Cirrus Announces Executive Changes
December 21, 2008
Duluth, MN (December 19, 2008) Alan Klapmeier, Chairman of Cirrus Design Corporation,
today named Brent Wouters to the post of Chief Executive Officer effective February 1,
2009. Currently President & Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Wouters had served as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cirrus from early 2002 until March 2008.
Alan Klapmeier noted, “For some time now much of my effort and energy has been focused
on important aspects of Cirrus outside of day‐to‐day operations in Duluth. In addition to the
strategic direction of the company, I continue to be very involved in wider efforts to
promote growth in General Aviation as well as spending even more time within the Cirrus
customer community to learn how we can better serve current and future Cirrus owners.”
“In that light” Klapmeier continued, “Brent’s transition to CEO continues our efforts to build
a strong and capable management team. It also reaffirms our long‐term commitment to our
customers, to our employees, to our vendor and government partners and to our
shareholders. With both broad and in‐depth experience in business and aviation, Brent will
continue to build upon Cirrus’ strong success to date in his new role.”
Prior to Cirrus, Mr. Wouters was the Chief Financial Officer of International Payment
Services, where he was instrumental in completing 11 acquisitions. Mr. Wouters previously
was an award‐winning equity analyst, an information technology consultant, and an aircraft
engineer and flight simulator engineer. Mr. Wouters holds an M.B.A. from Georgia State
University, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University, and a B.A. in Math
and Physics from Iowa’s Graceland University.
Kevin Keough, Director ‐ Portfolio Management Group at Arcapita, Inc., Cirrus’ private equity
partner based in Atlanta, noted, “As Cirrus’ ownership partner, we strongly support Alan’s
appointment of Brent to CEO. Cirrus has seen its most rapid growth in the last decade as it
has delivered over 4,000 new airplanes in more than 50 countries around the world.”
Keough concluded, “Cirrus stands poised to repeat its success in the emerging personal and
light jet market with its “Vision Jet”. Cirrus enjoys strong and steady financial commitment
and operational support from Arcapita and with such a positive outlook across all its aircraft
programs, we are excited that Alan will continue to provide overall company direction as
Brent takes the reins of day‐to‐day leadership“.
Alan Klapmeier, who founded Cirrus along with his brother Dale, will continue to serve as the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cirrus and Dale remains Vice Chairman. As its Chief
Executive since inception, Alan guided Cirrus from its modest beginnings in 1984 through the
development and production of the industry‐leading SR20 and SR22 piston aircraft. Today
the SR22 is the world’s best selling aircraft model and it has held that position for nearly
seven consecutive years.
About Cirrus
Cirrus is a recognized global leader in manufacturing of personal aircraft. The industry‐leading SR20
and SR22 composite airplanes incorporate innovative advanced technologies into their design as
standard equipment, including the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS™) and state‐of‐theart
avionics and control systems. In an advanced development stage, the single‐engine Vision Jet
incorporates those same advanced features ‐ including CAPS ‐ in the 300 knot, 5+2 passenger personal
jet. Cirrus has a direct sales force in North America with sales centers across South America, Europe,
China, Australasia, South Africa, Mexico, and the Caribbean. For additional information on Cirrus and
its products please visit: www.cirrusdesign.com.
About Arcapita
Founded in 1997, Arcapita is a global corporation that operates out of four offices in Bahrain, Atlanta,
London and Singapore. As of 30 June 2008, the Bank had $7.5 billion in assets under management, $5.1
billion in total assets on its balance sheet and an equity capital base of more than $1.3 billion. Arcapita
reported a net income of $362.2 million in FY08, representing a cumulative average growth rate of
over 40% since inception. Arcapita has completed investments with a total transaction value of over
$27 billion in its four lines of business, corporate investment, real estate investment, asset‐based
investment and venture capital and has an investment grade credit rating of BBB/A‐2/Stable from S&P.
In its analysis of Arcapita, S&P highlighted the Bank’s strong profitability, good capitalization, sound
liquidity, satisfactory diversification of its investment portfolio and loyal investor base. For more
information, please visit: www.arcapita.com.
