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  • Niagara Frontier Section: Hangar Tour of Calspan’s 21st Century Airborne Testbeds

    Hangar Tour of Calspan’s 21st Century Airborne Testbeds

    When:  Dec 17, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
    Associated with  Niagara Frontier Section

    Please join us this month for a unique meeting that takes advantage of our current virtual format.  Paul Schifferle, vice-president of Flight Research at Calspan, will give us an actual real-time tour of their hangar (see above!), including their unique fleet of variable stability fly-by-wire Learjets and Gulfstream III airborne testbeds, using his iPhone and Zoom. 

    As VP Flight Paul oversees the unique aircraft modifications to and flight test of Calspan’s fleet of seven airborne testbeds and in-flight simulators.  He is a distinguished graduate of the University of Buffalo with a B.S. Aerospace Engineering and M.S. Mechanical Engineering and is currently an adjunct instructor in UB’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 

    Pre-registration is required.  Use this link to register and receive your invitation to attend on the 17th.

    Location

    Online Instructions:
    Url: http://aiaa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNxjDOKDRJ-RNmFnX2LIEg
    Login: Register in advance at the above link.