Aviation News Item: 11239

4th Aug 2010

Source: aero-news.net

This is Aero TV's Daily Update on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for Wednesday, July 28th.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was on hand today to address the media, and delivered a mixed report on safety. Babbitt defended his agency from charges it inflates the costs of certifying new designs. Regarding the future of leaded aviation fuel, Babbitt explained the FAA's place in what is really an EPA process..

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Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2010: Alan Klapmeier and Kestrel Aircraft Kestrel Turboprop Program Back On Track... With Alan Klapmeier As CEO!

As we noted in our breaking news coverage late last week, it's nice to finally be able to report two major pieces of news... a new life for the highly respected Kestrel Turboprop program... and the return of Alan Klapmeier to the leadership of an innovative general aviation design and manufacturing program.

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Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2010: EAA's New President New EAA Prez is Long-Time Member, Stearman Pilot/Rebuilder

During remarks in advance of the Piper press conference at Oshkosh 2010, current president EAA Tom Poberezny let loose with the fact that EAA has selected new leadership to 'augment' his aims for the organization.

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Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2010- Looking Back At Day Two This is Aero TV's Daily Update on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for Tuesday, July 27th.

USA Today, which for whatever reason now has a standing policy of talking down general aviation, was out yesterday with a cheap shot at EAA AirVenture. Tuesday's story on page 3A appeared under a subhead that reads, "Air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has history of fatal crashes. The writer, Alan Levin, did acknowledge that the fatals to which he referred did not involve the airshow at Oshkosh, and that most involved obvious pilot mistakes, and many weren't even in the area.

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US Navy Marks Delivery Of 1st Production E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Thu, 05 Aug '10

CNO Gary Roughead Accepts Aircraft On Behalf Of The Navy
The first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to enter the U.S. Navy fleet was "welcomed home" last Thursday in a ceremony held at Norfolk Naval Air Station in Virginia.

Handover Ceremony Navy Photo

As U.S. Navy leadership, Northrop Grumman officials and members of the U.S. Navy's E-2 community looked on, Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, accepted delivery of the aircraft on behalf of the U.S. Navy. "Today is a major naval aviation milestone," Roughead said. "The E-2D is ready, relevant and capable. It's going to be a game changer with information dominance for the U.S. Navy. I am very pleased today to accept delivery of the first E-2D to enter the U.S. Navy fleet."

As the U.S. Navy's carrier-based airborne early warning and battle management command and control system, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, with its newly developed AN/APY-9 radar, works in concert with surface combatants equipped with the Aegis combat system to detect, track and defeat cruise missile threats at extended range. A new rotodome contains critically important, continuous, 360-degree scanning capability, while adding an electronically scanned array. This system allows operators to focus the radar on selected areas of interest.

Under a $408 million contract, awarded in July 2007, Northrop Grumman is producing two additional pilot production aircraft which are on track for delivery in 2010. Manufacturing of four Low-Rate Initial Production aircraft also is progressing well.

E-2D Hawkeye File Photo

"The men and women of Northrop Grumman go to work each day with no greater priority than supporting the warfighter," said Gary Ervin, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "The E-2D's systems represent a multi-generational leap in technology. It is built to be relevant for decades to come and will greatly facilitate how the Navy manages the complex, modern battlespace and emerging threats of today and tomorrow."

The first Navy squadron to operate the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO ZERO (VAW-120), based in Norfolk. As the Navy's Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), the "Greyhawks" train pilots and naval flight officers to fly the aircraft and operate the systems before assignment to an operational flight squadron.

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