BAE Systems Completes First Test of Autonomous Landing System

Wireless News;  December 12, 2007 ;     317 words ......BAE Systems Completes First Test of Autonomous Landing System WIRELESS NEWS-December 12, 2007-BAE Systems Completes First Test of Autonomous Landing System (C)2007 10Meters - http...has completed the first test of an autonomous landing system intended for large mobility...

Alliant Techsystems Outrider TUAV Completes First Autonomous Landing...

PR Newswire;  June 9, 1998 ;     578 words ......portion of the flight. In the second autonomous landing, the air vehicle landed in 17 knots...demonstrations, different aspects of autonomous landing were tested, including automated...Outrider operation in the field. The autonomous landing system now will be incorporated into...

BAE Systems To Develop Autonomous Landing Guidance System for Air Force...

Wireless News;  August 3, 2004 ;     295 words ......08-03-2004 BAE Systems To Develop Autonomous Landing Guidance System for Air Force Research...August 2004-BAE Systems To Develop Autonomous Landing Guidance System for Air Force Research...solution to meet Air Mobility Command autonomous landing requirements for the Defense ...

FLIR SYSTEMS RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR ADVANCED...

PR Newswire;  August 9, 1995 ;     728 words ......Technology and Commence Flight Testing of Autonomous Landing Guidance System PORTLAND, Ore., Aug...continuation of the second phase of the Autonomous Landing Guidance System for commercial and...along with our continuing work on the Autonomous Landing Guidance System, will help keep ...

FLIR SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF...

PR Newswire;  April 28, 1995 ;     503 words ......approved as part of the Federal Government's Technology Reinvestment Project for the second phase of the development of an Autonomous Landing Guidance System (ALG) for commercial and military aircraft. Administered by the Defense Department's Advanced Research...

Flying blind takes a whole new meaning

Signal;  September 1, 2000 ;   Robinson, Clarence A Jr;   690 words ......equipment is not required. Known as the autonomous landing guidance, or ALG, system, the aircraft-mount...developed fly-by-wire and airport autonomous-landing technologies, developed the ALG prototype...would otherwise require Category III autonomous-landing equipment for the runway ...

EDWARDS TESTS ZERO-VISIBILITY LANDINGS

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  March 2, 1999 ;   INDSTRY GROUP 91;   677 words ...00-00-0000 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- A flight test squadron here finished testing an autonomous landing guidance system Feb. 12 that, if adopted for operational use, will allow pilots flying certain transport aircraft to land in conditions...

SprayCool(R) Enclosure Plays Critical Role in Enabling Successful Flight...

PR Newswire;  September 2, 2008 ;     724 words ......successfully completed its flight test program in brown-out conditions as part of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Helicopter Autonomous Landing System (HALS). The SprayCool liquid-cooled enclosure, mounted on the front of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, is used...

Boeing Team Wins Future-X Pathfinder Cooperative Agreement from NASA.

PR Newswire;  December 9, 1998 ;     653 words ......technologies we're developing will advance the NASA and Boeing goals of dramatically reducing the cost of access to space. Fully autonomous landing, rapid ground turnaround capability and modularity of key systems represent a few of the important features that are going...

AUTONOMOUS FIRE SCOUT UAV LANDS ON SHIP

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 24, 2006 ;     503 words ......to the ship were conducted. In accordance with the test plan script, the Fire Scout came aboard Nashville for the first autonomous landing at 2:42 p.m. Two other landings were conducted to gather further data before the aircraft was returned to shore control...

Northrop Grumman's Vertical Takeoff and Landing UAV Completes Successful,...

PR Newswire;  January 12, 2000 ;     539 words ......first course waypoint. After completing all planned waypoints, the aircraft returned to the takeoff area and completed an autonomous landing aided by its onboard radar altimeter system. More extensive flight tests, including envelope expansion and additional...

NASA: X-34 rocket plane takes to the sky as part of safety check.

M2 Presswire;  June 28, 1999 ;     552 words ......free flights to demonstrate technologies such as advanced thermal protection system, composite structural components and autonomous landing. The operational program is designed to demonstrate that reusable launch vehicles can be more reliable, fly more often...

Boeing wins Future-X

Interavia;  January 1, 1999 ;   Sweetman, Bill;   467 words ......August, the X-40A was released from a helicopter at 9,000 feet above Holloman AFB in New Mexico, and glided safely to an autonomous landing. The Boeing concept matches Space Command's requirement for a Space Manoeuvre Vehicle (SMV), one of two upper stages for...

Boeing wins Future-X.(Brief Article)

Interavia Business & Technology;  January 1, 1999 ;   Sweetman, Bill;   467 words ......August, the X-40A was released from a helicopter at 9,000 feet above Holloman AFB in New Mexico, and glided safely to an autonomous landing. The Boeing concept matches Space Command's requirement for a Space Manoeuvre Vehicle (SMV), one of two upper stages for...

BAE Systems lands two pacts

The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  August 4, 2004 ;   ANDREW MOYLE;   314 words ......unfamiliar territory. It was unclear what aircraft will use the AALC system. ''This win establishes BAE Systems as a leader in autonomous landing guidance technology,'' said Tom Herring, BAE vice president. ''Our plans include development of the next-generation radar...