U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Holly has been appointed deputy director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in Washington. He was director of the MDA's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Joint Program Office, Huntsville, Ala.
Terry O'Dwyer has become interim chairman and U.S. Army Gen. (ret.) Wayne Downing interim deputy chairman of Metal Storm Ltd., Arlington, Va. O'Dwyer has been deputy chairman and succeeds USN Adm. (ret.) Bill Owens, who has resigned to become CEO of Nortel Networks Ltd.
The amount of Boeing 7E7 content supplied by non-U.S. companies is growing, confirming predictions about the long-range twinjet's globalization. France is already benefiting from the boost.
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. has released a new voltage regulation power distribution unit. Model TPC2993 is a 19-in. rack-mount solution for voltage fluctuation problems. The system accepts a low voltage (brown-out) or over voltage from 105-137 volts, according to the company. The sensing circuitry reacts quickly to input voltage and adjusts the transformer to output a regulated 10 volts, ±5 volts. Use of nine 120-volt AC outlets allows the user to connect almost any computer or electronic device. The model is suited for information technology systems or broadcast uses.
USMC Maj. Gen. Jon A. Gallinetti has assumed command of the U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Warfighting Center, Suffolk, Va. He succeeded USMC Maj. Gen. Gordon C. Nash, who is now deputy commander of USMC Forces Atlantic. Gallinetti was director of the U.S. Atlantic Command's Joint Experimentation Directorate.
Andrew Hudson has been promoted to senior director of corporate communications and marketing from director of communications and Joe Hodas to senior manager from manager of corporate communications for Frontier Airlines. Dan Vorlage has been named senior manager of branding. He was a senior account manager for the Sterling-Rice Group.
This is the second of a two-part series describing from inside the Opportunity science team how specific Mars rover operations are daily planned and executed. Part one appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology on May 31, p. 62. The wheeled mobility of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers is enabling them, in effect, to "land on Mars" at multiple places.
Douglas Barrie (London), Michael A. Taverna (Paris)
Concerns over capability and intent have traditionally been the mantra of intelligence communities. In the case of Europe's guided-weapons sector, the question is just how much of its considerable capability do governments intend to nurture. The truism that there's a capability gap between Europe and the U.S. is often used as the launch point to debate whether Europe has the capacity or the will to begin addressing this potentially crippling malaise for any form of Atlantic alliance.
Lawrence J. Rytter has been named vice president/general manager for Herley Industries Inc.'s Lancaster, Pa., operation. He was president of the Command Systems Div. of the Telephonics Corp., Farmingdale, N.Y.
Spectroline's DM-365XA digital ultraviolet radiometer uses sensor technology to provide maximum accuracy and reproducibility of UV intensity readings, according to the company. It measures long-wave UV 320-400nm. with an accuracy of better than ±5%, traceable to NIST standards, over a measurement range of 0-19,900 uW/cm2. The radiometer has an interference filter that eliminates sensitivity of infrared, so only one intensity reading is needed. The 1-lb.
Bill Peppler, editor-in-chief of the Aviation Supplies and Academics textbook From the Ground Up and general manager of the Canadian Air Line Pilots Assn., has won the 2004 Trans-Canada McKee Trophy from the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. The award recognizes "sustained high-level performance" in the field of aviation.
Richard Bernstein (see photo, p. 39), president/CEO of BAI Aerosystems Inc. of Baltimore, has won an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Maryland in the manufacturing category. Bernstein also is the founder of K&L Microwave Inc., Salisbury, Md.
The A380 is now an industrial reality as airframe subassemblies begin to be delivered to the final assembly line. MSN01 is scheduled to fly "in early 2005" and will be joined by three more aircraft in less than 12 months.
USN Rear Adm. Alan B. Hicks has been named deputy for surface warfare for combat systems and weapons in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. He has been commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center/deputy commander for warfare systems engineering at Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington.
Travis Christ has been promoted to vice president-marketing of America West Airlines from president of America West Vacations, Kara Gin to vice president-financial planning and analysis from senior director for distribution and Paul Lambert to vice president-corporate real estate from senior director for legal affairs/associate general counsel. Christ and Gin succeed Ken Feldman and J.R. Wilson, respectively, who have resigned. Ron Cole has been appointed vice president-customers and inflight services and Joette Schmidt vice president-sales.
Jorge Fernandez (see photo) has been promoted to vice president-international and alliances for Delta Air Lines from director for Latin America and Carib- bean. He succeeds Paul Matsen, who has become senior vice president/chief marketing officer. Pam Elledge (see photo) has been promoted to vice president from director of sales and distribution. She succeeds Lee Macenczak, who is now senior vice president/chief human resources officer. Capt. Gary L. Beck has been promoted to vice president from director of flight operations/ chief pilot.
Jerome A. Copelan has become deputy executive director for business development for Los Angeles World Airports. He was director of legal affairs and administration at the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (Calif.) Airport Authority.
A supposed "strip search" of former Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes at Dulles International Airport last year prompted an apology from Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage during a visit to New Delhi last week. Armitage said he was "horrified" by the report. But apparently it wasn't quite so horrific. The story apparently erupted because political opponents were trying to embarrass Fernandes. He says that he was asked to remove his coat, shoes and socks after a key in his pocket set off the airport's metal detector.
The South African Air Force will start taking delivery of new trainers and fighters in the next few years, but in some respects the success or failure of the massive arms package won't be known until early next decade.
PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES HAS RECEIVED ORDERS FOR eight turboprop-powered P-180 Avanti business aircraft. Four of the orders came from WinAir in Germany, three from customers in the U.S. and one from a customer in Mexico. As a result, Piaggio is increasing the Avanti production rate to 18 airplanes this year, 22 in 2005 and as many as 36 per year by 2007.
Metronics Inc.'s Gage Chek provides a broad range of affordable gaging solutions for aerospace manufacturing application, according to the company. With multiple probe input channels, advanced math formulas and the ability to view real-time gage value, Gage Check can be used with a rotary encoder to control angle position on engine parts. It is easy to view and operate, with simple programmable gaging routines and flexible display options. The 6-in.
Friday, Feb. 13, 1962: As a new helicopter specialist pilot in the U.K.'s Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, I prepared for my first night familiarization flight since joining No. 815 Sqdn. The frontline unit--my initial posting after completing advanced flight training--was the Navy's first squadron to fly the new Wessex Mk. 1 all-weather antisubmarine helicopter.
