{"id":284040,"date":"2023-02-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-485428"},"modified":"2023-09-29T17:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:41:35","slug":"old-research-plane-new-education-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/old-research-plane-new-education-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Research Plane, New Education Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Old Research Plane, New Education Mission<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Front view of a twin engine aircraft right behind a service vehicle on an airport taxiway.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2019-c-09880-0.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Glenn\u2019s DHC-6 Twin Otter returns after a 2019 mission to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As NASA aims to solve the mysteries of our home planet and revolutionize air travel, it deploys a fleet of aircraft \u2014 from Gulfstreams to helicopters to the Super Guppy \u2013 each with its specific purpose in achieving the agency\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Glenn Research Center\u2019s Flight Operations Office in Cleveland provides airborne science and research capabilities using a small fleet of aircraft that until recently included a DHC-6 Twin Otter. One of the original aircraft of its type, the Twin Otter served NASA for nearly 40 years by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/oct\/40-years-of-nasa-spinoff\/anti-icing-technology\">flying experiments and technologies<\/a> designed to address an array of aviation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/optics-and-algal-blooms-meet-maker-roger-tokars\/\">environmental challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Twin Otter has a new home at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), home to one of the nation\u2019s top aerospace schools, where it\u2019s helping address a national problem \u2013 a shortage of Airframe and Powerplant-certified (A&P) technicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe logged a lot of hours on the Otter, and it provided many valuable research insights over the years, but it was just not mechanically or financially practical to continue flying,\u201d said Phil Beck, who spent 15 years as crew chief for Glenn\u2019s recently retired Twin Otter. \u201cWhile we\u2019re sad to see it go, sending our retired aircraft to aviation schools as training aids is something we \u2013 through the General Services Administration (GSA) \u2013 have successfully done in the past, and we\u2019re glad to see the Twin Otter\u2019s workhorse legacy live on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Body of aircraft sits on a flatbed attached to a truck in front of the NASA Glenn Research Center aircraft hangar.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg 3157w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=1024,648 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=1536,972 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=2048,1295 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=400,253 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=600,380 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=900,569 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=1200,759 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/grc-2022-c-06903_0.jpg?resize=2000,1265 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The disassembled DHC-6 Twin Otter departs NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center on its way to Murfreesboro, Tenn.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Professor Bill Allen and his colleagues at MTSU train fledgling aerospace students across multiple degree paths from commercial pilot to unmanned aerial systems to air traffic control. The maintenance management degree is accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration and provides students with hundreds of hours of classroom and practical training to attain their A&P certificates before graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While MTSU owns many aircraft to help train pilots, it needs retired airplanes to get maintenance students out of the classroom and into the hangar with real parts and problems. When Professor Allen searched GSA\u2019s website for suitable aircraft, he came across Glenn\u2019s Twin Otter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Twin Otter is perfect for us because it has Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engines, the most common turboprop engines in use today. Our students will work on those, perform airframe repairs, work on flight controls, and conduct other system-level inspections,\u201d said Allen. \u201cGetting their hands dirty is the best way to learn, and this level of mechanical aptitude is essential for graduation and when they get to the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1649\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?w=1649\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of airplanes pointing in various directions sits on the tarmac of an airport near a large building.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg 1649w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=1536,862 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=900,505 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eed33968-c60f-4b56-8d87-d78b6f8a8f57_0.jpg?resize=1200,673 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1649px) 100vw, 1649px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s former DHC-6 Twin Otter Research Aircraft sits at the City of Murfreesboro Airport amongst some of MTSU\u2019s other aircraft.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: Middle Tennessee State University.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Beck understands how crucial hands-on experience is in building the student\u2019s confidence to pass the written and practical tests and begin working on multi-million-dollar aircraft right out of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s everything. What you hope to achieve in training is that you learn not only how the book says to do it, but also how the guy who has been teaching you does it,\u201d said Beck. \u201cSo, by the time you sit for the test and the practical portion, you have seen or done whatever they assign you enough times that it\u2019s just like any other day in the shop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 40-plus years of service to the country, the Twin Otter\u2019s most important mission begins now \u2013 sharpening the next generation\u2019s technical proficiency before they head off to address America\u2019s shortage of skilled aircraft technicians working at the airlines, private operators, and other maintenance and repair facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jimi Russell<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>NASA’s Glenn Research Center<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/nasa-uses-small-engine-for-sustainable-jet-research\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dart-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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