Greyhounds begin SLEP. (Airscoop).The first C-2A Greyhound greyhound, breed of tall, swift, sight hound developed nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt. It stands about 26 in. (66 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 65 lb (29.5 kg). to begin a structural life enhancement program (SLEP) arrived at Naval Air Depot North Island, Calif. Structural enhancements to the center wing section and rewiring are expected to extend the life of the 36 fleet C-2As, to 15,000 flight hours and 36,000 landings. NADEP NADEP Naval Aviation Depot NADEP Naval Air Depot (NADEP North Island overhauls Navy aircraft) North Island will perform the SLEP on two Greyhounds in 2002 as part of the validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. and verification See verify. verification - The process of determining whether or not the products of a given phase in the life-cycle fulfil a set of established requirements. process, followed by two aircraft in 2003 and four in 2004, reaching an eventual total of six per year. |
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