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Welcome
to Issue #45 of our web site update column. Thank you for your interest
in Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (GBA) and our aircraft. You can
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Releases and web site updates by clicking here on “Contact
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enjoy the many informational aspects of our comprehensive web site.
 GBA
& GOVERNMENT OF ARAGON SPAIN SIGN MOU TO FORM JOINT VENTURE
GBA announced in December, 2006 that a Memorandum of Understanding
has been signed with the government of Aragón, Spain to form
a joint venture (JV) to complete FAA certification, production,
marketing, and delivery of GBA’s Hawk 5 Gyroplane. The intent
of the parties is that the JV will acquire from GBA for an as yet
undisclosed sum, the Hawk 5 program including its derivative gyroplane
aircraft designs and technologies. It will fund GBA to complete
FAA certification of the Hawk 5 Gyroplane in the United States,
commence setting up new as well as re-establishing existing Hawk
Gyroplane dealerships throughout the world, while taking advance
orders, and build and operate a factory in Aragón, Spain
for world wide deliveries. Please click here on “GBA/Spain
News” to read the News Release. To learn more about this
incredible aircraft, please click here on “Hawk
5.”
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS HELIPLANE PROGRESS
As previously noted, GBA is under contract with US Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design a proof of concept high
speed, long range, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft,
named by DARPA as the “Heliplane.” In a recent article
headlined “Heliplane Design Gathers Speed” from the
weekly aerospace news magazine Flight International, GBA/DARPA Heliplane
Project Manager Don Woodbury has reported on the progress thus far.
“We did not realize how much of a challenge 400mph was, but
we have a design that converges, and we have got some margin,”
said Woodbury. GBA and DARPA recently completed a system requirements
review on the rotor and are now involved in meeting the Milestone
5 objectives in Phase One of the project. In April, as part of the
next phase, GBA and DARPA will take the complete rotor and drive
system to a preliminary design review, aiming to conduct a full-scale
wind tunnel test in NASA Ames large-scale tunnel.
GBA’s contract, a fifteen month $6.4 million award to develop
the preliminary design and perform key technology demonstrations,
is Phase One of the potential multi-year $40 million four phase
program. The Heliplane is designed to exploit GBA’s gyrodyne
technology, offering the VTOL capability of a helicopter, the fast
forward flight of an airplane, and the safety, simplicity and reliability
of a GBA gyroplane. For more information on the Heliplane project,
please click on “Heliplane”
to view the related News Releases.
SPARROWHAWK II RECEIVES AERO-NEWS.NET “BEST OF BREED”
AWARD
American Autogyro is proud to have the SparrowHawk II, for the second
year in a row, chosen by Aero-News.Net (ANN) for inclusion in their
2006 Planes of The Year: Amateur-Built/Experimental Kit Category.
From the article: “Each year the staff of the Aero-News Network
attempts to name those aircraft that distinguish themselves in the
previous year. This year, like previous years, has been a difficult
one to judge from the standpoint of determining what we like to
call the ‘Best of the Breed’... Let me also note that
while aircraft that previously were named Best Of Breed in any category,
or overall, are eligible for inclusion in this year's list, we have
decided to make it more difficult (in our judging protocols) for
a previous winner to take the top spot in our judging criteria,
so that a repeat winner truly earns the distinction.” We invite
you to visit www.Aero-News.net
for more information.
GBA VICE PRESIDENT TERRY BRANDT RECIEVES AWARD
Congratulations to Terry Brandt, GBA Vice President of Flight Operations
and Chief Pilot, on being chosen as the 2006-2007 Designated Pilot
Examiner of the Year for the State of Arizona. The award was presented
at the 35th Annual Arizona Aviation Safety Awards Banquet hosted
by the Arizona Aviation Safety Advisory Group. Terry was also recently
recognized by the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)
for earning his master CFI accreditation for the 4th time, a distinction
granted to fewer than 500 out of 90,000 CFIs in the United States.
Terry’s good nature and excellent piloting and teaching skills
are a valuable asset to GBA. We are all proud of his accomplishments!
Please click here on “Award”
to view the related News Release.
GBA/AMERICAN AUTOGYRO 2007 EVENT SCHEDULE
The 2007 event schedule is now listed on the American Autogyro web
site. American Autogyro and/or our Authorized Dealers will be busy
almost every month this year exhibiting at many EAA (Experimental
Aviation Association), PRA (Popular Rotorcraft Association) and
General Aviation air shows across the country. We hope you will
have the opportunity to visit with us and see the SparrowHawk at
one or many of these regional, national and international events.
Please click here on “2007”
to view our schedule.
TAKING STOCK OF GBA
Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. is a fully reporting, publicly traded
corporation, listed on the OTC Bulletin Board as "GNBA"
at any Stock Brokerage Company. Investment information including
stock reports, Market Makers and SEC annual and quarterly reports
are accessible through our GBA web site by clicking on "Investment
Relations.”
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