Aviation Magazine Editor-in-Chief Visits the Tech Center

Bill Garvey and Amlan Duttchoudury climb up a ladder to get a better view of some the FASTER equipment.

Nelson Miller, Program Director, FAA/NASA Aviation & Security, recently invited William Garvey, Editor-in-Chief of BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL AVIATION MAGAZINE to visit the Tech Center. Mr. Garvey’s visit covered a wide range of Center programs, facilities and laboratories.

Airport and aircraft safety areas included the Full-Scale Fire Test Facility, Full-Scale Aircraft Test & Evaluation Research (FASTER) Facility and other aging aircraft labs. The National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF) and the Crashworthiness building also were included.

Bill Garvey and Dr. Nelson Miller learn more about the additives used during alternate fuel testing.

Center employees in the Research Development Human Factors Labs demonstrated some of the components used to test human factors issues, and also how the labs are used in other air traffic research. Both the Weather and Radar Processors (WARP) and the Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) provided Garvey with information about some of our weather programs.

Bill Cavage, Sr. discusses small engine fuel testing done in the R & D area.

A trip to the hangar showed what is being done through our “flying laboratories” and Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) programs. Rounding out the day were presentations in the ADS-B areas to brief him on the latest in Air Traffic Control surveillance.

Tom Weiss shows some of the equipment used in the ITWS laboratory.

It is hoped that, based on his visit here, Garvey will be able to feature the Tech Center in his magazine in the future with stories, technical material, presentations and graphics related to the Tech Center’s contributions in the field of aviation.