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Laser trackers and handheld scanners used for building military aircraft at Lockheed Martin0 pages
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Photo: courtesy
Lockheed Martin.
Herculean measurement
Lockheed Martin engineers build Hercules aircraft right the first time when they
use laser trackers and handheld scanners
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t’s called Hercules – the oldest and most versatile military aircraft product line in aviation history. First built by Lockheed in 1954, the C-130
has flown to both poles, supported missions in the
Congo, Vietnam and Kosovo, and has even
retrieved satellites in mid-air. And today, the quality control engineers at Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics use API laser trackers to ensure this
legendary aircraft’s quality and precision.
Lockheed Martin has three laser interferometer
trackers manufactured by API on hand in its 900-
Hercules c-130
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