NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Avionics and Instrumentation Branch maintains and modifies all of Dryden’s Research and Science platform aircraft. The Dryden Avionics & Instrumentation Branch has avionics technicians that provide technical support of avionics and instrumentation systems for Dryden’s research and Airborne Science aircraft.

Support includes design, development, installation, integration, testing operation, maintenance, and modification of the following airborne systems and associated equipment:

• Communications
• Electrical
• Pilot instruments
• Flight controls
• Flight research telemetry/instrumentation
• Science instruments
• Navigation
• Video

Avionics technicians also serve as secondary aircrew members during missions, as flight safety technicians and systems operators on DFRC aircraft projects.

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Points of Contact

Paul Aristo, Branch Chief
(661) 276-7934
paul.j.aristo@nasa.gov

James Mills, Deputy Branch Chief
(661) 276-7935
james.e.mills@nasa.gov