L-3 Telemetry-East has designed and developed a wide variety of aircraft flight test products ranging from simple encoder/transmitter systems to large scale master/remote Data Acquisition Systems (DAS). These systems have been used by virtually every large aircraft contractor on commercial programs, and by aerospace contractors and government agencies on critical military programs.
Applications
Aircraft Flight Test
Missile and Launch Vehicle Test
L-3 Telemetry-East has provided, and continues to provide, products and systems to the major U.S. and foreign aerospace companies and government agencies involved in missile and launch vehicle testing. Missile programs such as Tomahawk, Stinger, Trident, and THAAD, to name a few, use L-3 Telemetry-East transmitters, encoders, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems.
Precision Munitions Test
L-3 Telemetry-East has developed a unique, modular product consisting of a PCM encoder and S-Band transmitter used in projectile test applications. These units can be modified to accommodate virtually any requirement and can be physically repackaged to meet a wide variety of form factors, depending on installation needs.
Telemetry Ground Equipment
L-3 Telemetry-East manufactures a wide variety of telemetry ground equipment, including receivers, complete computer-controlled ground stations, and a wide variety of support products servicing the range telemetry, space data, signal intelligence, and satellite Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) communities. These products include configurations suitable for rack mount, modules for VME chassis and PC applications, and complete turnkey installations.
Products
AirDAS Airborne Data Acquisition System
Aircraft Flight Test
Missile and Launch Vehicle Test
Precision Munitions Test
Telemetry Ground Equipment
AirDAS™ is L-3 TE’s next-generation airborne data acquisition system, providing the latest signal conditioning and encoding functions in a complete, network-capable architecture.
AirDAS utilizes the latest high-speed digital technology to:
- Address both current PCM-based and evolving networked system requirements in a single, future-proof platform
- Provide unmatched architectural flexibility as part of the comprehensive L-3 Telemetry Suite™ of products and services
- Accommodate large and small system configurations, with standalone, master and slave capability in the same box
- Interface with both NetDAS™ and Intellibus™ equipment to optimize overall system size, weight and performance
- Allow easy setup and reconfiguration using VistaTEC and standard PC-based hardware
- Adapt to both current and future flight test programs through complete field-reprogrammability
- Transfer settings and data seamlessly between airborne and ground elements using the Vista software platform
- Incorporate high-capacity flash data storage, eliminating or supplementing stand-alone recorder capability
AirDAS is further backed by L-3 TE’s dedicated Customer Support organization, offering on-site training and support, a 24-hour technical support hotline, performance based logistics and guaranteed repair turnaround times. Hardware, software and services are all designed with the single-minded goal of helping the customer successfully complete the flight test program.
