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Contents 1 Test Readiness Program 1.1 History of the program 1.1.1 Events leading to the program 1.2 References 1.3 Citation product line lineage overview 1.4 CitationJet development 1.5 Citation CJ1 1.6 Citation CJ2 1.7 References 1.8 External links 1.9 India MiG crash 1.10 LTS-101 1.11 ASN database 1.12 NTSB querey 1.13 XH-13F 1.14 Lockheed Martin SkySpirit 1.15 NG KillerBee 1.16 MP-RTIP 1.17 CQ-10 1.18 214ST 1.19 General Atomics 1.20 UAV References

[edit] Test Readiness Program

The Test Readiness Program was a United States Government program established in 1963 to maintain the necessary techonologies and infrastructure for the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, should the treaty which prohibited such testing be abrogated.

[edit] History of the program

[edit] Events leading to the program

From 1958 to 1961, as the world powers negotiated a treaty to ban all testing of nuclear weapons except underground, there was a major push in both the U.S. and the Soviet Union to complete as much development and testing of nuclear weapons as possible before such work was prohibited. Anticipating the upcoming treaty, a moratorium went into effect in 1961 halting all testing. However, in September, 1961, the Soviets broke the moratorium, performing 45 nuclear test events in two months, culminating with a 60-megaton blast on October 30, 1961, the largest at the time. When the Soviets broke the moratorium, the U.S. was not prepared to resume testing, and an immense effort was launched to get the test program back up and running, but even so, it wasn't until April, 1962, that America was able to perform their first post-moratorium tests (Operations Dominic and Fishbowl). Besides the work to prepare and launch the weapon, a tremendous amount of work is needed to prepare and deploy the various scientific data-gathering and analysis systems, so that the test results can be captured and studied.^[1]

Following the resumption of Soviet testing, President Kennedy said, "The Soviet Union prepared to test while we were at the table negotiating with them. If they fooled us once, it is their fault, and if they fool us twice, it is our fault."^[1]

Once the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) went into effect in October, 1963, there was concern within the government that it would be abrogated by the Soviets, who would then have a head-start in the resumption of weapons testing. Not wanting to be caught off-guard, the Test Readiness program was initiated, so that if the treaty was nullified, or if some other national security concern warranted the resumption of testing, the scientific infrastructure would be implace so that testing could begin almost immediately. Congressional ratification of the treaty was tied to a mandate to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a program to maintain American readiness to resume testing if necessary.

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[edit] References

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[edit] Citation product line lineage overview

• FanJet 500, the prototype for the original Citation family, first flew 1969-09-15.^[3]
  • Citation I (Model 500) originally called the Citation 500 before Cessna finally settled on Citation I, by which time the design had changed quite a bit from the FanJet 500. The original Citation I was one of the first light corporate jets to be powered by turbofan engines. Production ceased in 1985.^[4]
  • Citation I/SP (Model 501) single-pilot operations^[5]
  • Citation II (Model 550) a larger stretched development of the Model 500. Initially replaced by the S/II in production, but was brought back and produced side-by-side with the S/II until the Bravo was introduced.^[6][7]
    • T-47A - The U.S. Navy purchased 15 modified Citation II aircraft and operated them as trainers. After most of the aircraft were destroyed in a hangar fire, the remaining aircraft were retired in favor of the T-39.
    • Citation II/SP (Model 551) single-pilot operations^[6][8]
      • Citation V (Model 560), growth variant of the Citation II/SP JT15D5A^[9][10]
        • Citation V Ultra (Model 560) upgraded with JT15D5D, EFIS instruments^[10]
          • Citation V Ultra Encore (Model 560) upgraded with PW535A engines and improved trailing-link landing gear^[10]
            • Citation Encore+ (Model 560) includes FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) and a redesigned avionics system. Granted certification in December of 2006.^[10]
    • Citation S/II (Model S550) incorporated a number of improvements, especially an improved wing. Replaced the II in production.^[6][11]
    • Citation Bravo (Model 550) updated II and S/II with new PW530A engines, landing gear and Primus 1000 avionics.^[12][13]

