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Carter Atkinson (GA Tech) checks the integrity of the connecting pins on a prototype hoist wiring harness, which will eventually help the US Air Force remove and replace heavy cargo doors more quickly and safely than with the current hoists.  

MERC engineering interns install strain gages on an aircraft vertical stabilizer; these gages will be used for structural testing and the test results will help validate the finite element model of the vertical stabilizer. Henry Blankenship (GA Tech) measures a section of the vertical stabilizer skin panel in order to position a strain gage, while Jack…

Noah Harrell (Mercer) and Jack DeWitt (GA Southern) take measurements to build accurate 3D models of an engine assembly, which is critical to identifying the root cause of on-aircraft damage. Noah and Jack also supported the redesign of an aircraft equipment rack, learning key skills about the engineering development and the airworthiness approval processes. Owen Giguere…

Four summer interns are currently supporting AIRCAT, the Automated Inspection, Repair, Corrosion, and Aircraft Tracking system developed by MERC for the C-130. For over 20 years, AIRCAT has helped users track flight data and structural issues such as corrosion and cracks to generate a more complete picture of aircraft conditions to ensure the safety and…

Summer engineering interns Layla Brown (FAMU) and Lucas Strout (Mercer) are supporting MERC’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics product area with software characterization and modeling of radar parameters. These radar parameters are an integral part of a MERC-designed battlespace simulator that allows our customers to plan the electromagnetic warfare component of a mission.

MERC would like to congratulate Skyler Wadas for completing the two-month long GA Air National Guard Officer Training School in Montgomery, AL. Skyler, who has a degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve, is now a second lieutenant in the 116th Air Control Wing. He will serve as a civil engineer, helping the Guard…

MERC was pleased to be a team member in the modernization of the B-1 Bomber’s ALQ-161 Defensive Avionics System. Our support included generating and revising the production technical data package, performing a physical configuration audit on the manufacturer’s initial product, and providing measurement data and findings that were used for product and data improvement. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crg-defense-successfully-executes-final-aaa-kit-delivery-b-1-uv3kc/

An employee recognition luncheon was held on April 8 to recognize the years of service for employees and to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of employees in each directorate. New employees were also welcomed into the MERC family. These MERC employees were recognized for their years of service, ranging from 5 to 30 years. Outstanding employees…

The following MERC employees were recognized by the Dixie Crow chapter of the Association of Old Crows (AOC) during the 50th annual Dixie Crow Symposium, March 23-25, Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA. Mike Hopf, Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, received the AOC Technology Hall of Fame award for providing decades of electronic warfare (EW)  expertise…

MERC was proud to participate in and serve as a sponsor of the 50th annual Association of Old Crows Dixie Crow Symposium, held in the Museum of Aviation’s Century of Flight Hangar, Robins AFB. Several MERC employees with expertise in electronic warfare (EW) attended the symposium, including Joe Hopf, Josh Fordyce, Malik Pierre, and Justin…