T-6A ARP Industry Day Brief 7_Mar_22_Final.pdf

T-6A Avionics Replacement Program

(ARP)

Industry Day 7 March 2022

Welth Cooper Contracting Officer

AFLCMC/WLK

welth.cooper@us.af.mil

3/10/2022

Gale “VW” VanDeventer Jr.

Program Manager

AFLCMC/WLDJ

gale.vandeventer@us.af.mil mailto:welth.cooper@us.af.mil mailto:gale.vandeventer@us.af.mil

Agenda

3/10/2022

Time Agenda Item Presenter

9:00 – 9:15 AM Rules of Engagement, Contracting Disclaimer & Check-in

Ms. Welth Cooper

9:15 – 9:20 AM Opening Comments & USG Team Introductions

Mr. Gale VanDeventer

9:20 AM – 11:00 AM Government Industry Day Presentation Program Team Members

Rules of Engagement

• This event will be recorded

• Please mute your computer and/or phone

• Questions in the Teams chat or on the phone will not be recognized as this is not a question and answer session

• Specific requirement(s) will not be discussed

• An event summary will be posted to www.SAM.gov following http://www.sam.gov/

Disclaimer

• The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the information received at this event

• This is for informational purposes only. The contents of any future RFP take precedence over anything provided during this briefing

• There will be no question and answer sessions or one-on-one sessions at any time during this Industry Day event

• Costs incurred as a result of this event will not be reimbursed by the Government

All information included in this briefing is subject to change

Check In

• Contractor POC verbally affirm presence in Microsoft Teams room when company name is called by the Government.

Company names will be called in alphabetical order.

• Contractor POC confirm yes/no to separate aircraft viewing with Government via email as submitted on the registration form

• Contractor POC confirms names of attendees

Opening Comments

Market Research

• Government is currently in the Market Research phase

• Reference Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10

• Previously issued Requests for Information (RFI)

• Industry interest

• Competitive landscape

• Government has not released any requirements or RFP to date

3/10/2022

Submit all questions in writing via email, responses will be posted to www.SAM.gov http://www.sam.gov/

Team Introductions

• Mr. Gale (VW) VanDeventer Jr.

• Lead T-6 ARP Program Manager

• Ms. Welth Cooper

• Contracting Officer

• Mr. Lee Chartier

• T-6 ARP Program Manager

• Ms. Tamika Ferguson

• T-6 ARP Program Manager

• Mr. Monty Kinder

• T-6 ARP Logistics Manager

• Ms. Teresa Schuster

• T-6 ARP Engineer (Contractor)

• Mr. Tim Pruitt

• T-6 ARP Engineer

• Mr. Jeff Dobbs

• T-6 ARP Engineer

T-6 Joint Program Office

• T-6 Branch is the joint service Program Office (PO)

• Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate

• Legacy Training Aircraft Division

• Responsible for T-6 acquisition and sustainment

• Jointly manned via partnership with U.S. Navy

• TACAIR PEO

• Navy Program Management Activity (PMA)-273,

• Undergraduate Flight Training Programs

T-6 Operational Commands

• Air Education & Training Command (AETC)

• Air Force primary undergraduate pilot training (T-6A)

• Combat Systems Officer (CSO) Training (T-6A)

• Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)

• Navy, Marine and Coast Guard primary undergrad flight training (T-6B)

• Naval Flight Officer (NFO) Training (T-6A)

• US Navy Test Pilot School: (T-6B)

• Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC)

• Flight test support (T-6D)

T-6A Mission

• The mission of the T-6A aircraft is to train pilots

• Minimize impacts to pilot production

• Maximize Aircraft Availability (AA)

• Ferrying aircraft to other locations decreases AA and impacts pilot production

• Any scheduled/un-scheduled maintenance action impacts AA

• Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages

(DMSMS) impacts AA and that is why we are here Today

• DMSMS will have heavy impacts to AA by 2026

• T-6A PO is required to aggressively pursue an Avionics replacement

USAF T-6A Fleet

• 442 T-6A Airplanes

• Columbus AFB, MS

• Laughlin AFB, TX

• Randolph AFB, TX

• Sheppard AFB, TX

• Vance AFB, OK

• NAS Pensacola, FL

• Wichita, KS (1)

• Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS)

• 74 Aircrew Training Device (ATD) Simulator

• 6 Egress Procedure Trainer (EPT) Mock Cockpit

USAF Pilot Training Locations

Sheppard AFB, TX T-6A, T-38C

Laughlin AFB, TX T-6A, T-1A, T-38C

NAS Pensacola, FL T-6A, T-1A (CSO Mod)

Randolph AFB, TX T-6A, T-1A, T-38C

Columbus AFB, MS T-6A, T-1A, T-38C

Vance AFB, OK T-6A, T-1A, T-38C

USAF Pilot Pipeline

Bomber

Fighter / Bomber T-38C 96 Hrs 38 Sim Hrs

Airlift / Tanker T-1A 76 Hrs 54 Sim Hrs

Helicopter TH-1H 105 Hrs 40 Sim Hrs

Introduction To Fighter Fundamentals T-38C 20 Hrs

T-6A 87 Hrs 47 Sim Hrs

Formal Training Unit

(FTU)

