuration, the Superwedge demonstrates flexibility for US Nav y shipboard use. When compared with other small maritime UAV launchers the Superw edge keeps getting selected as the robust and economical option, observes Cory Ro eseler, Hood Techs leader of launcher design and production. Operators seem to lik e its simplicity and minimal footprint. When in 2002 Hood Tech began producing UAV launchers and innovative retrieval sy stems for small UAVs, those innovations enabled the elimination of runways for l aunch and retrieval. This freed aircraft for shipboard use, for deployment in ir regular or disrupted landscapes, and for other difficult locations. Showing thei r ruggedness and reliability, Hood Tech launchers have initiated tens of thousan ds of flights under the extreme environments of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan a nd aboard ships in the oceans around the globe. Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. In add ition to the design and manufacture of launch systems, Hood Technology: Provides zip test services for pre-flight safety verification of experimental ai rcraft and components. Owns and maintains a silent wind tunnel for measuring UAV engine and prop noise in accordance with MILSTD1474. Develops, tests, and manufactures stabilized imaging systems for a variety of UA Vs Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, a diagnostic m ethod for predicting possible future failures. The Hood Tech web site is:www.hoodtech.com Contact: Cory Roeseler Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc. Hood River, OR 541-387-2255 cory@hoodtech.com http://www.hoodtech.com/