Air Force One 747

Big, Beautiful, and Powerful. Fast and Agile. One of a Kind. All Electric powered flyable rendition of the USAF Air Force One 747. We recently designed and delivered this very challenging UAV project. #AeroTelemetry #AirForceOne #Design #UAV #AerospaceEngineering #Art #Build #Fly #Airplane #USAF #OneOfAKind #AllElectric #747airplane #History #Amazing #125mph

#TBT Flight of our 1/2 scale H-1 Racer

6 years ago today, we were flying our 1/2 scale Hughes H-1 Racer for the AMA's 75th Anniversary Event in Muncie, Indiana. What a day! Thanks to Steve Carey for the cool video! #aviation #design #technology #carbonfiber #AMA #anniversary #sucessfullflights #videooftheday #awesome #AmericanMuscle #AllAmericanAviators

Aero Telemetry's Spruce Goose built for the movie The Aviator

The Spruce Goose flew several times over two days in the Long Beach Harbor. The first test flight took place on the afternoon of Sunday November 23, 2003.
Joe Bok's rendition of the Hughes Flying Boat made its' Hollywood Film debut on November 24, 2003. The airplane was loaded onto a barge and moved into a location near the Queen Mary.  Several vintage Navy boats were moved into a position that would align them with the camera and the model's anticipated flight path.  The Aero Telemetry Spruce Goose made several breath-taking flights that day.

 

Part of the crew launched and recovered the huge model from a floating barge, while the flight crew were positioned on a vintage World War II US Navy Patrol boat. Academy Award winning visual effects director, Rob Legato, filmed the amazing footage of the Spruce Goose as it passed by the stern of the PT boat to recreate the famous flight of the Spruce Goose.

To read more about this incredible build and flight check out the website http://www.h4hercules.com/ for all things Spruce Goose!

Aero Telemetry's Hughes H-1 Racer

Great Article as featured in FLY RC MAGAZINE:

AERO TELEMETRY’S HUGHES H-1 RACER      By Tom Atwood

An extraordinary crew works at Aero Telemetry Corporation. Founded by Joe Bok, the Aero Telemetry Corporation (ATC) has been providing airborne electronics and custom built unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems to the military since the early 1990s. Many of our readers also know that this remarkable company specializes in scale aircraft for movies and in UAV’s. Remember the movie, The Aviator? Joe's team provided 11 different models for the production. Notably, the giant scale Hughes XF-11 (30-foot wingspan), H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose), and Hughes H-1 Racer were all flown safely and successfully.  As noted at the company's website, these models “are still considered to be some of the largest flyable scale airplanes ever built for use in a movie. Long hours of hard work, perseverance, and technical know-how by the Aero Telemetry team made these extraordinary airplanes possible.”

But many may not know the diverse additional areas of expertise Aero Telemetry has expanded into over the last decade, building on robust project successes in military based UAV programs. One of the coolest projects in aerospace today is the Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body aircraft or BWB. Aero Telemetry was contracted by The Boeing Company to build the front landing gear for the X-48 blended wing body unmanned air vehicle. “The design and fabrication of the landing gear required the Aero Telemetry team to perform dynamic load testing with data acquisition sensors to match deceleration rates to acceptable airframe load limits.”

            

Aero Telemetry also specializes in vintage engine restorations. Joe Bok and his team took great pride in restoring an Allison V-1710-27 engine. That engine was once a starboard engine mount on a Lockheed P-39 Lightning during WWII. It was shipped back to the United States for overhaul in late 1943. It is an incredible piece of American history that has survived the years to be brought back to life once again by the ATC team—see the projects pages at www.aerotelemetry.com  for more on this and the other diverse programs at ATC. Their technology is also used at academic institutions and in one project, ATC designed a package to detect the impact energy of football helmets, while in use, on the playing field.

H1 RACER

As the AMA planned its 75^th anniversary celebration, which will be held in Muncie this July, it inquired with Joe whether ATC might do something special for the gala event. Joe’s team came up with a 50 percent scale H-1 Racer. The H-1 in The Aviator, designed based on countless photos of the original at the Smithsonian, weighed 450 pounds. The new model looked to weigh in at 225 pounds ready to fly. “Too heavy,” said the AMA. It would have to top out at 125 pounds to be legal at the event. Joe’s indefatigable team went back to the drawing board—a 3^rd plane had to be designed and built!
 

 And true to form, ATC developed new technology. Precisely engineered resin-infused carbon fiber cloth would comprise the new H-1’s skin. This will be the largest and perhaps the most sophisticated 50 percent scale model in the world, with custom engineered retracts and sophisticated electronic control systems. The 5-cylinder, 4-stroke radial initially envisioned for the project may have to be replaced with a lighter mill. But Joe, an aerospace engineer with a can-do attitude, is not fazed. He says this has been a useful challenge that has expanded ATC’s markets. 

We applaud this magnificent project, and also the contributions of the ATC team in other arenas. Joe and his people are making a difference by providing electronic systems to the military, and for this reason this aerospace group also wears a badge of honor.


Photos by Aero Telemetry

Aero Telemetry's new Shock Absorber Landing Gear for UAV's

In-house designed shock absorbing Landing Gear Suspension System for #UAV's in rough terrain environment. Rebound-damped, with adjustable ride height and spring rates!

Hughes XF-11 website

Click below to see all things XF-11!

http://www.aviatorxf11.com

New H-1 Racer Website

Check out this new website about the Hughes H-1 Racer.
http://www.h1racer.com/

10 Year Anniversary H-1 Racer - Mystery Mesa

10th Anniversary fo the Aero Telemetry's H-1 Racer flight at Mystery Mesa for the Academy Award winning film The Aviator.  11-17-13

10 Year Anniversary H-1 Racer - El Mirage

Making aviation history with our H-1 Racer built for the movie The Aviator. 10 Year anniversary of the first flight at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed. 11-4-13

Unique Model Aviation Covers

The AMA included Aero Telemetry's cover as one of the Top Ten Unique Model Aviation Covers. You can view the full list here. http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/modelaviation/2013/10/07/10-unique-model-aviation-covers/

July 2005

Martin Scorsese utilized model airplanes to achieve realistic flight scenes for his hit movie The Aviator. He contracted Aero Telemetry—a company owned by AMA member Joe Bock—to design, construct, and operate models of Howard Hughes’ airplanes on camera. This issue contains the first of three articles about how Joe and his crew successfully completed the project.
On the cover, Joe and fellow crew member John Keefe load up the Hughes H-1 racer after its record-setting flights during filming for the movie.

Read the full issue at https://library.modelaviation.com/ma/2005/7/1

R-3350

Two-stage supercharger...fuel injected...turbocharged #R3350

X-48 Nose Wheel

Our nose wheel landing gear on the X-48 Blended Wing UAV. The system was designed to be rebound damped with air over hydraulic suspension...for a smooth, steerable ride!

UAV flight testing

Latest #UAV Project. Flight test a success...several flights recorded for the day. #aviation #avgeeks