Join AIAA GPS for a Hybrid Happy Hour event with Boeing Senior Technical Fellow Dan Newman; he will be presenting on a new vision of vertical take off, see attached flyer for more details. The event will take place both in person at the brewery, and virtually by phone or computer.
When: May 11th, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Conshohocken Brewery, King of Prussia (3100 Horizon Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406)
*Free Admission*Appetizers Provided*Cash Bar*
**In Person Space IS Limited, Register ASAP to Secure a Spot, RSVP Closes May 5th**
Sign Up For In Person Attendance Here
Sign Up For Virtual Attendance Here
Since the successful fielding of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, there has been a strong desire for such runway independent aircraft that are also capable of very high speed cruising flight. There has been a lot of time and treasure invested in developing and demonstrating these VSTOL aircraft, and several attempts to characterize them culminating in the VSTOL Wheel, but each exhibits specific drawbacks in practice.
A new, simple taxonomy has been developed by the presenter and is proposed that is suitably broad to characterize every VSTOL concept suggested, and sufficiently robust to include any in the future.
Dan Newman is a Boeing Senior Technical Fellow in Aircraft Configuration Development, and serves as the Chief Engineer for Advanced Vertical Lift, in the Phantom Works Division of Boeing Defense Space & Security.
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Jonathan Moore
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
AIAA GPS Chair
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