Fri, Mar 17, 2006
Company Completes Next Stage in On-Going Project with US
Navy
Geneva Aerospace has
successfully completed six consecutive auto landings of a Dakota
UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) at the United States Army Yuma
Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona. This flight test was the next
phase under Geneva's current contract with the Naval Air Systems
Command (NAVAIR) and the United States Air Force Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Battlelab (UAVB). The test served as the precursor to
flying the Berkut UAV which will utilize Geneva's proven integrated
avionics technologies, as well as the auto landing capability. The
Berkut test flight is tentatively scheduled for early 2006.
Geneva personnel, in
conjunction with NAVAIR, conducted the test using a Dakota UAV that
weighs approximately 200 pounds and has a wingspan of 16 feet. The
vehicle was outfitted with Geneva's proven command, control and
communication (C3) solutions which consists of missionTEK ground
control station, flightTEK flight control computer, and linkTEK(TM)
data link computer. Geneva's C3 product suite coupled with the auto
land capability delivers affordable and reliable solutions for
autonomous flights.
"The auto landing technology that we have developed can bring
precision landing capability to a wide variety of UAVs, but at an
order of magnitude less than existing systems," said Dave Lleras,
program manager for Geneva.
"The next stage of our program will involve demonstrating this
technology on a 2000 pound class vehicle." While the demonstrations
are land-based, future objectives will also include shipboard
landing.
More News
Also: B-29 Superfortress Reunion, FAA Wants Controllers, Spirit Airlines Pulls Back, Gogo Galileo Van's Aircraft posted a short video recapping the goings-on around their reorganiz>[...]
Light Gun A handheld directional light signaling device which emits a brilliant narrow beam of white, green, or red light as selected by the tower controller. The color and type of>[...]
"The journey to this achievement started nearly a decade ago when a freshly commissioned Gentry, driven by a fascination with new technologies and a desire to contribute significan>[...]
"Our driven and innovative team of military and civilian Airmen delivers combat power daily, ensuring our nation is ready today and tomorrow." Source: General Duke Richardson, AFMC>[...]
Aircraft Conflict Predicted conflict, within EDST of two aircraft, or between aircraft and airspace. A Red alert is used for conflicts when the predicted minimum separation is 5 na>[...]