Aerospace technology
Dayton Region will have booth at major UAV symposium
August 11, 2011
The Dayton Region is striving to become a hub in the growing global market for unmanned systems such as this Predator UAV (Photo: Timothy R. Gaffney)
Thursday, August 11, 2011
DAYTON, Ohio – Representatives from the Dayton region will join forces next week in Washington, D.C. at North America’s largest gathering of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Five organizations will promote the Dayton region’s growing UAS industry at “Unmanned Systems North America 2011,” the premiere symposium of its kind produced by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).
The event will take place August 16 – 19, 2011. Read more at AviationDayton.com
WSU scientist's career rises on insect wings
June 03, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
FAIRBORN, Ohio – A Wright State University scientist’s quest to learn nature’s most mysterious secrets of flight has earned him a prestigious National Science Foundation award. Read more at AviationDayton.com
FAIRBORN, Ohio – A Wright State University scientist’s quest to learn nature’s most mysterious secrets of flight has earned him a prestigious National Science Foundation award. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Wright State Research Institute supports Air Force UAV work
June 02, 2011
Dave Gross (foreground), Greg Feitshans and Mark Mears at AFRL's Vigilant Spirit UAV ground station. (Photo: Timothy R. Gaffney)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
DAYTON, Ohio – Think you could handle a radio-control airplane? Imagine controlling two or three unmanned aerial vehicles at the same time – all while using cameras mounted on them to search the ground below.
That's exactly what the Air Force Research Laboratory is trying to learn how to do, with the help of a local research institute. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Air Force orbits second X-37B space plane
March 05, 2011
The Air Force's second X-37B, shown here before launch, is in orbit on a classified mission. (Photo: USAF)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida – The Air Force’s second X-37B spaceplane rocketed into orbit today on a classified mission.
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) was launched on an Atlas V rocket into a low-Earth orbit today at 5:46 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Dayton company behind record-smashing Navy railgun shot
January 06, 2011
A Dayton company says it was behind the Navy's record-breaking electromagnetic railgun shot, captured in this high-speed camera image, on Dec. 10, 2010. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
DAYTON, Ohio – A Dayton company played a key role in developing an experimental Navy gun that made headlines last month with a record-smashing test shot, company officials announced today.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
X-37B makes successful landing
December 03, 2010
X-37B after early-morning landing on Vandenberg AFB. (Photo: USAF)
Friday, Dec. 3, 2010
While the Air Force awaits NASA's decision on its request to display a retired space shuttle orbiter in the National Museum on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, its own shuttle – the secretive X-37B – successfully landed today.
The Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle, glided to a shuttle-style landing on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 1:16 a.m. local time after more than 220 days in orbit on a classified mission, according to a Boeing press release.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
America's other space shuttle to land soon, USAF says
December 01, 2010
Artist's illustration of X-37B in orbit. (Image source: NASA)
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
While the Air Force awaits NASA's decision on its request to display a retired space shuttle orbiter in the National Museum on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, its own shuttle – the secretive X-37B – successfully landed today, ending a classified, 220-day orbital mission.
In orbit since April, the Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle, glided to a shuttle-style landing on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 1:16 a.m. local time, according to a Boeing. Read more at AviationDayton.com
New magazine will promote Ohio's aerospace, defense industries
August 30, 2010
Concept cover for new magazine Ohio Aerospace and Defense
Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
DAYTON, OH – Aug. 30, 2010 –Ohio’s aerospace, aviation and defense industries will come into sharper focus with publication of a new magazine that will promote the industries within the state and around the world.
Ohio Aerospace and Defense will spotlight the companies, supply chains and technology centers that make the state a global leader in aerospace, aviation and defense.
Ohio has more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies that provide more than 120,000 jobs across the state, according to the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI). It’s home to two major federal laboratories – the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and the Air Force Research Laboratory on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton – and 10 leading universities with Ph.D.-level aerospace research programs.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
Director named for Ohio Aerospace Hub in Dayton
August 24, 2010
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010
DAYTON – A selection committee has named retired Air Force intelligence officer Kerry Taylor as the first director of Dayton's state-supported Ohio Aerospace Hub of Innovation and Opportunity.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
New USAF spaceplane reflects WPAFB work
April 20, 2010
UPDATE: Thursday, April 22, 2010 – The Air Force said
it successfully launched the X-37B this evening,
April 22,from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida. A press release from the 45th Space Wing did
not give details about the spaceplane's orbit.
The first Air Force spaceplane poised for launch this
week has its roots in research at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base.
Read
more at AviationDayton.com
Image source: Air Force News Service
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The first Air Force spaceplane poised for launch this
week has its roots in research at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base.
An unmanned, winged space vehicle called the
X-37B Orbital Test
Vehicle is scheduled for launch on
Thursday, April 22, from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station in Florida on a Lockheed-Martin Atlas V
rocket.
