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VoL. 54, No. 12 courtesy Boeing Lonmar•v A rrival ofthe F/A-18E at the gates of NAWCWPNS China Lake on May 12 was hailed by AI Weamcr, Marty Krammer and Ronnie Schiller from China Lake's Survivability Division; representatives from the Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., and Northrop Grumman, El Segundo, Calif.; and journalists and photographers. The aircraft traveled from Boeing in St. Louis to China Lake on a 91-foot, double low- boy, flat-bed tractor-trailer. Despite El Niiio's mercurial effect on weather conditions and the unpredictable hazards of traffic, the F/A-18E's ground trek was without mishap and a day ahead of schedule. The aircraft's journey to China Lake is one more step toward ensuring that the F/A-18EIF will be the most survivable and effective aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The current configuration of the airframe, designated SV52 by the air- craft manufacturer, has had a rough but rewarding life since it was first designat- ed DT50, which identified it as a drop test article. After drop tests were com- pleted at the Boeing Company facility in St. Louis, the airframe was reconfigured DROP TEST- SV52 began "life" as DT50 and was First sub;ected to drop testing at the Boeing Company in St. Louis to confirm the airframe's ability to withstand landing loads. Boeing and Northrop Grumman repre- sentatives were on hand to assist and redesignated ST56 in preparation for barricade-engagement testing at NAW- CAD Lakehurst, N.J. Upon completion of the barricade-engagement tests, the test article was cocooned inside the Boeing plant, to re-emerge several months later as SV52, the live fire test (LFT) article. As SV52, the aircraft will undergo the Please see SV52, Page 6 SLAM-ER man-in-the-loop DT/OT-1 shot scores success By Cathy Partusch Crwe N'oS-Soles ond joonl Unmonned Aeroo Vehocles Offoce H ornet pilots Lt. Rich "Calvin" Burr and LCdr. Wade "Torch" Knudson brought the Standoff Land Attack Missile-Extended Response (SLAM- ER) through another successful milestone on June 2 with the impressive DT/OT-1 test launch at the Land Test Range at China Lake. After release from Lt. Burr's air- craft, LCdr. Knudson controlled the missile to terminal impact. DT/OT-1 was the first of three flight tests to be 'The missile performed exactly as expected and had an impact within feet ofthe designated aimpoint. .. ' - Lt. Rich Burr conducted during the combined developmental/ operational test (DT/OT) phase of the test program. "Everything went really well," said Burr after the test. "We got the shot off right on parameters. The missile per- formed exactly as expected and had an impact within feet of the desig- nated aimpoint from pre-flight planning." Both pilots arc from Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu. They were also the test pilots for the successful SLAM-ER DT phase of tests at San Nicolas Island and have alternated in the roles ofshooter and controller. "The successful completion oftoday's op, in conjunc- tion with other test flights that we've flown, has contin- ued to demonstrate that the fleet is going to get a very viable and very strong weapon," said Knudson. "The improvements that we've added to SLAM-ER demon- strate a great capability for the fleet to reach out and touch the enemy from a long ways away." DT/OT-1 demonstrated SLAM-ER's ability to attack a land-based target ofopportunity (TOO) target. SLAM- ER's TOO mode allows the launch aircraft pilot to send target coordinates to the missile on the wing of the air- craft prior to launch. After launch, the missile flies toward the target location and provides infrared seeker video back to the control aircraft for standoff, man-in- the-loop terminal control. This quick-reaction target of opportunity land attack feature ofSLAM-ER can be used to redirect missions against unexpected targets such as missile launchers or against secondary targets after pri- video DT/OT-1 - SLMt1·ER zeroes in on the target at China Lake's SAtv1's Town. mary targets are destroyed. The target for DTlOT-I was a command bunker struc- ture located in China Lake's "SAM's Town" target region. As the DT/OT-1 missile approached the target area, Knudson was able to locate and provide positive identification of the target using SLAM-ER's imaging infrared seeker. He then commanded the missile to attack the target aimpoint at approximately five nautical miles using a combination of SLAM-ER's Stop Motion Aimpoint Update and seeker forced-correlate track modes. Once seeker lock was obtained, the missile guid- ed autonomously to a direct hit on the target. The SLAM- ER, F/A-18 Operational Flight Program 13C and AWW- 13 data link pod systems per- formed as expected in all areas, including aircraft separa- tion, wing de- ployment, engine start, midcourse GPS/INS naviga- tion, aerodynam- ic performance, terminal guid- ance, and data link communica- tion. 