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BAE Systems Completes First Test Of Autonomous Landing System

The C-130H aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base.
by Staff Writers
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007
BAE Systems has completed the first test of an autonomous landing system intended for large mobility and transport aircraft. The test demonstrated the system's ability to enhance pilot vision in a simulated zero-visibility landing scenario. The Dec. 6 demonstration of the Autonomous Approach and Landing Capability (AALC) system took place at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base aboard a C-130H aircraft.

AALC technology fuses millimeter-wave radar and infrared imaging, enabling pilots to see the runway and detect obstacles in a variety of visibility-limiting conditions. BAE Systems is under an $11.4 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory for AALC development and flight demonstration.

"This technology essentially lets aircrews maintain their vision through all weather and obscurants," said Clark Freise, vice president of defense avionics for BAE Systems in Johnson City, New York. "It promises to save lives by making it much safer for pilots to confidently land, taxi, and take off." The technology could be used on several types of aircraft, including military and civil transports, helicopters, and special-purpose civil aircraft.

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Boeing Completes First Mission System Test Flight Of Peace Eagle AEW And C Aircraft
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 13, 2007
Boeing has conducted a successful first mission system flight test of a 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft for Turkey's Peace Eagle program. During the flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash., Boeing and Turkish industry engineers tested the aircraft's communications system, including establishing links with a ground-based Boeing system integration lab and local air traffic control towers using UHF, VHF and HF radios.







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