USAFTPS ASTARS FAM

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Welcome to the United States Naval Test Pilot
School
Industry Day
Dennis Bostich
Airborne Systems Instructor
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Mission

• provides instruction to experienced pilots,
  flight officers, and engineers in the processes
  and techniques of aircraft and systems test and
  evaluation.
• from all U.S. military services, other U.S.
  Government agencies, and foreign nations.

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History

• Aug 94, Statement of work
• Jun 96, final Government Furnished Equipment
  integration
• 2004 begin flying second NP-3D
• Two of the oldest P-3s in the Navy

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U.S. Naval Test Pilot SchoolAirborne Systems
Trainingand Research SupportAircraft
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Major Systems

• APG-66(V)2 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) Radar
• MX-15 Infrared/Electro-Optical System
• Moving Map Navigation System
• Simulated HUD
• Mission Computer
• Three interface computers
• Two Crew Stations
• Test Conductor and Evaluator
• Integrated Navigation System

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Physical Layout
Crew seats
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System Architecture
















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Evaluator Station

• Student Station
• A-12 Cockpit mock-up
• 4 displays 2 hand controllers
• Radar, FLIR, Map, HUD and Radio control

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Test Conductor Station

• Instructor Station
• 4 displays 2 hand controllers
• Mission computers
• Triple Deck video recorder (Hi-8mm format)
• Radar, FLIR, HUD, Map video w/ ICS and IRIG

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APG-66(V)2 Radar

• Manufactured by Northrop-Grumman
• Four Line Replaceable Units
• Transmitter, 21.5 KW traveling wave tube

• Antenna mechanically scanned phased array
• Low Power Radio Frequency
• Signal Data Processor

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Radar Modes

• Air-to-Air
• Two Search Modes
• Range While Search and Air Combat Maneuvering
• Four track modes
• Track-While-Scan, Single Target Track ,
  Situational Awareness Mode, and SAM Multi-Target
  Track
• Air-to-Ground
• Four search modes with sub-modes
• Real Beam Ground Map, Sea Search, Ground Moving
  Target Indicator and Beacon
• One tracking mode, Fixed Target Track

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MX-15

• Four components
• Re-Tractable Gyro-Stabilized Turret
• Master Control Unit
• Control Panel
• Hand Control
• Three Image Sensors
• High magnification step zoom IR
• Low magnification continuous zoomcolor TV
• High magnification fixed field ofview color TV

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MX-15

• Control Panel
• Instructor Station

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Moving Map

• Designed to provide continuously updated pixel
  map
• Provides map coverage from JOG through JNC
• Scale (nmi) Map
• 1000
• 500
• 160
• 80 JNC (12M)
• 40 ONC (11M)
• 20 TPC (1500K)
• 10, 5 TPC (2x, 4x pixel zoom)

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Instrumentation
Navigation
Air-to-Air Radar
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Head-Up Display

• HUD symbology overlaid on video from a
  cockpit-mounted color camera
• Size chosen to simulate modern HUD (approx 20
  deg x 30 deg)
• Symbology is a composite emulation of several
  different HUD formats
• Various display formats can be selected

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Head-Up Display
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Workload

• Two classes totaling 70 students per year
• Three off-site short courses per year
• FY06, 360.5 flight hours, 35.4 MMH/FH
• FY07, 307.3 flight hours, 19.4 MMH/FH
• FY08, 107.3 flight hours, 37.9 MMH/FH

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Supports

• Integrated Systems Demonstration
• Integrated Systems Evaluation
• Air-to-Ground Radar Test Techniques
• Air-to-Air Radar Test Techniques
• Radar Evaluation (A/A and A/G)
• FLIR/EO Evaluation
• Short Course
• Navigation System Evaluation

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APG-66 Maintenance

• LPRF, rate 1.14/yr since 2001, cost 12,000/yr
• Transmitter, rate 0.67/yr since 2005, cost
  12,500/yr
• Antenna, rate 0.67/yr since 2005, 9,600/yr
• SDP, rate 0.33/yr since 2005 (only 1, SDP was
  A799), cost 2,800/yr
• Navy maintenance contract supports Navy Counter
  Drug Upgrade, Coast Guard, and Customs Service.

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MX-15 Maintenance

• None to date
• Two years on warranty remaining.

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Statement of Objectives

• Three sections of requirements
• 1.0 Baseline Design Goals
• 2.0 Program Objectives
• 3.0 Support
• Will USNTPS consider an optimal solution to
  performance based goals that does not meet all
  section 2 and 3 requirements? Yes.

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Statement of Objectives1.0 Baseline Design Goals

• 1.2.1 Provide an integrated system of sensors,
  controls, and displays typical of current and
  future tactical aircraft.
• 1.2.2 Provide support and instrumentation systems
  typically employed in developmental test
  aircraft.
• 1.2.3 Allow complete control of entire sensor
  suite from either of two operator stations.
• 1.2.4 Allow instructor monitoring of all student
  actions.
• 1.2.5 Allow continuous ground operation with no
  overheating

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Statement of Objectives2.1 General Aircraft
Requirements

• 2.1.1 Crew
• 2.1.1.1 No more than 2 pilots required.
• 2.1.1.2 No non-pilot flight crew (flight
  engineer, observer, etc.) required.
• 2.1.1.3 During systems training within local
  restricted areas, one pilot seat may be occupied
  by a test pilot student under instruction.
• 2.1.1.4 Seating to accommodate a minimum of 4
  students and 2 instructors (including the two
  operator stations).