Avidyne Partners With Southern Star & Crownair To Get STC For Entegra Glass Cockpit Retrofit In Cessna 210 Single-Engine Piston Aircraft
December 21, 2008
Southern Star Adds Cessna 210 Series to their Entegra Retrofit AML; Enables CrownAir to begin deliveries of Centurion Edition refurb of Cessna T210 which feature new paint, interior, engine, and a full Entegra All-Glass Flight Deck.
Lincoln, MA – December 18, 2008 – Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced today that through their partnership with Southern Star Avionics of Mobile, AL, and Crownair Aviation, Inc. of San Diego, they have received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the retrofit installation of Avidyne’s Entegra integrated flight deck in Cessna 210 and T210 Series single-engine piston aircraft.
The Avidyne Entegra suite is part of Crownair’s “Centurion Edition” refurbishment program that includes the dual-display Entegra Glass Flight Deck, a new S-TEC 55X autopilot, Hartzell Scimitar Heated Prop, WAAS-capable GPS systems, new paint, a new deluxe interior, extensive engine modifications, and a J.P. Instruments digital engine monitor.
“Crownair’s 210 retrofit program will provide these aircraft owners with the latest in safety and situational awareness capabilities and a beautiful new panel for a fraction of the cost of buying a new airplane,” said Tom Greer, President, Southern Star Aviation. “We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Crownair and Avidyne to leverage our certification expertise and and help to make big-glass flight deck retrofits available to a larger population of general aviation aircraft.”
“Entegra’s beautiful 10.4-inch displays provide a stunning panel upgrade that complements all the other improvements we are making to these aircraft as part of our Centurion Edition program,” said Grant Murray, CEO of Crownair Aviation. “It’s a great match of yet another proven aircraft with the legendary ease-of-use of Avidyne’s avionics, and we are very pleased to have developed a partnership with Southern Star to get this aircraft added to their AML .”
“With over 8,400 produced, the Cessna 210 series is one of the most popular high-performance single-engine piston aircraft, and Crownair’s Centurion Edition upgrade increases its performance and utility,” said Rob Higby, Avidyne’s vice president of sales, marketing, and customer service. With their deep experience and broad expertise, Southern Star continues to be an invaluable partner in adding yet another STC to our expanding Entegra Retrofit AML.”
The 210 and T210 were once Cessna’s top-of-the-line single-engine piston aircraft and are still widely used IFR cross-country cruisers. This STC provides the basis for future installations of the Entegra suite into the more than 8,400 Cessna 210-series aircraft that were built between 1959 and 1985.
In addition the the Cessna 210 series, Entegra systems are also available for retrofit in a growing list of aircraft makes and models including Cessna 441 Conquest IIs, King Air 200s, and King Air 90 Series turboprops, Cessna 300 and 400 Series piston twins, and pre-Entegra-equipped Cirrus SR20 and SR22 single-engine piston aircraft. Southern Star holds the AML STC for the entire list of single-PFD aircraft installations.
About the Entegra System
The Entegra system certified for the Cessna 210 and T210 aircraft includes an Avidyne EXP5000 Primary Flight Display (PFD), an Avidyne EX5000 Multi-Function Display (MFD) and Mid-Continent Instruments 2-inch standby altimeter, airspeed indicator and attitude indicator instruments.
The 10.4-inch diagonal PFD shows standard flight instrumentation and pilot-selectable moving-map flight plan data, horizontal situation indicator (EHSI), a Bearing pointer, digital RMI readouts and integrated flight director command bars. The PFD is integrated with a solid-state air data and attitude/heading reference system (ADAHRS) providing full redundancy as well as much higher reliability than traditional “spinning-mass” gyros.
The 10.4-inch diagonal EX5000 MFD features a high-resolution moving map display that can show flight plan information and Avidyne’s exclusive two-way MultiLink™ datalink weather service. Options include an EGPWS/TAWS display, lightning and traffic. Additional options include Avidyne’s CMax™ electronic approach charts and MultiLink™ capability. CMax displays Jeppesen’s approach charts and airport diagrams on the EX5000 MFD. MultiLink is Avidyne’s dual-system datalink architecture which supports the display of Avidyne’s MLB700 Satellite Broadcast Datalink Weather for datalink weather across most of North America, and the MLX770 Two-Way Datalink Transceiver for world-wide datalink weather and text messaging.
