OVERVIEW General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., (GA-ASI) develops and manufactures the Predator line of aircraft, a highly successful long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) used in surveillance and reconnaissance missions around the globe. ATA Engineering, Inc., has supported GA-ASI by modeling, analyzing, and testing different variants of the Predator. Our suite of sophisticated test and analysis tools enables us to work very efficiently in a highly integrated design, analysis, and test environment. This allowed us to meet all schedule and technical needs and provide critical flight qualification information for the aircraft. TASKS PERFORMED & KEY OUTCOMES h Developed detailed finite element models (FEMs) of Predator variants from CAD models. h Selected optimal sensor

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