The program has been under way for three years now and has focused on the development of equipment-testing techniques, so they may be used for longer periods time safely.

You gotta love it. No fog, nice breeze, plenty warm. Is sure is nice.

We've lost probably six weeks to the weather.

They ran out of fuel as the pilot was still negotiating with the hijackers at the time the plane hit the sea,

The Air Force spends a significant amount of money testing equipment, and operational costs go up each year with the aging of equipment. Our job is to keep those costs down and the planes flying.

The center, for the past several years, has led the way in computer simulation technology.