Pricing and Availability
Retail pricing for the Entegra integrated flight deck equipment begins at $29,995 for the EXP5000 PFD and $13,995 for the EX5000 MFD.
The STC kit is for the C210 and other single-PFD aircraft that are listed on the AML is available directly by contacting Southern Star Avionics at 1-888-855-9969.
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The Crownair “Centurion Edition” STC kit is available from Crownair Aviation. For options and pricing or more information contact Crownair Aviation at 1-888-CROWNAIR.
About Southern Star Avionics, LLC (www.southernstar.aero)
Southern Star Avionics was founded in 2003 as a partnership between two well-established Mobile, Alabama-based companies, Southern Avionics and Star Aviation. Southern Star Avionics is conveniently located adjacent to the Mobile Downtown Airport. Southern Star Avionics specializes in offering engineering, STC certification, manufacturing, and installation of post-production products for most general and business aircraft in a single location. Since its founding, Southern Star Avionics has met the demands of the aviation industry with several new products. Southern Star Avionics continuously strives to bring more innovative approaches to installation kits and STC development.
About Crownair Companies (www.crownairaviation.com)
Formed in 2008 in San Diego, California, Crownair Companies leads the aircraft maintenance and avionics industry in the U.S. Southwest with four long-standing and well-respected aircraft service firms: Crownair Aviation-MYF, IFR Avionics-VNY, RoigWest Maintenance-VNY, and Crownair Aviation-CRQ. Through its network of Southern California operations, Crownair Companies provides full maintenance services for single-engine piston through high-end business jet aircraft, as well as avionics equipment upgrades, installation and repair.
About Avidyne Corporation
Avidyne’s continuing leadership in innovation and its Flying Made Simple™ system design make flying safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for pilots and their passengers. The company’s expanding line of products include the industry-leading Entegra integrated flight deck systems for new and existing aircraft, datalink-capable EX5000 and EX500 multi-function displays and the dual-antenna TAS600 series of active traffic advisory systems, the MLB700 broadcast datalink receiver, the MLX770 world-wide datalink transceiver, and the TWX670 Tactical Weather Detection system. Headquartered in Lincoln, MA, the company has facilities in Columbus, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Boulder, CO.
The Ministry Of Defence Of Cyprus Signs Contract For Three AW139s
December 21, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence of Cyprus has placed an order for three AW39 medium twin engine helicopters. The Cyprus MoD’s AW139s will be used to perform search and rescue and utility-EMS duties, covering the Cyprus Flight Information Region (FIR). The Ministry of Defence of Cyprus is the first customer for the AW139 in the country and this order marks further success for the best selling medium twin helicopter in the SAR market.
The 15 seat AW139 is a new generation medium twin-turbine helicopter setting new standards in its class. As the sole new generation helicopter in its class, in service today, designed with inherent multi-role capability and flexibility of operation, the AW139 can fully comply with the latest stringent requirements in terms of performance and safety. Its Pratt & Whitney turbines together with a state-of-the-art 5-bladed main rotor provide unequalled performance even in demanding hot and high conditions, with an outstanding one engine inoperative capability and power to weight ratio. The availability of modular role kits allows easy and quick conversion to/from various configurations. When configured for SAR/EMS purposes the AW139 is able to carry up to four litters and six attendants. Advanced dedicated equipment, outstanding performance and the most spacious cabin in the medium twin class make the AW139 the helicopter of choice for SAR requirements.
A large number of customers have ordered or are already operating the AW139 for SAR/EMS duties in many countries including the UK, Italy, Spain, Estonia, Japan, Republic of Korea and Malaysia. Orders for over 430 AW139 helicopters have been placed by more than 100 customers from over 40 countries to carry out a number of missions including EMS/SAR, law enforcement and homeland security duties, utility, fire fighting, VIP/corporate transport and offshore transport.
EADS apuesta por las universidades españolas
December 21, 2008
Madrid, 19 de diciembre de 2008- EADS y las Universidades de Sevilla, Carlos III, y Politécnica de Madrid han firmado los Acuerdos Marco y Específico de colaboración Empresa-Universidad en un acto celebrado en el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, en presencia de Marius Rubiralta, secretario de Estado de Universidades.
