Rocket Racing, Inc and OnBoard Images Partner for Air-to-Ground Video and X-Racer Cockpit Camera Mounts to Enhance the Rocket Racing League (RRL)
ORLANDO, FL (April 14, 2010) – Rocket Racing, Inc, an interactive sports, aviation and entertainment company rocket-powered aircraft, and OnBoard Images, the leading provider of top quality in-cockpit video systems for extreme environments, including stock car racing, marine sports and aviation aerobatics, have announced a partnership to enhance the video components of the Rocket Racing League (RRL).
OnBoard Images will supply cockpit camera mounts for the X-Racer vehicles flown by RRL in competition, and air-to-ground video links for the Rocket Racing League. Through these enhanced video systems, RRL is able to combine the exhilaration of racing with the power of rockets and piloting excellence.
The video provided by Onboard Images will give RRL fans and viewers worldwide the opportunity to see the X-Racer flights from the pilot’s perspective in real time as the events unfold. Holding an FCC 2gig broadcasters license, OnBoard allows interference-free live video links from aircraft to ground, providing viewers the optimal RRL experience.
“The millions of fans watching remotely on TV and PCs at home will experience the thrill of RRL via OnBoard Images’ unique remote and rocket-mounted cameras, giving fans the sensation of riding right alongside famed RRL pilots,” said RRL Chief Operations Officer Michael D’Angelo.
“Rocket Racing League is on the cutting edge in so many ways,” said OnBoard Images President Mark Magin. “As the leading provider in camera systems in the aviation industry, we are proud to be a part of this next generation of air racing competitions.”
About OnBoard Images (http://www.onboardimages.com/)
OnBoard Images is a leading provider of top quality in-cockpit video systems for extreme environments including stock car racing, marine sports and aviation aerobatics. OnBoard Images has mounted more cameras in more different aircraft than any one in the world, including everything from the re-enactment Wright Flyer to the F-22. A member of the International Council of Air shows, OnBoard images has been providing broadcast and film quality camera mounts since 1998. . About the Rocket Racing League (RRL) (www.rocketracingleague.com)
Rocket Racing League is a revolutionary new sports and entertainment franchise where a diverse cadre of highly trained military and test pilots such as former “Top Gun” graduates from the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School fly rocket-powered aircraft through a 3D virtual Raceway-In-The-Sky. Exhibitions flights and demonstrations are planned to continue into 2010-2011, as the formal competitive league takes to the skies.
