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Long Discarded VTOL Concepts Revived in Unmanned Systems

July 13, 2010 The V-STAR mock-up designed by Colorado-based Frontline Aerospace was displayed in booth 1435. Sized at full-scale in the same category as the AD-150, the V-STAR would be powered by two Rolls-Royce Model 250 engines. The engines drive one ducted fan in the centre of the V-shaped fuselage for vertical lift and an

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At Robot Show, Future Of Warfare Is On Display

Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2009 — From robotic insects that can crawl and fly to spy drones that look and move like real hummingbirds, the future of warfare was on display this week at a massive robotic conference here. This year’s Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International show attracted more than 6,000 visitors — well

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Frontline Aerospace Unveils IsoCool & V-STAR UAS Flight Results

PRESS CONFERENCE – 9 am –Washington DC Convention Center August 14, 2009 — Frontline Aerospace, Inc., announced a breakthrough engine modification for the Rolls-Royce Model 250 gas turbine code-named IsoCool – for isothermal cooling – and associated V-STAR Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) subscale flight test results. “Our patent-pending IsoCool and our MicroFire products create a

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Frontline Aerospace To Unveil Microfire Recuperator At Sunday Press Briefing

Broomfield, Colorado, February 22, 2009 — Frontline CEO Ryan S. Wood will unveil the company’s revolutionary MicroFire recuperator at a special press briefing at the Heli-Expo on Sunday, Feb 22 at 4 pm. The presentation takes place in the Press Room of the Anaheim Convention Center. In rotorcraft utilizing the Rolls-Royce model 250 family of

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Frontline Aerospace Announces Strategic Partnership With StandardAero

 Anaheim, CA Heli-Expo Frontline Aerospace, Inc. and StandardAero Limited, a Dubai Aerospace Company, announce their partnership for the joint development, testing and marketing of Frontline’s MicroFire gas turbine recuperator product family for the Rolls-Royce Model 250 engine family. Frontline Aerospace, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership With StandardAero (43.9 KiB) ### CONTACT: RYAN S. WOOD 720-887-8171 CEO,

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A Hot Idea For RR 250 Could Cut Fuel Burn By 40%

Sunday, February 8, 2009 Harry Weisberger Savings of up to 40 percent on jet fuel for the Rolls-Royce 250 turbine-engine family? That is the prospect offered by Frontline Aerospace, said company CEO Ryan Wood in describing an emerging aviation technology called gas turbine recuperation. Frontline’s patent-pending product, MicroFire, extracts waste heat from turbine-engine exhaust gases

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Conceptual Design Of A Ducted Fan-Based Vertical Take Off And Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Broomfield, Colorado, January 22, 2009 – Frontline Aerospace, Inc., has released its detailed paper presented to the American Helicopter Society (AHS) describing the company’s breakthrough tactical unmanned aerial vehicle known as V-STAR. “It was an honor for AHS to invite us to discuss Frontline’s V-STAR this week in Scottsdale, AZ, at the International Specialist’s Meeting

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Frontline Aerospace Presents V-STAR Paper To American Helicopter Society

Broomfield, Colorado, January 22, 2009 — Frontline Aerospace, Inc., has released its detailed paper presented to the American Helicopter Society (AHS) describing the company’s breakthrough tactical unmanned aerial vehicle known as V-STAR. “It was an honor for AHS to invite us to discuss Frontline’s V-STAR this week in Scottsdale, AZ, at the International Specialist’s Meeting

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Frontline Aerospace Completes Wind Tunnel Tests At Naval Research Labs

Broomfield, Colorado, December 9, 2008 – Frontline Aerospace, Inc., announced that its breakthrough unmanned aircraft known as V-STAR has successfully completed wind tunnel tests at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC. “This is an important milestone in developing next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for tactical military and civilian missions,” said Frontline founder and

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