El presidente de EADS CASA, Carlos Suárez junto con los representantes de las cinco divisiones de EADS en España (Airbus, Defensa, Transporte Militar, Astrium, y Defensa) firmaron el documento en representación de la industria. Por su parte, el vicerrector de Investigación de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Gonzalo León, en representación del rector de esta Universidad, Javier Uceda, y los rectores Daniel Peña Sánchez de Rivera, de la Universidad Carlos III, y Joaquín Luque de la Universidad de Sevilla, lo hicieron por estas instituciones académicas.
Los objetivos de este acuerdo son, entre otros, establecer las bases de colaboración entre EADS y las Universidades para la realización de actividades conjuntas de interés común. Entre ellas, fortalecer la colaboración tecnológica entre las Universidades y EADS, la creación de programas de formación de postgrado orientados a las necesidades de EADS con la colaboración de expertos de la misma, así como la formación de profesionales de EADS en la Universidad. Con ello se pretende asegurar la disponibilidad presente y futura de profesionales de alta cualificación para satisfacer la creciente demanda de la industria aeroespacial y de defensa.
Los acuerdos contemplan la participación conjunta en iniciativas y proyectos que contribuyan al desarrollo de los parques tecnológicos. El futuro de la I+D+i en España dependerá, entre otras medidas, de iniciativas de este tipo, donde la colaboración entre los diferentes sectores industriales y las universidades deberá convertirse en la norma.
En la actualidad se llevan a cabo colaboraciones en todos los ámbitos anteriormente indicados, desde la colaboración en proyectos de I+D en el
entorno nacional e internacional, diseñados conjuntamente, entre las universidades y la empresa EADS, orientados a la industria aeroespacial, como el Master en Ensayos en Vuelo que se imparte en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos de Madrid de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Otros, como el de Integración de Sistemas Aeronáuticos en la Universidad Carlos III, el de Cadena de Suministro e Industrialización en la de Sevilla o el de Materiales Compuestos, también en la Politécnica de Madrid, comenzarán próximamente.
EADS es un líder global de la industria aeroespacial, de defensa y servicios relacionados. En 2007, EADS generó ingresos por valor de 39.100 millones de euros con una plantilla de unos 116.000 empleados. EADS incluye al fabricante de aviones Airbus, a Eurocopter, el mayor proveedor de helicópteros del mundo, y a EADS Astrium, líder europeo en programas espaciales que abarcan desde el Ariane a Galileo. Su División de Defensa & Seguridad es proveedor de soluciones de sistemas globales además de convertir a EADS en el socio principal del consorcio Eurofighter y accionista de la empresa de misiles MBDA. EADS desarrolla también el A400M a través de su División de Aviones de Transporte Militar.
Precision Air’s ATR fleet Financing awarded as “2008 Aircraft Leasing Deal of the Year in Africa”
December 21, 2008
Jane’s Transport Finance magazine has awarded the financing of the ATR fleet of the private Tanzanian carrier Precision Air Services as the 2008 Aircraft Leasing Deal of the Year in Africa. The award has been granted to Citi, the mandated lead arranger for the U$ 129 Million structured lease facility and Finland’s Finnfund, who arranged a junior loan, thereby allowing the airline to purchase 7 new ATR ‘-500 series’ aircraft and spares.
Citi’s Managing Director, Global Aviation, Munawar Z. Noorani said: “This transaction and Jane’s Transport Finance’s recognition are a testimony to East African entrepreneurship and rising appreciation of the highly fuel efficient solution that ATR 500 series aircraft provide across the world. Citi is proud to have supported Precision Air and ATR in finding solutions to raise 98 percent financing for the seven turboprops. We are delighted to have partnered with Finnfund in a momentous transaction that will significantly propel premium tourism in Tanzania.”
Mikko Kuuskoski, Senior Investment Manager of Finnfund, said: “We are pleased to be able to support Precision Air in this major investment programme. Tanzania’s transport connections are in great need of improvement and a country with such a large geographic area will always need well functioning flight routes. Precision Air, by serving rural areas of Tanzania, supports not only tourism but also many other businesses in these remote areas, which all contribute to the development of Tanzania.”
