Repair and Engineering
Duotech Repair and Engineering Posts
Addressing Obsolescence Keeps The Bone Flying
Its designation is the B-1 Lancer. By combining the B and the one(1) it is often referred to by those who fly it as “Bone.” A supersonic heavy bomber, the B-1 Lancer was introduced into service in 1986, but its first flight was in 1974. Why so long from first flight...
Reconfigurable I/O to the ATE is The Socket to The Ratchet Set
Everyone has probably been there. You have something you need to fix on your car’s engine. You buy a specific tool that allows you to correct whatever is wrong. Because it’s specialized, the tool is expensive, and when you’re done it is put on the shelf in your shed...
Know Your Altitude Because “Flying is Not Dangerous; Crashing is Dangerous.”
When visibility is low, cloudy, dark, or you are flying over open waters at night, it is very difficult and sometimes impossible to see the horizon or to know where you are in the sky. Without instruments, the pilot is essentially flying blindly through the sky. In...
Automatic Test Equipment Tutorials – How To Videos Show Common Sense Solution
When budgets are tight you want to accelerate your objectives while maximizing return on your test investment. How do you solve automatic test equipment ATE problems like how maintaining multiple large test stands? Automatic Test Equipment Tutorial Videos Maintaining...
Fight at Night – Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night, or LANTIRN
Cruising at 35,000 feet on patrol in the early morning sky, two USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons await orders to provide close-air support for ground operations. Clouds blanket the earth below, with a ceiling at 500 feet and limited visibility up to 9,000 ft. Below the...
5 Key Changes You Can Expect Transitioning from AS9100C to AS9100D
In the aerospace and defense industry, if you plan to do business with most aerospace manufacturers and suppliers then it is essential your company be compliant and registered AS9100. This standard, published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), is a...
Left Behind by Unsupported, Legacy Automated Test Equipment?
Properly functioning equipment is critical to the combat effectiveness of military forces. Performing aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) is essential to ensuring the mission readiness of electronic devices and flight control surfaces. MRO involves fixing...
HAVE QUICK Through the AN/TRC-187 Radio
As a pilot, you need to stay in communication with other aircraft during your flight. As you pass through a military flight corridor, you may want to contact other friendly fixed-wing or rotary wing aircraft in your area to pass along relevant information. As an...
FPGA vs Microcontroller – Advantages of Using An FPGA
What is an FPGA device? A Gate Array is a prefabricated semiconductor device, like a silicon chip, that has not been configured to have a particular function during fabrication. The Field-Programmable Gate Array, or FPGA, is an integrated circuit that can be...
Aircraft Autopilot Means Hands Off Flying, Not Pilot Sleeping
It’s a crisp, early Sunday morning and a Delta Boeing 777 is lined up on the runway. Final checks are made and the pilots advances the throttles, making the wheels creep forward from a crawl ultimately to take-off speed. The pilot pulls back on the yoke and the big...
Repairing the OH-58 Sight Unit of the Helmet Mounted Display (HMD)
Military pilots train constantly to fly fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft in all conditions and perform multiple roles while doing so. As the technology continues to advance, more avionics and displays are plugged into a cockpit to help pilots have complete...
Jet Friday – As a Fighter Pilot You Definitely Recognize This Aircraft
If you are a United States fighter pilot, you don’t need an introduction to the T-38 Talon. This swept wing supersonic jet is used as the training aircraft that has prepared pilots to operate the F-15, F-16, A-10, F-22, and other fighter aircraft for over 50 years....
