2. Calspan Flight Research Recent Activities Lou Knotts SAE ACGSC Meeting Salt Lake City March 2-4, 2005

3. Discussion Topics Divestiture by General Dynamics Niagara Falls – New Flight Test Facility Learjet #3 Learjet Automated Aerial Refueling FAA Upset Recovery Training (URT)

4. Divestiture by General Dynamics Aero and Transportation Testing Businesses sold by GD –Completed 18 February 2005 –Returned to Calspan Corporation Business consists of five operating units: –Flight Research –Transonic Wind Tunnel –Transportation Science Center –Crash Data Research Center –System Integration & Design 230 employees –Buffalo, Edwards, Roswell, Ann Arbor, Miami

5. Niagara Falls Hangar Our first aircraft, November 2004

6. Learjet # 3 Bought 25D – Serial 347 Currently at Wichita factory for inspection 1 year in-flight simulation modifications start in April

7. Learjet Automated Aerial Refueling AAR Sponsored by AFRL Utilizing Learjet as “surrogate” J-UCAS Objectives: –Clear Learjet to operate up to and including Contact position with KC-135 –Evaluate acceptability of sensors –Evaluate control laws for automated refueling Initial Test Flights –Sep 2004 –Gathered data for PGPS & EO sensors Next: –Install throttle servos – Summer 2005 –Data-link test - Sep 2005 –Initial automated closed-loop tests – Jun ‘06 –Final automated closed-loop tests – Jun ‘07

8. FAA Upset Recovery Training FAA Sponsored – 5 Year Program –Based at Roswell, NM Objectives: –Develop an In-Flight Simulation Based URT Program –Train up to 2,000 Airline Pilots –Optimize URT Utilizes Learjet IFS and Aerobatic Bonanza –½ Day Lecture, Ground Sim, Bonanza Flt, LJ Flt. Data being collected : –Pilot background info –Video, Digital data –Post-flight comments & Recovery Rating (similar to C-H) Expanding to Commercial Customers: several air carriers interested, business aviation, others …

9. FAA Upset Recovery Training LEARJET Accident Scenarios: CG shifts PIO tendencies Wake vortex Jammed controls Surface hard-over Runaway trim Total hydraulic failure BONANZA Aerobatics: Loops & Rolls Split-S Positive & Negative g Nose high recovery Nose low recovery

10. URT Current Program Status Completed Third year of program 2002 – 03 (Year 1) –Curriculum & flight scenarios prepared –Ground simulator delivered (Genesis companion trainer) –Hotbench development system started (new Wheel/Column) –83 Participants (Aug 02 – Jun 03) 2003 – 05 (Year 2/3) –160 Participants to date (Jun 03 – Feb 05) –Completed Hotbench – system architecture & Wheel/Column 53 Participant Organizations –33 Passenger Airlines, 4 Cargo, 2 Charter, FAA, ALPA, APA, NTSB, NMDoT, 3 Manufacturers, 4 Universities, 2 Journalists

11. Pilot’s Confidence of Recovery vs IFS URT Training Dramatic Improvement after IFS-Based Training (based on 182 subjects to date - 7/31/04) 49% 2% 19% 1% 80%