0176-EX-ST-2015

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

Mark Stoufflet

City:

Fort Worth

E-Mail Address:

mstoufflet@bh.com

P.O. Box:

482

State:

TX

Zip Code:

76101

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

Mark

Last Name:

Stoufflet

Phone Number:

817-280-7984

Title:

Bell Helicopter Spectrum Manager

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Date:

2015-02-15 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

Mark Stoufflet

Title of Applicant (if any):

Bell Helicopter Spectrum Manager

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

Temporary use of requested frequencies is necessary to perform brief functional checks at the Bell Helicopter flight test facility in Arlington, Texas. Functional checks are required to verify proper integration of the systems with Bell military aircraft prior to deploying to government military base.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WI9XGU

Class of Station:

FX

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The purpose of performing preliminary checks in Arlington, Texas is only to verify proper functionality for a day or two and have time to fix any issues prior to deploying to US military base, since there will be no time to functionally check the system once deployed. System readiness is pursuant to effort authorized by modification to Bell’s JMR TIA contract number W911W6-13-2-0001 with the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Specific systems being checked are the AeroVironment Switchblade Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and hardware used for the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program.

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

No

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

L3 Communications

Equipment 1 Model Number

VNTXL-2A/SC232

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 2 Experimental

No

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

L3 Communications

Equipment 2 Model Number

VR(10/20)LA/SC2

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 3 Experimental

No

Equipment 3 Manufacturer

AeroVironment Inc.

Equipment 3 Model Number

55018

Equipment 3 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 4 Experimental

No

Equipment 4 Manufacturer

AeroVironment Inc.

Equipment 4 Model Number

55019

Equipment 4 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 5 Experimental

No

Equipment 5 Manufacturer

AeroVironment

Equipment 5 Model Number

55025

Equipment 5 No. Of Units

2

Equipment 6 Experimental

No

Equipment 6 Manufacturer

AeroVironment

Equipment 6 Model Number

55017

Equipment 6 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 7 Experimental

No

Equipment 7 Manufacturer

AeroVironment

Equipment 7 Model Number

55008

Equipment 7 No. Of Units

1

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

To perform brief functional checks at the Bell Helicopter flight test facility in Arlington, Texas The purpose of performing preliminary checks in Arlington, Texas is only to verify proper functionality for a day or two and have time to fix any issues prior to deploying to US military base, since there will be no time to functionally check the system once deployed. System readiness is pursuant to effort authorized by modification to Bell’s JMR TIA contract number W911W6-13-2-0001 with the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Specific systems being checked are the AeroVironment Switchblade Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and hardware used for the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

03/27/2015

Operation Start Date:

03/02/2015

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