'The improvements that we've added to SLAM-ER demonstrate a great capability for the fleet to reach out and touch the enemy from a long ways away. ' - LCdr. Wade Knudson , OCR Text: 16 SUPER DEAI.S! 233MH7M232/2.5GB24xCD 14" • Cyrix 233M2 Processor 512K CACHE • 2.SGBWD Hard Drive • 1MB PCI Video Card • 33.6 Modem • 14" .28 NI Color Monitor • 104 Windows 95 Keyboard • Windows 95 • Serial Mouse • Mini Tower • 1.44 Floppy • 32MB 72 Pin EDO RAM • 24x CD • 16 Bit Sound Card • 90 Watt Speakers $899 COMPONENTS! 33.6bps FAX/Modem .........$39.95 56K v.90 FAX/Modem........$79.95 24x CD ROM.......................$59.95 32x CD ROM.......................$69.95 90 Watt Speakers................$19.95 240 Watt Speakers..............$39.95 SCSI Zip Drive ExtemaJ(4only) ••$129.95 Epson PC500 Digital Camera••••$299.95 GoldStar 17" 78wMonitor • 3-Year Warranty $399 17" Color Monitor CibSIM• Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Items may vary in appearance from pictures shown. 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China Lake Blvd VISA/Master Card/Discover OPEN: 7am-7pm Mon-Fri Sat 10am-4pm • Frex Fri 9am-7pm TO ASSURE WARRANTY, BUY APPLE AUTHORIZED VISIT FEDCOM THE VALLEY'S ONLY APPLE AUTHORIZED RESELLER/SERVICE CENTER June 11, 1998 . AUDIO VISUAL Hitachi 1Vs • Top of the line • Highest Quality • Perfect Volume • Black Screen • 3D Surround • Stereo • On-Screen Help • HiRes PIP One Each Only! Hitachi 27cx7B...........................$499.95 Hitachi 32cx11B.........................$799.95 Hitachi 32ux51B........................$829.95 Hitachi 35cx45B.......................$1329.95 DVD/RACKS KENWOOD 550AVRACKSYSTEM • Tuner • Amplifier :~~~~~~f!~~~;eakers $757 •one Only Pioneer DV 505 NEW MODEL! $479 CAM REDUCTION Hitachi Cam Corders Consumer Reports: The No. 1 and No. 2 Rated Camcorder on the market. From $599 to $2495, Hitachi Camcorders are simply the best. VMH 835 LA ........$869.95 ...........................................Regular $1200 PowerMac G3 266MHz oG3 266MHz Rise Processor • 32MB RAM o4GB EIDE Hard Drive o 24x CD ROM oZip Drive SCSI Super Power Super Speed $1 99 Super Price!! Others in Stock! Strategic thrust: ·~----------cEmbeclded Test & Training 7 THE ROCKE EER Michelson, Thompson and McLean Awards presented 8 THU~SOAY, JUNE 11 , 1998 NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION CHINA lAKE F/A-18E test article SV52 arrives for live fire T&E BySusan L. Hennigan TID Survivability Division personnel in off- loading the F/A-18E and in performing a thorough inspection of the aircraft and other deliverable "ship" items. According to Marty Krammer, once the inspection was completed, "the Navy officially accepted the F/A- 18E as delivered by the Boeing Company." This particular F/A- 18E is the third engineering and manu- facturing development (EMD) airframe. VoL. 54, No. 12 courtesy Boeing Lonmar•v A rrival ofthe F/A-18E at the gates of NAWCWPNS China Lake on May 12 was hailed by AI Weamcr, Marty Krammer and Ronnie Schiller from China Lake's Survivability Division; representatives from the Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., and Northrop Grumman, El Segundo, Calif.; and journalists and photographers. The aircraft traveled from Boeing in St. Louis to China Lake on a 91-foot, double low- boy, flat-bed tractor-trailer. Despite El Niiio's mercurial effect on weather conditions and the unpredictable hazards of traffic, the F/A-18E's ground trek was without mishap and a day ahead of schedule. The aircraft's journey to China Lake is one more step toward ensuring that the F/A-18EIF will be the most survivable and effective aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The current configuration of the