• Citation III (Model 650) all-new design.^[14][15][16]
  • Citation IV was a proposed upgrade of the III, but was cancelled by Cessna.^[14]
  • Citation VI (Model 650) was a low-cost derivative of the III which had a different avionics suite and non-custom interior design.^[14][15]
  • Citation VII (Model 650) is an upgrade of the III, and is a current production aircraft.^[14][17]

• Citation X (Model 750) (X as in the Roman numeral for ten), an all-new design, the fastest civilian aircraft in the world since the retirement of Concorde.^[18]

• Citation Excel (Model 560XL), utilized a shortened Citation X fuselage combined with the V Ultra's straight wing and the V's tail; used new PW545A engines.^[19][20]
  • Citation XLS, evolved from the Excel
  • Citation XLS+ which includes FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) and a redesigned avionics system.
  • Citation Sovereign (Model 680), utilizes a stretched version of the Excel's fuselage with an all-new wing.^[21][22]

• CitationJet (Model 525) essentially an all-new design, the only carry-over being the Citation I's forward fuselage.^[23]
  • CJ1 (Model 525) Improved version of the CitationJet^[23]
    • CJ1+ (Model 525) Improved version of the CJ1 with new engines^[24][25]
  • CJ2 (Model 525A) Stretched version of the CitationJet^[23]
    • CJ2+ (Model 525A) Improved version of the CJ2 with increased performance.^[26]
    • CJ3 (Model 525B) Increase in size and performance^[27]
    • CJ4 Re-engined with Williams FJ44-4^[28]

• Citation Mustang (Model 510), a new Very Light Jet (VLJ), even smaller and lighter than the CitationJet I meant to compete with the new breed of VLJs from Embraer, Eclipse Aviation, and Adam Aircraft Industries.^[29]

Cessna CitationJet

The Cessna CitationJet, or CJ series (model 525) is one of six families of Cessna Aircraft's Citation brand of business jets, and is currently in production.

[edit] CitationJet development

The original CitationJet, model 525, was formally announced at the 1989 NBAA convention.^[30] With the announcement, Cessna renewed the design philosophy that had led to the original Model 500 Citation, which had ceased production without a replacement in the product line five years before.^[3] Within three days of the announcement, Cessna had received 53 orders for an aircraft that wouldn't even make its first flight for almost two more years.

The first flight of the prototype CitationJet occurred in April, 1991, and the first customer took delivery almost two years later, in March, 1993.^[30]

[edit] Citation CJ1

In the fall of 1998, Cessna announced a series of upgrades to the model 525, including newer avionics and a 200 pound max gross weight increase, along with a new name, the Citation CJ1.

[edit] Citation CJ2

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cessna Citation X web site
• Cessna Citation Sovereign web site
• Cessna Citation Encore+ web site
• Cessna Citation XLS+ web site
• CJ3 pilot report from AW&ST

[edit] India MiG crash

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[edit] LTS-101

• AD 88-14-01 for failure of PT disk, resulting from failure of #3 and #4 bearings
• Australian AD
• AD 95-26-01 replaced PT disk
• NZ AD index for these engines
• Honeywell corp info on engines
• AD 96-06-10 PT disk failure
• -950 info

[edit] ASN database

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[edit] NTSB querey

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[edit] XH-13F

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[edit] Lockheed Martin SkySpirit

Miniaturized Synthatic Aperture Radar developed by Sandia National Laboriatories & mfred by Rockwell Collins; MiniSAR; first flight October 19 onboard LM SkySpirit; 3000 feet, 1st sys to xmit 4in resolution real-time imagery from a Class III UAV (small radar for small aircraft); 1st time autonomous flight of tactical UAV captured SAR data of this resolution; Minnesota Nat Guard test facility; "Sandi MiniSAR flies for first time on UAS", Aerotech, 2006-12-22

[edit] NG KillerBee

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[edit] MP-RTIP

MP-RTIP is an acronym for the Multi-Platform, Radar Technology Insertion Program, a project led by Northrop Grumman to develop the next generation of airborne air-to-air and air-to-ground radar systems. The MP-RTIP is intended to be deployed onboard the E-10 MC2A aircraft and the RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV.

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[edit] CQ-10

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[edit] 214ST

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Bell timeline: [17]

VH-1N: [18]

[edit] General Atomics

GA Press releases

[edit] UAV References

• Eyes in the sky: Aerial Systems