Facilities and Resources

FTA has the engineering and operational infrastructure to accomplish the mission.  

• Test Aircraft
  • T-38, which has external stores carriage capability is modified for systems testing. It can also be used as a pacer test aircraft and for safety/photo chase.  
  • C-210 modified as a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surrogate aircraft with hard points on the wing.  
  • Fairchild Dornier 328 Jet aircraft modified as an airborne icing tanker and systems test aircraft.  
  • A-37 systems test aircraft.

• Location – Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, with 12,000 feet of hard surface runway with crash and rescue capabilities.
• Two aircraft hangars and engineering offices (DoD approved facility)  
• Mechanical and electrical shops  
• Test aircraft and support equipment Flight test instrumentation hardware and software development capability  
• Operating areas – Unrestricted airspace with a wide variety of terrain. The area boasts the best flying weather in the United States, where visual flight rules (VFR) apply 355 days a year.

FTA will furnish an aircraft that best fits the need of the project.