General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila PHASE 1 Team

General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila Phase 1 Team Members

General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila Washington Naval Yard 21 November 2002

General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila ATX- omni-direXtional forklift Radio Controlled

General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila ATX-Radio Controlled

General Dynamics Phase I Airtrax, Lockheed Martin, Navsea Phila

Airtrax It’s what we don’t have, that counts! We have no motor brushes or commutators, with their associated fire risk and high maintenance. We have no grease fittings on our motor bearings – they’re lubricated for life. If you think the ability to travel in any direction is our only important feature, you really don’t get it at all!

Airtrax We have no oil to change in our transmissions - they come filled with synthetic lubricant and are sealed for life. We have no pedals cluttering the floor -they would only create an impediment to access and egress, and add to operator discomfort and fatigue. We have no steering wheel, or its attendant pump, motor, valve, hoses, actuator, and their associated maintenance headaches.

Airtrax We have no shift lever to accidentally be left in gear, risking injury to the exiting operator, bystanders, or property. We have no parking brake lever -the brakes on all four wheels engage automatically whenever the operator brings the truck to a stop.

Airtrax We have no long throw, high effort hydraulic valve levers to tire the operator -our proportional electro-hydraulic valve system gives the operator excellent control of all functions with low ergonomic impact. We have no problem keeping our cool -two blowers, an exhaust fan, and a duct system integral to the vehicle frame, aided by natural convection, combine to provide unsurpassed heat removal.

Airtrax We have no handedness -our traction and hydraulic joysticks can be reversed to provide equal driveability to all non-ambidextrous persons. We have no restraints to our freedom of movement - we move like we are floating on a cushion of AIR, all the while maintaining TRAXion, to do finely controlled and useful work.

Airtrax We have no trouble seeing, or being seen. Our optional light packages enable the operator to be highly productive in a dimly lit work area, and the optional reflective striping package assures that you will be seen by others working in the area, adding to the safety of this extraordinary vehicle. We have no equal.