international flight test news · 2020. 3. 6. · the most sophisticated team in the event was...
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National Test Pilot School Accredited – Mojave, CA On February 26th, 2020, NTPS made Flight Test Education history becoming the first and only Test Pilot School in the world to achieve Institutional Accreditation. In addition to ABET Accreditation for their Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering Degree, NTPS is now accredited as a Graduate School by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC); a US Department of Education recognized accreditation agency. In addition to Institutional Accreditation covering all of their degrees and courses, it also provides their customers with additional confidence that NTPS has demonstrated to an external governmental organization that its curriculum, faculty, facilities, teaching and evaluation methods, standards, and financial stability meet or exceed all required standards. An innovative leader in total flight test training and research, the National Test Pilot School has been serving the world-wide flight test community since 1981 and has trained thousands of Test Pilots and Flight Test Engineers through its diverse course offerings. For more information about the ‘World’s Test Pilot School’ visit NTPS at www.ntps.com Note: Though not a test pilot school, Florida Institute of Technology also offers accredited Masters degrees in Flight Test Engineering and T&E curriculum.
‘GoFly’ Fly-Off Showcases the Future of Personal Flight - Moffett Field, CA Three teams had been cleared to fly but steady 16-knot winds were above the safety limit so flying was called off. From beginning to end the GoFly competition was about 2-1/2 years. Patterned after the original DARPA Challenge for autonomous vehicles, the timeline was split into phases, with increasingly difficult milestones and increasing development assistance funds accompanying each successive phase. However, much like the first DARPA Challenge, no team actually completed the challenge. To meet the challenge, teams had to come up with a vehicle that fit within the confines of an 8.5-foot sphere — for easy transportation. It also needed to have enough power to cruise at 30 knots (although one team said theirs would do over 100!). Noise had to be less than 87 A-weighted decibels at 50 feet (which is about the same as passing a diesel truck). Finally, it needed to have enough endurance to carry a person weighing up to 200 pounds safely for at last 20 minutes without refueling or recharging.
Phase I saw the top 10 teams who submitted plans awarded $20,000 each to continue work. Phase II saw 31 teams enter additional designs and show a prototype. Five winning teams were then awarded $50,000 to help develop a full-size aircraft. Unfortunately, since no team met all the qualifications, no one was eligible for the $1 million Grand Prize. However, teTra Aviation from Tokyo, Japan did win the Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award of $100K for its design and technology. They didn’t get to fly during the finals, but you can see them showing off their winning craft in front of the crowd and Moffett Field’s historic Hangar 1.
The most sophisticated team in the event was DragonAir Aviation, from Panama City Beach, Florida. Their craft is about as close as you can get to a flying Segway. In fact, co-founder Jeff Elkins explained that it is easy to teach anyone to fly it who has used a hoverboard, Segway, or any other of the many body-controlled mobility devices. That’s because aside from the throttle trigger, and a joystick you twist to go left or right, all other navigation on their AirBoard 2.0 is done by leaning. This has another interesting benefit, he added: Since the pilot is essentially assisting the aircraft’s motors with their body weight, it becomes more efficient, and has a longer potential flight time when manned than when flown remotely with a mannequin on board. Co-founder Mariah Cain is also the group’s main test pilot.
Since you’ll be positioned just a few feet from the motors and rotors of your future personal aircraft, and probably are hoping to enjoy the experience, the quieter it is the better. This is one area where Team Harmony from Texas A&M has specialized (scale model pictured below).
