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Hummingbird XRP
Hummingbird Viewed from the front
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Hybrid Power System
Hummingbird Viewed from the front
Hybrid Power System
The ReferenceTek ground control station components include the aircraft control and telemetry unit on the right and the optional live video link processor on the left.
The Mobile Ground Control Station is a completely autonomous flight operations van with its own 100 KW generator, air conditioning and heating system. The M-GCS has three pilot stations and three sensor stations with conference and observation areas. Internet service is provided via satellite dish and aircraft telemetry and control are linked via auto-tracking antennas. Voice communications are provided between ground based and airborne observers as well as FAA personnel and local airport authorities via UHF and VHF radios.
The Hummingbird XRP is the company's newest Hybrid VTOL product providing flight duration in excess of 6 hours with a payload capacity in excess of 30 pounds. In addition, the aircraft has eight hard points for client payloads with the ability to remotely deploy or retain payloads depending on mission requirements. With a hybrid power system that generates over 10kW, reserve power can be provided to client payloads./p>
Allen Bishop
Mr. Bishop is the founder, president and chief
executive officer of Reference Technologies and also serves as board secretary for Rocky Mountain UAS, board director for UAS
Colorado and as President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of AUVSI.
Mr. Bishop oversees the strategic direction of the Colorado-based aerospace company and is the chief architect of its Hybrid, Unmanned Aerial Systems and ground based robotics solutions.
Before launching ReferenceTEK in 2011, Mr. Bishop was recruited by a national records storage company as its president and CEO with the mission of bringing the company out of impending bankruptcy. Under Mr. Bishop's leadership, the company reached break-even status within the first 18 months and sustained profitability the following year. Mr. Bishop continued growing the company with an average annual growth rate of 15% in gross revenue and profitability over the following five years when he left to form ReferenceTEK.
In 1993, Mr. Bishop founded VisionTEK, a leading mobile software applications company that focused on the law enforcement market. In the ten years Mr. Bishop lead the company as its chairman, president and CEO, it achieved national status as the leading provider of wireless in-vehicle laptop based incident and accident reporting applications.
In the years prior to VisionTEK, Mr. Bishop founded Automated Storage Inc. (ASI) where he again led the company to profitability and international recognition as a major robotics based data storage company.
Mr. Bishop is involved in several volunteer organizations including Boulder County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (BCARES), Air Force MARS and is a reserve volunteer with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and serves on the SWAT Tech Team, providing ground and air based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
Mr. Bishop's military service included a career in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 until 1976. His assignments included Defense Support Programs (DSP-647) and other highly classified space based surveillance systems. Mr. Bishop was honorably discharged.
In 1975, Mr. Bishop was issued his pilot's license by the FAA and currently holds a 2nd class medical certificate with over 5,000 hours of pilot in command experience.
Mr. Bishop recently celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary. He has three children and three grandchildren. He enjoys amateur radio, flying, hiking and scuba diving.
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