Test Bed Submissions

pict0959White Paper Submission Guidelines for Aerostat Testbed Proposals

The Aerostat Payload bay is an 80/20 metal frame with a plywood floor. It is not protected from weather elements. The dimensions of the payload bay are 25.5 inches high, 21.5 inches wide and 48 inches long.

The dimensions of your equipment cannot exceed 25.5” high, 21.5”wide and 21.5” long.
The weight must be less than 200 lbs if test altitude is 1000 ft. and 150 lbs if altitude is 3000 ft.

To propose a test, please fill out the form below and hit submit. We will be in contact with you soon.

Contact Information

Your Name (required):

Your Organization:

Your Phone:

Street:

City:

State:

Zip:

Your Email (required):

General Concept

Describe your proposed test:

Altitude:

Day or night flights:

Frequency of Flights:

Duration of Daily Flights:

Number of Days required for test:

Location of Test:

Preferred dates of test:

Is the location within protected or restricted airspace?:

What data will be collected and how will it be transmitted:

Does this test involve classified material?

Do the test results have useful benefits for the US military or government? If so, please be specific as to how the results may have potential applications to the warfighter on the ground, other military operations of to government agencies responding to terrorist attacks or natural disasters.

How will you measure success for the test?:

What specific support do you request from SkySentry?

Payload Specifics

What type of equipment do you intend to test?, e.g. communications, surveillance, radar?:

What are your dimension requirements?:

Weight:

Power:

Frequency:

How do you intend to pass data from the payload bay to the ground beyond the aerostat’s capabilities?:

Is there equipment that may need to be attached to the outside of the payload bay such as antennas? :

Does the equipment require specific operating limitations such as “look”, angle, EMI, frequency interference, position of the sun or satellites? :