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Kincheloe & Doolittle Nominations - Deadline is 31 July 2021

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Junior Test Pilot Summer Program at Blackbird Airpark - Request for Speakers

The Society is posting this request for volunteers on behalf of the Flight Test Historical Foundation:

We are thrilled to be able to offer our Junior Test Pilot Summer Program at Blackbird Airpark IN PERSON this summer! Below is a brief synopsis of the program and the concepts the students cover each session. We take any volunteer speakers from the aerospace industry, as I try to balance all aspects of career opportunities in the industry.  However, having our test pilots come out is always a thrill for our kids.  

Audience: The program is intended for 3rd-6th grade, but we often have a range of kids -- but mostly 3rd-6th. 

Daily themes cover: Flight, Edwards Dry Lake Bed, Stealth, Altitude, MACH Speed, Payload, Engines, Maneuverability, and Reconnaissance

More information here: https://www.afftcmuseum.org/jtps-summer-program

We like to have speakers from across all career paths in the AV's aerospace industry every day if possible. The times are flexible between 11:00 and finish by Noon.

The program is running in-person Monday-Thursday June 21st-July 29th. 

There are speaking opportunities via Zoom every week running from June 28th - July 29th. (These can be scheduled very flexibly based on the person's availability!)

Speakers can conduct a presentation, do a hands-on activity, or simply talk about their careers. We like to ask what they wanted to be when they grew up, when they became interested in aerospace or aviation, and what they needed to do education-wise to become what they are today. I also like to ask what the hardest subjects were in school, and what they needed to do to overcome any challenges they may have had on their journey. 

Thank you to all of you who have volunteered every year thus far! Your participation truly makes a difference in these children's lives.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

SINCERELY and GRATEFULLY,
Lisa

Lisa Sheldon Brown
Director of Education and Community Outreach
Flight Test Museum Foundation
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Calspan 75th Anniversary

This year Calspan celebrates its 75th anniversary.  In January 1946, the Curtis Wright Research Laboratory was donated to Cornell University, and it became the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (C.A.L.). C.A.L., now Calspan, developed one of the first variable stability aircraft, a Navy F-4U, in 1948.  Since that time Calspan has developed several generations of in-flight simulator aircraft culminating in the United States Air Force (USAF) VISTA NF-16D based at the USAF Test Pilot School (TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base in California.  Today, Calspan proudly provides maintenance, operations support, engineering, and curriculum development for the USAF TPS VISTA/F-16.  With their fleet of variable stability aircraft, Calspan supports the training curricula at the USAF TPS, the United States Naval TPS, the Empire TPS, the (French) EPNER TPS, The National TPS, and numerous other test organizations.  Calspan is committed to providing flight test services and training around the world for decades to come.