airframe, designated SV52 by the air- craft manufacturer, has had a rough but rewarding life since it was first designat- ed DT50, which identified it as a drop test article. After drop tests were com- pleted at the Boeing Company facility in St. Louis, the airframe was reconfigured DROP TEST- SV52 began "life" as DT50 and was First sub;ected to drop testing at the Boeing Company in St. Louis to confirm the airframe's ability to withstand landing loads. Boeing and Northrop Grumman repre- sentatives were on hand to assist and redesignated ST56 in preparation for barricade-engagement testing at NAW- CAD Lakehurst, N.J. Upon completion of the barricade-engagement tests, the test article was cocooned inside the Boeing plant, to re-emerge several months later as SV52, the live fire test (LFT) article. As SV52, the aircraft will undergo the Please see SV52, Page 6 SLAM-ER man-in-the-loop DT/OT-1 shot scores success By Cathy Partusch Crwe N'oS-Soles ond joonl Unmonned Aeroo Vehocles Offoce H ornet pilots Lt. Rich "Calvin" Burr and LCdr. Wade "Torch" Knudson brought the Standoff Land Attack Missile-Extended Response (SLAM- ER) through another successful milestone on June 2 with the impressive DT/OT-1 test launch at the Land Test Range at China Lake. After release from Lt. Burr's air- craft, LCdr. Knudson controlled the missile to terminal impact. DT/OT-1 was the first of three flight tests to be 'The missile performed exactly as expected and had an impact within feet ofthe designated aimpoint. .. ' - Lt. Rich Burr conducted during the combined developmental/ operational test (DT/OT) phase of the test program. "Everything went really well," said Burr after the test. "We got the shot off right on parameters. The missile per- formed exactly as expected and had an impact within feet of the desig- nated aimpoint from pre-flight planning." Both pilots arc from Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu. They were also the test pilots for the successful SLAM-ER DT phase of tests at San Nicolas Island and have alternated in the roles ofshooter and controller. "The successful completion oftoday's op, in conjunc- tion with other test flights that we've flown, has contin- ued to demonstrate that the fleet is going to get a very viable and very strong weapon," said Knudson. "The improvements that we've added to SLAM-ER demon- strate a great capability for the fleet to reach out and touch the enemy from a long ways away." DT/OT-1 demonstrated SLAM-ER's ability to attack a land-based target ofopportunity (TOO) target. SLAM- ER's TOO mode allows the launch aircraft pilot to send target coordinates to the missile on the wing of the air- craft prior to launch. After launch, the missile flies toward the target location and provides infrared seeker video back to the control aircraft for standoff, man-in- the-loop terminal control. This quick-reaction target of opportunity land attack feature ofSLAM-ER can be used to redirect missions against unexpected targets such as missile launchers or against secondary targets after pri- video DT/OT-1 - SLMt1·ER zeroes in on the target at China Lake's SAtv1's Town. mary targets are destroyed. The target for DTlOT-I was a command bunker struc- ture located in China Lake's "SAM's Town" target region. As the DT/OT-1 missile approached the target area, Knudson was able to locate and provide positive identification of the target using SLAM-ER's imaging infrared seeker. He then commanded the missile to attack the target aimpoint at approximately five nautical miles using a combination of SLAM-ER's Stop Motion Aimpoint Update and seeker forced-correlate track modes. Once seeker lock was obtained, the missile guid- ed autonomously to a direct hit on the target. The SLAM- ER, F/A-18 Operational Flight Program 13C and AWW- 13 data link pod systems per- formed as expected in all areas, including aircraft separa- tion, wing de- ployment, engine start, midcourse GPS/INS naviga- tion, aerodynam- ic performance, terminal guid- ance, and data link communica- tion. 'The improvements that we've added to SLAM-ER demonstrate a great capability for the fleet to reach out and touch the enemy from a long ways away. ' - LCdr. Wade Knudson , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1990s,Rocketeer 1998,Rktr6.11.1998.pdf,Rktr6.11.1998.pdf Page 1, Rktr6.11.1998.pdf Page 1