Aviation Operations

Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey)
Operating primarily from its facility located at the Manassas Regional Airport, OADS conducts flight test operations using an instrumented UH-1H helicopter. Currently optimized for flight test of laser systems, it can be rapidly reconfigured and instrumented to support a wide range of test profiles/requirements within its operating envelope.

Current instrumentation configuration/capabilities:

	High-speed 8 Channel Pentium 4 Data Collection system with Date/time stamp capability
	Inertial Navigation System with 6-DOF capability
	ARINC 429 and 1553 Data Bus Compatible
	Precision Air Data System (Airspeed, Altitude, Angle of Attack and Angle of Sideslip)

Aircraft Capabilities

	Maximum Gross Weight - 9,500 pounds
	Maximum Airspeed – 124 knots
	Maximum Sideward Flight – 30 knots
	Maximum Rearward Flight – 30 knots

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Beech B200 King Air
All-weather capable, the OADS King Air performs a wide range of missions ranging from logistics and flight test support to executive transport.

Interior Arrangement
The cabin is divided into two compartments, the passenger/cargo compartment and utility compartment. The passenger cargo compartment contains the passenger seats, two-place aisle facing couch, storage for hot and cold liquid containers, and aisle-facing seat with a chemical toilet underneath. All of these may be removed or rearranged for transportation of light cargo. The utility compartment contains baggage and the necessary equipment required for overwater flights such as liferaft and survival equipment.

Aircraft Capabilities

	Normal category – 12,500 pounds
	Maximum gross ramp and taxi weight – 12,590 pounds
	Maximum landing weight – 12,500 pounds
	Maximum Airspeed – 245 KIAS (.47 MACH)
	Maximum Operating Altitude – 31,000 feet

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Vought F4U-7 Corsair
Home based at our Manassas Facility, the OADS Corsair is also being configured as a flying test bed. Fully IFR capable, it is well suited to perform chase as well as test missions. Equipped with test instrumentation tailored to support customer specific requirements, it is an ideal platform for support of a wide range of test profiles within its operating envelope.

Aircraft Capabilities

	Normal Gross Weight - 13,270 pounds
	Maximum Gross Weights
	- Field Take Off - 19,400 pounds
	- Field Landing - 15,000 pounds
	- Arrested Landing - 13,000 pounds
	Maximum Airspeed - 420 knots
	Service Ceiling - 41,000 feet
	Acceleration Limitations - 7.5g positive; 3.4g negative

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