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Certifiable Predator B Fuselage Integration Begins

Marks First Step of Physical Production; Flight Testing Planned for Late 2016 SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that fuselage integration of its new Certifiable Predator-® B (CPB) RPA system in now underway. “The...

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Certifiable Predator B Fuselage Integration Begins

Marks First Step of Physical Production; Flight Testing Planned for Late 2016 SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that fuselage integration of its new Certifiable PredatorÂ-® B (CPB) RPA system in now underway....

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Certifiable Predator B Completes Fuselage Integrity Testing

Major Step in Validating Aircraft Airworthiness Achieved SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed fuselage structural integrity testing of its Certifiable Predator-® B (CPB) RPA....

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Certifiable Predator B Completes Fuselage Integrity Testing

Major Step in Validating Aircraft Airworthiness Achieved SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed fuselage structural integrity testing of its Certifiable PredatorÂ-® B (CPB) RPA....

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Design Software Supports Spirit AeroSystems' Early Delivery of Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Fuselage

HyperSizer-® software, from Collier Research, automates structural sizing and load analyses HAMPTON, Va. – When announcing the completion of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage at a September press conference, Bell Helicopter leadership applauded the Bell Helicopter/Spirit AeroSystems team for a job well done, ahead of schedule and within budget. This event marked the culmination of a successful...

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Engineering Software

Design Software Supports Spirit AeroSystems' Early Delivery of Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Fuselage

HyperSizerÂ-® software, from Collier Research, automates structural sizing and load analyses HAMPTON, Va. – When announcing the completion of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage at a September press conference, Bell Helicopter leadership applauded the Bell Helicopter/Spirit AeroSystems team for a job well done, ahead of schedule and within budget. This event marked the culmination of a...

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Spirit AeroSystems Completes First Fuselage for Bell V-280 Valor
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Spirit AeroSystems Completes First Fuselage for Bell V-280 Valor

WICHITA, Kan., - Spirit AeroSystems Inc. [NYSE: SPR announced it has completed the first fuselage to Bell Helicopter for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program. The unit was designed and assembled in Spirit's rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, Kan., in just 22 months. The composite fuselage is being prepped to ship to Bell's Amarillo, Texas, facility for final assembly....

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Spirit AeroSystems Completes First Fuselage for Bell V-280 Valor
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Spirit AeroSystems Completes First Fuselage for Bell V-280 Valor

WICHITA, Kan., - Spirit AeroSystems Inc. [NYSE: SPR announced it has completed the first fuselage to Bell Helicopter for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program. The unit was designed and assembled in Spirit's rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, Kan., in just 22 months. The composite fuselage is being prepped to ship to Bell's Amarillo, Texas, facility for final assembly....

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Raytheon, Partners Develop Low-cost, High-tech Airframe for U.S. Air Force Decoy

Strong global partnerships reduce costs 25 percent TUCSON, Ariz.- — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in partnership with Fokker and Dallara, has developed a lower-cost carbon fiber airframe for the U.S. Air Force's Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) by applying robotics and formula racing technologies. The three companies reduced airframe production costs by 25 percent. The new innovative...

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Raytheon, Partners Develop Low-cost, High-tech Airframe for U.S. Air Force Decoy

Strong global partnerships reduce costs 25 percent TUCSON, Ariz.Â- — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in partnership with Fokker and Dallara, has developed a lower-cost carbon fiber airframe for the U.S. Air Force's Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) by applying robotics and formula racing technologies. The three companies reduced airframe production costs by 25 percent. The new innovative...

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