T-38 TESTS ON UPGRADE COMPLETED.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Tests have wrapped up on upgraded avionics software Avionics software is embedded software with legally-mandated safety and reliability concerns used in avionics. The main difference between avionic software and conventional embedded software is that the development process is required by law and is optimized for safety. for T-38 trainer jets. The 416th Flight Test Squadron has made 18 flights since October, testing the third in a series of planned upgrades to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. the jet's cockpit. ``The Air Force has worked in conjunction with Boeing, St. Louis, on the program to provide a modern cockpit and navigation capability for training of bomber and fighter crews,'' said 1st Lt. Lisa Gerit, 416th Flight Test Squadron T-38C Avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. Upgrade Program manager. The upgrades will give the modified T-38C trainers more capabilities to train pilots in air-to-ground combat, said Tim Kang, 416th Flight Test Squadron T-38C project engineer. They also will improve mission planning, post-flight analysis and enhance uploading and downloading
"Upload" and "Download" redirect here. For other uses, see Upload (disambiguation) and Download (disambiguation). mission data. Supersonic su·per·son·ic adj. 1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. 2. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility. and fitted with two jet engines, the T-38A Talon first flew in 1959. More than 1,100 were delivered to the Air Force between 1961 and 1972, when production ended. The Air Force expects to keep the planes flying until 2020. The major modifications under way to the avionics systems will result in all Talons being redesignated as T-38C models, the Air Force said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) A T-38C Talon takes off from the Edwards' main runway. U.S. Air Force courtesy photo |
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