technology we’re bringing to the Navy’s MQ-25 program is unprecedented and we’re incredibly proud to be expanding both as we build the future of autonomous systems in Illinois,” said Kristin Robertson, vice president and general manager of Autonomous Systems, Boeing Defense, Space & ...
Two Phantoms were delivered to the Air Force for evaluation at Langley Field, Virginia. They were U.S. Navy F4H-1 Phantom IIs, Bureau of Aeronautics serial numbers 149405 and 149406. Initially the aircraft retained the Navy serial numbers but eventually were assigned Air Force numbers 62-12168...
Lockheed then converted 049-1961 to a prototype for the L-1049 Super Constellation with another registration, NX6700. In 1952, it was once again converted, this time as an aerodynamic test aircraft for the U.S. Navy PO-1W radar early warning aircraft (later redesignated WV-1 and EC-121 ...
4.1.1 Aeroacoustic source identification in a confined flow environment using Clustering Inverse Beamforming Aerodynamic noise is known as the major source of noise at high driving speed. Among the variety of aeroacoustics sources contribution, little is known about car-underbody phenomena. To tackle ...
Pictured: Steve Schultz, Congressman Jake Ellzey, Kendall Goodman AVX Aircraft was honored to host Congressman Jake Ellzey (TX-6) at our new Alliance Airport facility on June 24th. As a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot, and a fierce advocate for small business and innovation, Congressman Ellzey...
Before Tuesday, the Navy had a sole carrier — the CNS Liaoning — which was originally a Soviet-era vessel and was extensively refitted at Dalian shipyard in Liaoning province. The vessel entered service in September 2012 and has executed several long-range operations with other warships in its...
Eventually, UAVs may not be confined to air- and land-based launches. Last spring, an unmanned plane devised by Oregon Iron Works successfully completed what the company called the first documented successful autopilot of a seaplane. The 350-pound Sea Scout, made of composite aluminum, is capabl...
- Leads confined space entry procedures to accomplish component replacement and fuel leak isolation and repair - Troubleshoots systems using TOs and analytical techniques to identify cause of defect and resolve malfunctions - Handles, labels and disposes of hazardous materials and waste according to fe...
The Bell XS-1, later re-designated X-1, was the first of a series of rocket-powered research airplanes which included the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket, the Bell X-2, and the North American Aviation X-15, which were flown by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, NACA and its successor,...