Initial Flight Screening

(IFS)

18 Hrs

Screen

Primary Advanced

Operational

M A J C O M s

AETC

T-6A Program Profile

• Type Certified Beechcraft Model 3000 / T-6A

• T-6 Program Office maintains USAF Airworthiness, including mission modifications

• Avionics modifications must get Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) or Amended Type Certificate (ATC)

• Textron Aviation Defense is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and is contracted for sustainment support engineering

• Technical Publications are released for operation and maintenance of aircraft

Technical Data Rights

• It is up to the respondents to obtain the necessary data and assess the technical details required to perform required modifications

• Proprietary technical data restrictions exist at systems, subsystems and component level

• T-6 Technical Data will not be available for this Industry Day

• For future potential solicitations, Government intends to develop a “Bidder’s Library” containing available Government Owned and/or Government Use technical data for use in developing technical proposals

Front & Rear Cockpits

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T-6 A Instrument & Side Panels

T-6A External Avionics Components

T-6 Aircraft Capabilities

Fully Pressurized

3.5 PSI System

Full G Protection Anti-G System

Lower Fuel Consumption

X-Wind Capability

17.5 Kts to 25 Kts

Service Life 18,720 Hours

0’/0Kts Ejection Seats

Bird Strike Protection 4 lb bird at 270 Kts

RM&A

2.5 MMH/FH

31,000 Ft Ceiling

Glass Cockpit

Maneuverability +7/-3.5 G

Noise within FAR Limits FAR Part 36 Most Restrictive

Anthropometric Accommodation 103 – 245 Pound Crew Member 5% Female Through 95% Male

Avionics Capabilities

• T-6A IOC in 2001

• 25 avionics Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO’s) since IOC

• Major TCTO’s: TAS upgrade, EHSI/EADI Mod 9, RCP Electronic Instrument Display replacement, ADS-B Out installation

• Summary (more on layout slides)

• Primary Instruments – 13 Display & Indicator Components per cockpit

• Backup Instruments - 5 indicators per cockpit

• VOR/ILS/GS, DME, AHRS, Air Data Computer, Traffic Advisory System, GPS, Transponder

• Voice Communications - VHF Comm (1ch), UHF Comm, Intercom

• Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) , Crash Survivable Recorder (CSR)

• Specific connections of interest;

• KLN-900 Navigator with built in TSO-C129 GPS receiver connected to a GPS Antenna on top of the vertical stabilizer.

• NGT-9000R Transponder with built in TSO-C145C WAAS GPS receiver is connected to GPS

Antenna installed in the dorsal fin. Added in 2019 per STC to meet ADS-B Out mandate.

• Other relevant information;

• Flight Controls are cable driven, with only rudder trim assist by Trim Aid Device

3/10/2022

Presenter Presentation Notes Student Pilot is in FCP, Instructor Pilot is in RCP, When flown with single pilot, FCP.

Avionics Capability Gaps

• GPS non-compliant since 2009

• T-6A KLN-900 Navigation System is not compliant with RNAV 1 ops per FAA AC 90-100A

• Currently prohibited from executing RNAV SIDs, STARs, ODPs

• Restricted to day-VMC only RNAV IAP execution

• Vertical Guidance does not meet LPV minimum

• Safety recommendations

• Controlled Flight Into Terrain – Prevention (CFIT-P)

• SECDEF mandate

• Related to RFI in 2019

• Abnormal Fuel Flow Indications

• Unusual Attitude Indication

3/10/2022

Presenter Presentation Notes Almost half the available alternate landing sites due to approach instrument support.

Current T-6A Avionics Sustainment

• Current T-6A Avionics

• Federated System

• 1st Generation Digital & Analogue Components

• Declining Component Reliability (increased component returns & maintenance)

• DMSMS with current avionics will have heavy impacts to AA by 2026

• Increasing Instances of Obsolescence

• Increasing Sustainment Costs

• Inflexible / Inadaptable

• Extensive Systems Integration

• Unmet FAA Requirements and Safety Board Recommendations

• T-6A Lifecycle

• 2049

• Mid-life avionics tech refresh

Instrument Panel Replacement Candidates

3/10/2022

1. Master Warning/Caution Panel

2. Electronic Attitude Direction Indicator

3. Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator

4. Altimeter EID

5. Traffic Alert/Vertical Speed Indicator EID

6. Standby Compass

7. Radio Call Placard

8. Primary Engine Display

9. Emergency Locator Transmitter Remote Switch

10. TAS Switch Panel

11. Engine/Systems EID

12. AHRS Control

13. Parking Brake Placard

14. Parking Brake Control

15. Central Warning System Annunciator Panel

16. Alternate Engine EID

17. Standby Turn and Bank Indicator

18. Fuel Capacity Marker

19. Standby Altimeter

20. EFIS Control Panel

21. Standby UHF Control

22. Standby Attitude Indicator

23. Standby Airspeed Indicator

24. Radio Management Unit

25. Audio Panel

26. Flap Position Indicator

27. Landing Gear Control Panel

28. Emergency Landing Gear Control

29. Limitations Placard

30. GPS Receiver

31. Speed Brake Annunciator

32. Nose Wheel Steering Annunciator

33. Digital Clock

34. NWS Operation Placard

35. Accelerometer Indicator / G meter

36. Angle of Attack Gage

37. Airspeed EID

38. Angle of Attack Indexer

Shown includes list of DMSMS items + functions that may be assumed by an integrated cockpit.

