Six altitude chambers coming to Wright-Patterson AFB
June 24, 2010 Filed in: Aerospace
medicine
Thursday, June 24, 2010
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Six altitude chambers are coming to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for research and training, according to a press release the base issued today.
Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing will receive four hypobaric research chambers for aircrew research and equipment qualification testing, the press release said. Read more at AviationDayton.com
WBI crafts winning plan for high-performance power electronics
June 17, 2010 Filed in: Business-government
Thursday, June 17, 2010
DAYTON, Ohio – The Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) played a key role in a winning proposal for a $3 million Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project award to establish a Center for High Performance Power Electronics at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
The Wright Project aims to help Ohio grab the lead in supplying a range of markets with a new family of electronic devices that can handle large power loads. The Center will leverage an Air Force need for high-performance power electronics in military aircraft.
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Birthplace of Aviation draws Cirrus pilots
June 17, 2010 Filed in: Aviation
heritage
Red Tail Project's P-51C Mustang was in Dayton Thursday, June 17, for the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association gathering. (Photo: Timothy R. Gaffney)
Thursday, June 17, 2010
DAYTON, Ohio – The Birthplace of Aviation is the scene of a homecoming of sorts for the spiritual descendents of the Wright brothers – some 400 members of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association have descended here for the eighth annual COPA Migration.
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Super Hornet, C-17 join Dayton Air Show lineup
June 07, 2010 Filed in: Events
F/A-18 super Hornet (top), C-17 will fly at the 2010 Vectren Dayton Air Show. (Photos: Timothy R. Gaffney)
DAYTON, Ohio – A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III will fly in the Vectren Dayton Air Show presented by Kroger, air show officials announced today.
Read more at AviationDayton.comX-51A flight opened eyes, manager says
June 01, 2010 Filed in: Business-government
Watch video of X-51A Waverider flight (USAF)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Last week's dramatic first test flight of the scramjet-powered X-51A Waverider "really made some people open their eyes" to the potential of the technology for future military weapons and space lift vehicles, an Air Force Research Laboratory program manager said today.
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