Alfonse Kioko, Managing Director and CEO of Precision Air Services, declared: “We are indeed grateful to Citi, Finnfund and ATR to have supported our fleet modernization programme. For more than 12 years now Precision Air continued to work closely with ATR to find a solution to our business model and the ATR aircraft has served our purpose. It is fuel efficient, environmentally friendly and reliable. The ATR aircraft will continue to serve us even better during this time of economic hardships.”
Commenting on this award, Giovanni Tramparulo, ATR Senior Vice-President Finance, stated: “We congratulate Citi and Finnfund for this award, which recognizes a very performing and innovative financing arrangement for the benefit of our customer. We are proud of counting with a very large base of airlines operating ATR worldwide which contributes to maintain a solid performance of residual value of the ATR aircraft, while playing also an important role in the consolidation of the banks’ confidence in ATR.” And he concluded: “Providing all our assistance to the airlines for getting financing is a fully-embedded part of our sales policy.”
About Citi
Citi, the leading global financial company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi’s major brand names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Nikko. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.
About Finnfund
Founded in 1980, Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation (Finnfund) is a Finnish development finance institution that provides long-term risk capital for private sector projects in developing countries. Apart from co-investing with Finnish companies Finnfund can finance ventures that use Finnish technology, cooperate with Finnish partners on a long-term basis or generate major positive environmental and social development benefits. Finnfund is owned by the State of Finland at 84,2%, Finnvera at 15,7% and the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK at 0,1%.
About Precision Air Services
Precision Air Services was established in 1993. The airline has since increased its frequencies and capacity significantly with its current fleet of eight aircraft, including four ATR 42-320s and three ATR 72-210s, and one Boeing 737. The fleet expansion has gone hand in hand with an increase in the volumes of passenger uplift. The airline offers the widest connections to all major towns in Tanzania and, regionally, to Kenya, Uganda and soon to Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. In December 5th 2008, Precision Air Services won an Award as the most respected company in Tanzania in a survey of CEOs about the most respected companies in East Africa.
About ATR
Toulouse, Southern France-based regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is the world leader in the 50 to 74-seat turboprop market. ATR is an equal partnership between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and EADS.
New One-of-a-Kind Technology Will Fly on Two NASA Missions
December 19, 2008
Under the general guidance of a grant technical officer Pen-Shu Yeh, a senior engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center,
Yeh lead the creation of an advanced data compression algorithm that will increase science data return for NASA missions. “She demonstrated that the algorithm is superior to existing technology for onboard applications.” said
The data compression algorithm, adopted by the international Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems (CCSDS) in 2005, allows missions to precisely control compression factor, therefore the data rate from instruments. “The algorithm is more than 50 times more complicated than the previous CCSDS compression standard,” says Yeh. “However, this algorithm is much more versatile, but it does pose a great challenge for implementation.”
The channel coder algorithm, devised by one of the world’s leading coding expert,
The team of specialized processor chip designers at U-Idaho were able to implement these difficult algorithms and create high speed versions suitable for various space missions. They tested the processor chips in October. Aeroflex, a company in Colorado Springs is now testing for flight qualification.
“We at NASA are extremely fortunate to have the U-Idaho team developing these chips from given algorithms,” says Yeh. “The team’s capability allows high-end specialized space processors to be developed at a budget level considered ‘shoe-string’ by industry standards. I hope other NASA centers and maybe other government agencies can benefit from this capability and the developed technology.”
Generally speaking, two of the chips – the Discrete Wavelet Transformer and Bit Plane Encoder – compress data to be sent back to Earth. “If we didn’t produce these chips, instruments on the MMS satellites would have to greatly reduce science data return or use an inferior technique with less performance,” Yeh said. The third chip – the Low Density Parity Check encoder, adds redundancy information to data before it is transmitted to Earth. This allows for error corrections caused by signal degradation. A fourth chip, the previously developed lossless data compression chip called Universal Source Encoder for Space and the newly developed LDPC channel coder will be implemented in the LDCM mission.
LDCM is the future of Landsat satellites. It will continue to obtain valuable data and imagery to be used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government. The Landsat Program provides repetitive acquisition of medium resolution near-infrared and visible data of the Earth’s surface on a global basis.