They’ve come up with an innovative dual rotor design that flips the top rotor around so that its controls are above it. That allows them to control each rotor with a separate controller — even though they are co-axial. The result is a system that’s roughly half as loud as other designs. While their full-scale prototype wasn’t ready for the Fly Off, they were able to fly their 1/3-scale model as part of the multi-team judging event. Extreme Tech
SFTE 51st International Symposium Call for Papers St. Charles, MO (St. Louis Metropolitan Area) USA 19-23 October 2020 “The challenges of applying traditional test techniques to new technology, autonomous aircraft, and space vehicles” Abstract Requirements • Approximately 150 words • Title of paper, Author(s) name(s), organization(s), e-mail address, phone number, scope, objectives, best practices or lessons learned and conclusion(s). • Due 17 April 2020 • All flight test paper topics will be considered, but those that align to the symposium theme will be given preference • For abstracts selected, technical papers will be required by 4 September, 2020 (approximately 6 weeks prior to the symposium). The presentation at the symposium should be a summary of the paper. The SFTE Technical Council will judge both the paper and the resulting presentation. Requirements for the technical paper will be provided at a later date. • Send abstracts to [email protected] • Questions to St. Louis Tech Chair Bill Jaconetti: [email protected]
Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award Request for Nominations The Flight Test Safety Committee is soliciting nominations for the Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award. Nomination deadline is 30 March 2020. Criteria and nomination info HERE.
2020 Flight Test Safety Workshop 2020 Flight Test Safety Workshop 5-7 May 2020 Denver, Colorado DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver Tech Center
Jobs
AW609 System Safety Engineering Leader Manage System Safety activities and personnel to ensure AW609 safety objectives and requirements are properly defined and allocated to systems and supplier components. Manage the Safety activities that show certification compliance for the AW609. Interface with the FAA about safety process, deliverables, methods, and means of compliance. Coordinate with team leads, department heads, and engineering specialists to ensure consistent and correct safety deliverables are produced. Manage US based safety team to execute safety certification tasks.
AW609 Sr. Aircraft Handling Qualities Engineer
Responsibility for AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft Handling Qualities Certification activities, including test plan development, execution, and reporting. Support the program by leading analysis of aircraft aeromechanics and flight dynamics utilizing complex analytical models and tools such as flight simulation. Applicants should contact Peter ScheidlerF [email protected]
USAF TPS Edwards AFB, CA 1) Test Foundations Technical Expert 2) Mission Systems Technical Expert USAF TPS is seeking experienced flight testers who are excited to teach and mentor the next generation of experimental and developmental test pilots, combat system officers, flight test engineers and remotely piloted aircraft test pilots. The 4 major duties for the Test Foundations Tech Expert are 1) Senior Advisor to TPS Leadership, 2) Curriculum Developer, 3) Master’s degree educator, and 4) International Technical Expert. Flying Opportunities: There are flying opportunities in multiple military and Qualitative Evaluation aircraft and, depending on your background and desires, there’s the possibility to be an instructor in gliders and Cessnas. Research Opportunities: There are options to mentor student Test Management Projects which deal with cutting edge research topics that span the entire spectrum from advanced flight controls, autonomy, new EO/IR sensors, revolutionary navigation techniques, cyber and electronic warfare concepts, battle management algorithms, enhanced human vehicle interface systems, etc. POC: Mr. David VanhoyF (661) 277-3000 or [email protected] Please send resumes to Ms Tammi Rice at [email protected]
Chapter News
Seattle Chapter Seattle SFTE Happy Hour Thursday, 12 March And Every 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon
5919 Airport Way S Georgetown, Seattle, WA 4-6pm www.SeattleSFTE.org [email protected]
Antelope Valley Chapter Thursday, 12 March Bravery Brewing 6 pm 42705 8th Street West Lancaster, CA 93534
NOTE: All chapters are encouraged to develop a monthly beer call. If you don’t have one, let us know and we can help get you started. All you need is a watering hole.
