Digital 3-D Modeling May Lead To More Rapid Aircraft
Development
A state-of-the-art virtual reality center for the CH-53K heavy
lift helicopter program, an innovative tool to help identify gaps
in a three-dimensional digital environment prior to experimental
assembly, was unveiled Monday by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Steven Reid, Bob Peters and Diane Giuliani to Lead Businesses;
Ellen Lord To Lead Textron Defense Systems
AAI, an operating unit of the company, will become three
separate operating units – AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, AAI
Test & Training and AAI Logistics & Technical Services.
Aircraft Will Be Stressed To Imitate 160 Flights Per Day
Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military A400M has begun on
schedule in Dresden in January. The test airframe, known as
MSN5001, will be subjected to a punishing regime of loads, 24 hours
per day, for an initial four weeks, eventually simulating 160
flights per day.
Non-Profit Group Hopes To Have Decommissioned Carrier As A
Museum In Maine
The USS JFK Museum presented a detailed business plan to the
Portland City Council Wednesday night in hopes of gaining their
support in the effort to bring the decommissioned aircraft carrier
USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) to Casco Bay.
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