The MMS will have four spacecraft acting in concert to measure the three-dimensional structure and motion of magnetic and electric fields around the Earth. MMS will determine the small-scale basic plasma processes which transport, accelerate and energize plasmas in thin boundary and current layers – and which control the structure and dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere. MMS will for the first time measure the 3-D structure and dynamics of the key magnetospheric boundary regions, from the subsolar magnetopause to the distant tail. Launch is planned for 2014.
“Currently, this new technology is not available anywhere else in the world,” Maki said.
Two Former Science Teachers to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission
December 19, 2008
To request an interview with Mission Specialists Acaba or Arnold, news media should contact NASA’s Johnson Space Center newsroom in
As a complement to the spacewalks planned for Acaba and Arnold, NASA has developed an educational website focused on spacesuits and spacewalks. The site includes: activity guides for kindergarten-12th grade teachers; a “clickable spacesuit” to learn about the parts and functions of the astronauts’ personal spacecraft; and a “career corner,” that features profiles on spacesuit designers and technicians. To access the resources designed to enhance classroom discussions and excite students, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits
During the mission, designated STS-119, shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew will deliver the space station’s fourth and final set of solar array wings, completing the complex’s backbone, or truss. The arrays will provide the electricity to power science experiments and increase the crew size to six in May. The shuttle also will deliver the first Japanese resident station crew member and bring back U.S. astronaut
Northrop Grumman-Led Joint Venture NSTec Recognized for ‘Outstanding’ Program Performance and Awarded One-Year Contract Extension for Approximately $450 Million
December 19, 2008
“This award validates NSTec’s performance-based management approach and its process improvement culture and also makes it a leader in the NNSA Complex Transformation,” said Dr.
Northrop Grumman is the managing partner of the joint venture that includes team members AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nuclear Fuel Systems.
Under the terms of the contract, NSTec manages and operates the NTS facility and provides infrastructure support. NSTec’s primary mission includes stockpile stewardship as well as management of the nuclear explosives safety team that supports the Department of Energy’s efforts to prevent or slow the spread of nuclear weapons, while bolstering its counter-terrorism mission. The contract also supports hazardous chemical spill testing and emergency response training. NSTec also operates facilities for the NNSA in
“Our world class leadership team, superior performance and innovation on this program have provided our valued customer with the critical support required to operate and manage our nation’s premier National Security Test Site,” said
“Not only did the NSTec team earn an outstanding award fee, we also surpassed all the key metrics for being awarded an additional term year, which extends our contract through 2012,” said Younger. “Achieving one of the highest scores across the complex clearly demonstrates the level of dedication, hard work and commitment to excellence NSTec has in accomplishing our mission at the Nevada Test Site.”
“NSTec provides a consolidated powerhouse of management and operations support for one of the nation’s most critical assets,” said
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Second Ground-Test F-35 Lightning II Rolls Out on Schedule, Prepares for Testing in the United Kingdom
December 19, 2008
The new F-35, called AG-1, is the full-scale static test article for the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, which will be flown by the U.S. Air Force and eight of the nine F-35 partner countries. The static test aircraft for the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant was delivered earlier this year and has successfully completed a third of its planned test program in
“AG-1 will be placed in a state-of-the-art test rig where twisting, bending and pulling forces are applied to validate that the CTOL variant’s structure can sustain the tremendous forces and loads exerted during flight,” said
In late March, AG-1 will depart
Upon the completion of the full-scale static testing program, AG-1 will be shipped back to
Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt & Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136.
Headquartered in
Boeing to Launch 4th Earth-Observation Satellite for Italy
December 19, 2008
The COSMO-SkyMed spacecraft is expected to be launched in 2010 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a Delta II vehicle in the 7420-10 configuration.
“Boeing Launch Services is honored to provide the fourth COSMO-SkyMed mission for Thales Alenia Space,” said Boeing Launch Services President
Boeing Launch Services will procure the launch vehicle and related support from United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture.
To support a rapid initial operating capability, Boeing successfully launched the first three COSMO-SkyMed satellites from Vandenberg within the 17-month period between
Thales
Boeing is committed to strengthening its more than 40-year partnership with the Italian aeronautics industry and to expanding its collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Defense. Thales
Boeing Launch Services is a customer-focused subsidiary that provides business development, sales, procurement and program management of Delta launch services for commercial customers. It is part of the Space Exploration division of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems and is based in
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (http://www.boeing.com/ids/) is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in
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