Navair skipper soars in super hornet.VAdm. Joe Dyer, Commander Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , 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., took his first flight in an F/A-18F Super Hornet hornet: see wasp. . Although VAdm. Dyer has considerable experience in the original Hornet, and his efforts supported developing the Super Hornet, he had never flown in the newer aircraft. On the eventful day, the admiral flew with test pilot LCdr. Gordon Cross, flying offensive and defensive maneuvers, putting the jet in pirouettes and high alpha, low-speed moves and other exercises. After his debrief de·brief tr.v. de·briefed, de·brief·ing, de·briefs 1. To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission. 2. , VAdm. Dyer spoke candidly about his experience. He was amazed at the combination of maneuvering performance and harmony of the aircraft's flight controls, engines and basic aerodynamics. "You can safely and aggressively fly this aircraft throughout its allowable performance envelope," he said. "You can see where the Super Hornet, plus the AIM-9X [Sidewinder missile] and other weapon systems, raises the ante in terms of air combat." |
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