But the X-37B reflects decades of research and
development work on hypersonic flight and
winged-re-entry vehicles conducted or directed at
Wright-Patterson. The launch is coming as the
National Museum of the United States Air Force
seeks one of NASA's space shuttle
orbiters.
Read
more at AviationDayton.com
New AFRL chief cheers Airborne Laser test
February 12, 2010
Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR
FORCE BASE, Ohio – The new commander of the
Air Force Research
Laboratory brought her own
technology news today to AFRL's formal change of
command ceremony: An Air Force jet had just shot
down a ballistic missle with a beam of light.
The
YAL-1A Airborne
Laser, a modified Boeing
747 jetliner, shot down the missile Thursday night
while it was still in its boost phase,
Maj. Gen. Ellen M.
Pawlikowski said during the
ceremony in the National Museum of
the U.S. Air Force.
X-51 Waverider makes first captive flight
December 10, 2009
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE,Ohio – The X-51 Waverider, designed to demonstrate a revolutionary jet engine, successfully made its first test flight Wednesday in Califoria, tucked securely under the wing of a B-52H carrier ship.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
Air Force's X-51 WaveRider close to first flight
December 01, 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first “captive carry” flight of the Air Force's revolutionary X-51 WaveRider is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, in California, a spokesman said today.
It will be a major step towards an eventual free flight of the experimental craft early next year and an attempt at an engineering first – reaching six times the speed of sound on the power of an air-breathing engine burning jet fuel. If achieved, it could open the door to a new class of high-speed weapons and quick-response, airplane-like space lifters.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
WSU announces center for human-centered research
November 16, 2009
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
FAIRBORN, Ohio – Wright State University and Ohio education officials today announced creation of the Ohio Center of Excellence for Human Centered Innovation to support military research and foster economic development. Read more at AviationDayton.com
WPAFB breaks ground on alternative fuels laboratory
November 09, 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force broke ground today on an aviation fuel laboratory that research directors said will give the Defense Department a one-of-a-kind facility to study fuels made from resources other than petroleum.
The 4,000-square-foot Assured Aerospace Fuels Research Facility is to support the Air Force’s objective of meeting half its jet-fuel needs with fuels made from domestic sources by the year 2016.
It will be capable of producing 15 to 25 gallons of alternative aviation fuel per day to support research by the Fuels Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate. Read more at AviationDayton.com
CTS Inc. bringing new composite product lines
September 15, 2009
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
KETTERING, Ohio – Resins made from cashew nut shells instead of petroleum, fire-resistant additives made from nanoparticles instead of heavy metals, and lightweight, composite gas cylinders are three product lines Composite Technical Services Inc. hopes to introduce to U.S. markets in the coming months, company executives say.
Read more at AviationDayton.com
Dayton region, Haifa of Israel sign economic pact
September 10, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio – The Dayton region and the Israeli city of Haifa on Wednesday, Sept. 9, signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting economic development in both locations.
The Dayton region’s interests are represented in the agreement by the Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance, which includes the city of Dayton, Montgomery County, and the Dayton Development Coalition. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Governor declares Dayton Ohio's "aerospace hub"
September 08, 2009
Tueday, Sept. 8, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio – Gov. Ted Strickland today declared Dayton the state's "aerospace hub of innovation and opportunity."
The action gives Dayton the brand local leaders have sought and makes this the first region to get a "hub" designation under a new state program aimed at nurturing distinctive technology “clusters” in each region of Ohio. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Flyover highlights first Tech Town ribbon cutting
August 31, 2009
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio – Government officials and business leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the first building in Dayton's Tech Town – then gawked at live video of themselves transmitted from a kite-sized radio-controlled airplane loitering overhead. Read more at AviationDayton.com
County: Dayton, Israeli companies ink sensor deal
August 24, 2009
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
DAYTON, OH – Dayton-based STAN Solutions has signed a joint agreement with Israel-based Adaptive Imaging Technologies Inc. to acquire the exclusive, North American distribution rights for a camera using advanced sensor technology, Montgomery County announced today. Read more at AviationDayton.com
AeroMat conference in Dayton to spotlight materials
June 05, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Aerospace materials technology will take center stage in the Dayton Conventioin Center Monday, June 7, when the AeroMat Conference and Exposition convenes here for its first meeting in Dayton since 2003. Read more at AviationDayton.com
Test flight lifts hopes of manufacturing breakthrough
June 03, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The successful first flight of an experimental airplane in California on Tuesday, June 2, is raising hopes that a program led by the Air Force Research laboratory will result in a faster, cheaper way of making aircraft. Read more at AviationDayton.com
AFRL, Lockheed Martin fly advanced-materials aircraft
June 03, 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Co. on Tuesday made the first flight of an aircraft modified to test advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, AFRL and Lockheed Martin announced today. Read more at AviationDayton.com
