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| This is a relatively new maintenance platform we designed and sold to the Navy for the ATFLIR pod. It allows the squadron pukes to download and transport. In the past it had to be done by catch and carry method. Created in 3D Solid Modeling program. Being used by the fleet for over a year now. 
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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SMSB, the sailors that service carrier jets must love them things.
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Hard Charger
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| We tracked 15 of the (FAT) units going to 10 of the active carriers and 5 to shore based maintenance commands with only minor discrepancies reported. It passed (FAT) First Article Test with flying colors and is almost finished with Initial (LRP) Low Rate Production. It only took 2 years (concept to delivery) to get it to the fleet. That is pretty good considering most of the larger navy se projects take around 4 yrs. Some up to and over 10 yrs. We used a method of dip brazing to weld most of the joints because heat from an arc weld, or mig would have warped it out of spec. SMSB
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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| SMSB, don't take this the wrong way, I don't intend any disrespect, just curious and mind boggled. Unless theres something I'm not seeing, what we have here is a cart with wheels, a bracket to hold the FLIR in a stable position, and a lifting mechanism to raise it up to the level of the wing. I knew red tape was bad, but 2 years to get to limited production seems like a lot for this, and apparently this is an example of a quick response.
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| I've seen quick turn around items (1 month) for SF teams, like special comm.'s radio equip., where the covers are made of 3D printed plastics and polymer's. That is a whole other technology to deliver the goods fast. The kind of equipment shown here seems simple enough, but to get it out to the fleet in a reasonable amount of time (and believe me, 2 yrs is reasonable compared to Raytheon or Lockhheed Martin), you have to be able to access a/c parts, design to those parts, and get it made. The real time delay comes in producing quantities of the stuff. The mfg.'d equip. has to be tooled before it can be made. Up front cost for this is high. Making the rest of the parts from the first one is easier for the manufacturer, but still takes time. The logistics involved in gaining access to a/c parts has become part of the time factor for some to get new equipment to the field or fleet. Try getting something designed and produced by a large contractor. Those guys have dept. after dept. of red tape to go thru to produce something. We're a small company with lots of talent. That's why I went from active duty to this company. We have the clearances to borrow (sign for) or inspect what we need to gett'er done. SMSB
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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2ManchuWarrior (8/18/2006)
SMSB, don't take this the wrong way, I don't intend any disrespect, just curious and mind boggled. Unless theres something I'm not seeing, what we have here is a cart with wheels, a bracket to hold the FLIR in a stable position, and a lifting mechanism to raise it up to the level of the wing. I knew red tape was bad, but 2 years to get to limited production seems like a lot for this, and apparently this is an example of a quick response. FYI Foo, the cart already exists, it's an Aero 21-C weapons skid used to haul all kinds of rack mounted missles and such. The hoisting bracket is designed to lift and lower pod and attached adapter to belly (fuselage) level, not wing. I forgot to mention that this wasn't the only piece of equipment we made at the same time. We also reverse engineered similar quantities of the adapters, not shown, that actually get mounted to the bird for checking balance and weight along with slide function to move the pod away before downloading. Kapeesh! SMSB
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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Hard Charger
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