For the record. (Airscoop).On 24 July Lt. Corey L. Prichard of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 became the first pilot to achieve a trap in the F/A F/A Fighter/Attack F/A Flight Attendant F/A Fuel Assembly F/A Full Arc F/A Fluorescein Angiogramic Angiography 18E Super Hornet during the jet's first combat deployment, on board Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), above. The RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) A flight technique in which an aircraft rises directly into the air and settles vertically onto the ground. Such aircraft do not need runways but can operate from a small pad or, in some cases, from an unprepared site. tactical unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. completed its first in-flight sensor payload demonstration at Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, Calif., on 16 August. The first completely refitted AH-1Z Super Cobra--including the integrated all-digital cockpit with LCD display panels and new target sighting system--made its first flight on 26 August at NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Patuxent River. Md. On 21 August Enterprise (CVN 65) was refloated and moved from dry dock to a nearby berth at Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. It's the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. , Va., for the final stage of her extended dry dock selected restricted availability, scheduled to conclude in January 2003. Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducted catapult testing at Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., on 19 September. |
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