Some items not shown may be included.

Avionics Bay Replacement Candidates

3/10/2022

Shown are only DMSMS items.

Some items not shown may be included.

Audio Control Amp x2

TAS Antenna

Components not shown:

GPS Config Module Interphone Amp

RMS-555 Config Module Mic Amp

Not DMSMS but impacted:

Circuit Breaker Panels Instrument panel

Avionics Replacement Program Goals

• Replace Federated system while addressing DMSMS issues

• Improve Sustainment

• Reliable and cost effective long-term avionics sustainment infrastructure

• Responsive and agile obsolescence management

• Flexibility to rapidly integrate hardware and software to meet emerging requirements

• Reduce systems integration burden

• Address Safety Board Recommendations

• Include requirements that fall within ARP boundary to address requests from

Safety Review Board

• Address FAA Operational Limitations

• Expand operational capability with updated navigation capabilities

• Compliance with FAA AC 90-100A guidance for Area Navigation (RNAV) routes, Instrument Departure Procedures (DPs), and Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs); with the equipment performance meeting RNP 1/RNAV 1/RNAV 2. Compliance with FAA AC 90-107 guidance for LPV approach.

Modern Integrated Open-systemCompliant

Avionics Replacement Program

• Digital Integrated Avionics

• Retain current T-6A avionics operational capabilities

• Meet emergent FAA requirements and safety board recommendations

• Improve Reliability & Maintainability

• Introduce cost effective long-term avionics sustainment

• Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA)

• Maximize the use of Non-Developmental Item (NDI)

/ Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components

• Configured for T-6A

• Comply with Cybersecurity and Airworthiness

• Government ownership of data rights

• Systems Integration Lab

• Update Ground Based Training System

• Digital Enterprise

Modular Open System Architecture

Digital Transformation

Support multiple levels

DO-178C

Replace obsolete components

DMSMS

Program

Government owned Data

Rights

Actively informed on Regulatory movements

Use latest technology with strong supply

Interface & Capability growth support

Working Groups

Active Customer

Coordination

R&M Program

Life Cycle Supply Plan

Intellectual Property Plan

• Early Virtual Prototype delivery mitigates risks

• Fit, weight, CG, power, environmental, performance, reliability, safety

• Desktop Simulator can give AFSSA early look

• Once matured and Configuration Item is verified against First Article, it is accepted as Digital Twin

• Authoritative Source of Truth

• STC Package captures baseline

• Technical Data Package with digital deliverables

• All deliverables meeting criteria and conforming to digital formats

• Ideally, an enterprise repository

• Data and configuration managed

• Digital review and signature

• Interoperability with all digital tools

• Supports Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Meets Digital Transformation Office’s

Data Object/Attribute and Associated Metadata (DOAM)

• Digital Thread

• It begins here.

ARP Digital Enterprise

• Digital Twin will characterize function, allocation, and product baseline

• Digital Twin Elements included but not limited to;

• MBSE shows coverage of requirements, performance, functions, and interface definition

• SysML complying with provided style guide

• Reliability Analysis tool with SysML compatibility and links

• Behavioral models

• Requirements Management Tool

• RVTM shows requirement allocations

• Interoperability with SysML tool

• Linked to verifications

• 3D Computer Aided Design

• Native and multiple formats complying with guides

• Validated Physics models

• Electrical Design and Analysis

• All Technical Data Packages and deliverables that describe ARP

• Data Ascension List

• Operation Maintenance Integration and Training (OMIT) data and Form Fit Function (FFF) data for commercial items

• Maximize use of Digital Twin for technical reviews, verification, simulation, and training

ARP Digital Twin

T-6A ARP Design Phase

• The Mission of the T-6A aircraft is to train pilots

• Minimize impacts to pilot production

• Maximize AA

• Virtual and Physical prototype will be in parallel

• ARP design and testing completed in less than 20 months

• Contractor testing complete

• Government testing complete

• Testing reports submitted and signed

• Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) issued

• Operational Testing completed

• Digital Twin delivered

• System Integration Lab (SIL) delivered

• GBTS production ready

T-6A ARP Installation

• It is the USGs Intent to install ARP at 5 USAF bases

• Columbus AFB

• Laughlin AFB

• Vance AFB

• Randolph AFB (+ 24 CSO T-6As at NAS Pensacola aircraft)

• Shepard AFB

• Ferrying aircraft to other locations decreases AA and impacts pilot production

• Installation starts would be in two groups

• Group 2 starting 2 weeks after Group 1

• Field Teams performing installations

• Installations will be over a four year period

• GBTS will be modified with ARP at all bases simultaneously

• Delivery schedule will be in sync with ARP modified T-6A

Thank you for your attendance