CHALLENGE To develop a process for establishing community-friendly takeoff procedures for fighter jets. SOLUTION Lockheed Martin systems engineers are using a variety of JMP ® tools to optimize takeoff profiles. RESULTS For its noise-reduction research, the Lockheed Martin team received a Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award in 2011 from the Engineers’ Council. CUSTOMER BRIEF Friendlier skies Award-winning Lockheed Martin engineers take a statistical approach to aircraft departure noise If you’ve ever stood in the vicinity of a fighter jet as it ascends from a runway – or lived anywhere near an airbase – you can appreciate the importance of Jeanette Elliott’s work. Elliott works for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Ft. Worth, TX, as a systems en

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