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Statement of Objectives2.1 General Aircraft
Requirements

• 2.1.2 Support
• 2.1.2.1 All aircraft modifications, to include
  installation of any provided GFE, will be
  accomplished by the contractor.
• 2.1.2.2 Use government provided fuel when
  supporting USNTPS missions.
• 2.1.2.3 Contractor use other than support to
  USNTPS curriculum normally restricted to
  maintenance and ferry flights (no ASTARS system
  operation). All other flights require specific
  approval from the Commanding Officer, USNTPS.
• 2.1.2.4 Aircraft sustainable with equipment in
  the current Navy inventory (no special government
  ground support equipment required).
• 2.1.2.5 Maintain all GFE in accordance with
  applicable instructions.
• 2.1.2.6 Aircraft available to USNTPS use 40 weeks
  per year, non-contiguous.

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Statement of Objectives2.1 General Aircraft
Requirements

• 2.1.3 Performance
• 2.1.3.1 Instrument rated aircraft
• 2.1.3.2 Power and cooling budget for all ASTARS
  sensor systems (including radar) to operate
  simultaneously during ground and airborne
  operation.
• 2.1.3.3 Adequate power and cooling to operate all
  systems and sensors (including the radar)
  continuously for at least 3 hours on the ground
  with no overheating and no additional ground
  support equipment.
• 2.1.3.4 Endurance to operate at normal cruising
  speed for at least 4 hours, with sufficient
  Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) reserve.
• 2.1.3.5 Capable of carriage of high-density
  information system or external advanced range
  data system pod to support Atlantic Test Range
  time, space, and position information data.

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Statement of Objectives2.2 Navigation System

• 2.2.1 Include a Global Positioning System aided
  navigation system.
• 2.2.2 At least two independent navigation
  systems.
• 2.2.3 Capability to look at time and position
  information from each system concurrently.
• 2.2.4 Instrumentation to allow for recording raw
  navigation and sensor data to digital media for
  student post-flight analysis.

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Statement of Objectives2.3 Operator Stations

• 2.3.1 Two operator stations with all the
  following items required at each station.
• 2.3.2 Seating for one student to operate all
  controls and displays, and one seat for an
  instructor or student observer.
• 2.3.3 Seating with adequate design and restraint
  to be manned for all phases of flight.
• 2.3.4 Station configuration not required to look
  like a specific tactical aircraft cockpit though
  all in-flight operation must be accomplished
  while seated at the operator station.
• 2.3.5 Cabin configuration to allow for instructor
  oversight of each of the student stations with no
  obstructions.
• 2.3.6 At least four multifunctional displays or
  equivalent functionality.
• 2.3.7 Two hand control units to control all
  sensor and display functions

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Statement of Objectives2.3 Operator Stations

• 2.3.8 Communications system at each operator
  station with the following
• 2.3.8.1 Hot microphone or voice actuated internal
  communication system (ICS) to the instructor and
  other students using ASTARS.
• 2.3.8.2 Selectable ICS capability for student and
  instructor communication to the pilot(s).
• 2.3.8.3 ICS available with power on aircraft.
• 2.3.8.4 UHF/VHF radio transmit and receive
  capability with selectable channels from the
  operator stations

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Statement of Objectives2.4 Data Recorders

• 2.4.1 Capable of recording at least three video
  inputs.
• 2.4.2 Capable of being loaded, unloaded, and
  accessed during flight.
• 2.4.3 Selection of parameters to be recorded
  capable of being changed (new or different
  parameters selected) in flight.
• 2.4.4 Capable of recording ICS and radio
  communications.
• 2.4.5 Instrumentation to display and record data
  parameters (e.g., radar, navigation, mission
  data, etc.).

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Statement of Objectives3.0 Support

• 3.1 Additional Software and Hardware Requirements
• 3.1.1 Software to use an open architecture.
• 3.1.2 Hardware to be reconfigurable to the
  maximum extent possible.
• 3.2 Configuration Management
• 3.2.1 Update software configurations, hardware
  configurations, and users manuals and provide a
  copy to the Commanding Officer, USNTPS, within
  two weeks of any changes

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Statement of ObjectivesSupport

• 3.3 Technical Publications
• 3.4.1 Source code to be provided to the
  government (as applicable).
• 3.4.2 Provide access to all source code for
  system integration.
• 3.4.3 Provide an interface design description for
  all systems.
• 3.4.4 Maintain and provide to USNTPS staff a copy
  of all software and hardware configurations.
• 3.4.5 Maintain and provide to USNTPS staff a copy
  of all users manuals pertinent to training
  system operations.

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Statement of ObjectivesSupport

• 3.4 Technical Training
• 3.4.1 Provide initial training to USNTPS
  instructor staff personnel on system operation.
• 3.4.2 Provide refresher and new instructor staff
  personnel training on system operation at least
  yearly, or as major changes are incorporated in
  the system.

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Tentative Schedule

• 8 April 08 Industry Day
• 1 May 08 Sources Sought and Capabilities Statemen
  t Request
• 1 Jun 08 Responses Received
• 1 Aug 08 Request for Proposal release
• 15 Sep 08 RFP Close
• 31 Dec 08 Award
• 1 Jan 09 Commence work

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QUESTIONS?