Author_Institution :
Aircraft Div., Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, USA
Abstract :
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, MD, is the Navy´s principal air platform flight test and evaluation (T&E) activity. NAWCAD is actively engaged in the a Navy´s acquisition cycle for all phases of the aircraft system´s life cycle, including support of technology demonstration and validation, engineering and manufacturing development (EMD), production and deployment, fleet operations, and fleet in-service engineering. Facilities and capabilities include a principal site for developmental T&E during EMD, as well as range facilities, flight and ground test support, technical and engineering support, and base support for Navy users, other DoD and government agencies, and commercial enterprises.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; aircraft testing; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; ground support equipment; DoD; NAWCAD; Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division; Patuxent River; air platform flight evaluation; air platform flight test; aircraft system life cycle; dynamic in-flight antenna pattern measurement; fleet in-service engineering; ground test support; manufacturing development; production; technology demonstration; technology validation; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Ground support; Manufacturing; Measurement techniques; Military aircraft; Production systems; Rivers; Testing;