South Florida Chapter With Vertical Flight Society, SETP, AIAA
Sikorsky S-97 Raider Bill Fell (AF) & Christiaan Corry
17 March 2020 6 pm Jupiter Public Library, 705 Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458 $10 for pizza and soda
Wright Chapter Informal Social with SETP Great Lakes Chapter Thursday, 19 March 2020 Lock 27 Brewing 329 E 1st St Dayton, OH 4-6 pm Appetizers provided by SETP
SETP/SFTE Great Lakes Symposium 14 May 8:45am-4pm Hilton Garden Inn 3520 Pentagon Park Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45431 Only $25 for Tech Sessions, coffee breaks, buffet lunch, all-day refreshments Info & Registration (due by 7 May) https://www.setp.org/great-lakes/13th-great-lakes-symposium-registration-2.html Late Registration $30 at the door starting at 8am Abstract Submittal for Presentations (only) due 30 March to: [email protected] Questions: [email protected]
European Chapter
31st SFTE European Chapter Symposium Call for Papers - Aviation in the 2020’s Future Challenges for Flight Testing and Certification
European Test & Telemetry Conference - Call for Papers 23-25 June 2020 Nuremberg, Germany www.ettc2020.org
Abstract Deadline 15 March 2020 for SFTE European Symposium Send Abstracts to: [email protected] Notification of paper selection: 15 April Final paper submittal due: 31 May
SETP Technical Paper Database Now Accessible to SFTE Members The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is happy to announce that SFTE Members now have access to the SETP Technical Paper Database through a special guest login. This access is part of a reciprocal agreement and SETP hopes that sharing content between the two organizations will help better serve the Flight Test Community. This access is a benefit of SETP and SFTE Membership, so please be sure to keep the login private.
SFTE Technical Paper Database
SFTE Technical Paper Database: http://zdana.net/SFTE_papers_database_advanced_search.html The database is only for SFTE, SETP, and FTSA members. Non-members can purchase tech papers for $15 each at: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=rszxv
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2020 Calendar 6 March North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 12 March
Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown Antelope Valley Chapter - Bravery Brewing, Lancaster 15 March SFTE European Chapter Symposium Abstracts due, [email protected] 16 March ETTC acceptance notification and instructions sent 17 March South Florida Chapter - S97 Raider Testing, Jupiter Public Library 19 March Wright Chapter – Social with SETP, Lock 27 Brewing, Dayton 30 March Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award nominations due Great Lakes Symposium Presentation abstracts due 3 April North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 9 April Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 12 April Hilton DoubleTree reservations due for Flight Test Safety Workshop, Denver, CO 17 April Abstracts due for SFTE International Symposium, [email protected] South Florida Chapter - Social 30 April ETTC Final Manuscripts Due 1 May North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 4-7 May SFTE/SETP/AIAA Flight Test Safety Workshop, Denver, CO 7 May Great Lakes Symposium Registration due 14 May SETP/SFTE Great Lakes Symposium, Dayton, OH Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 15 May South Florida Chapter - Andy Fama (UH-1N Testing) 31 May SFTE European Chapter Symposium final papers due 5 June North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 11 June Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 22 June Preliminary Roster of 2020-22 Board of Director Candidates Available 23-25 June 2020 SFTE European Chapter Symposium, European Test & Telemetry Conference, Nuremberg, Germany 26 June South Florida Chapter – Social 3 July
North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 9 July Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 20 July Petitions for 2020-22 Board of Director Candidates Due 24 July South Florida Chapter - Carol Sugars (Alternative Energy) 7 August North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 12 August Fellow Nominations Due 13 August Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 19 August Kelly Johnson, James S. McDonnell Award Nominations Due 21 August South Florida Chapter – Social 4 September Papers due for SFTE International Symposium North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 7 September 2020-22 Board of Director Ballots Sent to membership 10 September Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 12 September SFTE/SETP/AIAA Southwest Symposium, North Texas 18 September South Florida Chapter - Weiss School (Presentation) 21 September 2020-22 Board of Director Votes Due 2 October North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 8 October Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 16 October South Florida Chapter – Social 19-23 October 51st Annual SFTE International Symposium, St. Louis, MO 6 November North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 12 November Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown 13 November South Florida Chapter – End of Year Function 4 December North Texas Chapter/SETP - 1st Friday at the Flying Saucer, Fort Worth 10 December Seattle Chapter - 2nd Thursday at Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown
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