Hughes Aircraft Company

Dennis G Carpenter

David L Fowler

David P Van Cleve

David A Milani

Ronald W Monk

Robert J Curry

Joseph A Crisafulli

Gerald T Emmert

An apparatus (10) for testing an operational status of a missile interface system includes a portable control unit (16) having an interface panel (28). The interface panel (28) has a plurality of umbilical ports adapted to receive data from a plurality of missile stations (12) via a corresponding plurality of umbilical cables (18). The interface panel (28) is further includes a coaxial port (40), adapted to receive data from a radar trap (22) via a coaxial cable (20). The apparatus further includes a fixture assembly (116) having a main body portion (120). The main body portion (120) has a channel (122) through which a first end of the umbilical cable (18) is allowed to pass. The fixture assembly (116) is adapted to be releasably mounted to a missile station (12).

Method and apparatus for missile interface testing

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Dennis G Carpenter