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Monday, September 18, 2006

3:15 p.m. - Tour of the Newport Test Facility, Tanner Hill

The afternoon's activities shifted outdoors as attendees visited the Newport Test Facility, which included a tour of an F-22 jet. The facility, located 26 miles east of Rome Laboratory, consists of six highly instrumented data gathering facilities for 10 measurement ranges. The facility is located on two hilltops which are more than a mile apart and separated by a 400-foot valley. The somewhat isolated area provides a moderately quiet electromagnetic environment. This facility is primarily used to gather antenna pattern and coverage data on tactical aircraft such as fighters and attack aircraft.

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