Future of Goodyear Aviation
Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
The Department of Defense’s focal point for the Navy, Air Force, Marines. The JSF brings cutting edge technologies to the militaries of the world, and Goodyear is there all the way.
X-36
The Boeing Company
The 28-percent scale, remotely piloted X-36 has no vertical or horizontal tails, yet it is expected to be more maneuverable and agile than today's fighters. In addition, the tailless design reduces the weight, drag and radar cross section typically associated with traditional fighter aircraft.
In a series of upcoming flight tests, the low-cost X-36 research vehicle will demonstrate the feasibility of using new flight control technologies in place of vertical and horizontal tails to improve the maneuverability and survivability of future fighter aircraft.
Fully fueled, the X-36 prototype weighs 1,300 pounds. It is 19 feet long and measures 11 feet at its widest point. It is 3 feet high and is powered by a Williams Research F112 engine that provides about 700 pounds of thrust.
Using a video camera in the nose of the vehicle, a pilot controls the flight of the X-36 from a virtual cockpit--complete with head-up display (HUD)--in a ground-based station. This pilot-in-the-loop approach eliminates the need for expensive and complex autonomous flight control systems.
Two identical subscale research vehicles have been produced by the team for use in the flight test program. Including design and production of the two aircraft and flight testing, the total cost of the X-36 program is only $17 million.
Embraer Phenom 300
Embraer
Exceptional design for comfort, economics and performance. The Phenom 300 is equipped with the latest technologies to provide the ideal balance of takeoff, climb, speed and range. And . . . it lands only on Goodyear’s newest line of tires for the light jet market – The Flight Eagle LT.
Gulfstream G650
Gulfstream
Ultra High Speed, Ultra Long Performance. The G650 is the newest flagship of the Gulfstream fleet with a range of approximately 7,000 nautical miles and a max speed of Mach .925. And . . . it lands exclusively on Goodyear.
