American Helicopter Society | Philadelphia Chapter

DATE	EVENT
Apr. 15, 2008	Dinner Meeting: (Updated Images from Last Meeting) - Philadelphia Chapter of the American Helicopter Society and the Delaware Valley Chapter of the AAAA: PATRICK DONNELLY Director, Advanced Rotorcraft Systems Rotorcraft Systems, The Boeing Company - "Overview of Advanced Rotorcraft Systems” Sponsor: GE
Mar. 11, 2008	Dinner Meeting: "The X-49A SpeedHawk" - Chief Test Pilot Steve Schellberg Program Manager, “X-49A SpeedHawk” Piasecki Aircraft Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Sponsor: http://www.piasecki.com/
Feb. 12, 2008	Dinner Meeting: "Non-Destructive Test Techniques" - Dr. Valery Godinez, Physical Acoustics Corporation, Princeton Junction, NJ Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Sponsor: Olympic Tool
Feb. 12, 2008	Technical Lunch & Learn: "Non-Destructive Test Techniques" - Dr. Valery Godinez, Physical Acoustics Corporation, Princeton Junction, NJ Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Time: 12:00 -12:45pm Location: Boeing Philadelphia, Building 3-04, 1stfloor, column D4Rotorcraft Engineering Conference (REC) Room
Jan. 8, 2008	Dinner Meeting: JOINT DINNER MEETING- Philadelphia Chapter of the American Helicopter Society and The Greater Philadelphia Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Program: “World Helicopter Market: Trends and Forces 2008” - Pictures from meeting Speaker: Mr. Rhett Flater - AHS Executive Director Sponsor: BAE Systems
Jan, 2008	Lichten - Win $500 for just writing a paper: The award for the Lichten winner consists of a $500 honorarium made available from Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., complimentary travel from anywhere in the U.S. to the Forum site, plus complimentary registration and lodging at the AHS Annual Forum. Flyer - PDF Procedure - PDF
Nov. 13, 2007	JOINT DINNER MEETINGPhiladelphia Chapter of the American Helicopter Society and the Delaware Valley Chapter of the AAAA Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 (PPT) Program:“The Future of Army Aviation” Speaker: COL Theresa Barton - TRADOC System Manager (TSM) Lift
Nov 1, 2007	Penn State Aerospace Engineering Reception - Join us for an enjoyable evening with fellow Penn Staters. Hear about Aerospace Engineering activities at Dear Old State from department head George Lesieutre, other faculty members, and students. Thursday, November 1, 2007, 5:30-8:30 p.m. American Helicopter Museum 1220 American Boulevard West Chester, PA Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments Please RSVP to Ms. Debby Mayes (dvm3@engr.psu.edu)
Oct. 9, 2007	(PPT), (PDF) Program: “Commercial Hovercraft in the 21st Century” Speaker: Kurt Peterson, President, ATLAS Hovercraft, Inc Sponsor: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Oct. 13, 2007	The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center will be hosting its eighth annual All Helicopter Air Show -Rotorfest. West Chester, PA On Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th from 10:00 am to 4:30 p.m. both days. The cost is $10 for adults and seniors, children $5 and kids under 24 months Free.
Oct. 09, 2007	Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 (PPT), (PDF) Program: “Commercial Hovercraft in the 21st Century” Speaker: Kurt Peterson, President, ATLAS Hovercraft, Inc Sponsor: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Sept. 11, 2007	Boeing Rotorcraft: “Providing Value to our Customers, Now & in the Future” - Phil Dunford, Director, Division Operations
Apr. 27, 2007	April 27 Joe Irwin, The Boeing Company, Boeing Bldg 3-04 1st Floor, Col D4 "ADS-33E Predicted and Assigned Low-speed Handling Qualities of the CH-47F with Digital AFCS"
Apr. 26, 2007	April 26 Dave Poling, The Boeing Company, Boeing Bldg 3-04 1st Floor, Col D4 "Quad Tilt Rotor for Joint Heavy Lift" Greg Nichols, The Boeing Company "The Evolution of a Rotorcraft Constructive Simulation Model"
Apr. 24, 2007	April 24 Bob Derham, The Boeing Company, Boeing Bldg 3-04 2nd Floor, Col A7 "Advanced Tandem Rotor Helicopter for Joint Heavy Lift"
Apr. 10, 2007	April 20 Rupert Seals, The Boeing Company, Boeing Bldg 3-04 1st Floor, Col D4 "A Re-configurable Portable Simulator to Support Rotorcraft Tactical Mission Rehearsal and Advanced Concepts Prototyping"
Apr. 17, 2007	Tuesday, April 17th, 2007: Lieutenant Colonel Gary L. Maddux Jr., HMX-1, USMC Aircraft Maintenance Officer - “Marine Presidential Helicopter Squadron One: Past, Present, and Future” - Place: D’Ignazio’s Towne House Restaurant, 117 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063 Time: Cocktails - 5:30 pm, Dinner - 6:30 pm, Presentation - 7:15 pm
Feb. 20, 2007	Joint AIAA and AHS Meeting: Dr. David Poling - Boeing Quad Tiltrotor Program Manager: “Next Generation Heavy Lifter” - Tuesday, February 20, 2007, Place: D’Ignazio’s Towne House Restaurant, 117 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063 Time: Cocktails - 5:30 pm, Dinner - 6:30 pm, Presentation - 7:15 pm - PHOTOS
Feb. 20, 2007	Robert Bruff - Boeing Rotorcraft, “Placement of the Systems Engineering Organization within an Aerospace Firm” Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm Location: Boeing Philadelphia, Building 3-04 Rotorcraft Engineering Conference Room, 1st floor, column D4
Feb. 9, 2007	Dr. Hui Min Huang NIST – National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, “Levels of Autonomy for Unmanned Systems”; Date: Friday, February 9, 2007 Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm Location: Boeing Philadelphia, Building 3-04 Rotorcraft Engineering Conference Room, 1st floor, column D4
Jan. 10, 2007	Jim Keller - University of Pennsylvania, “Optimization of Coordinated Path Planning for Aerial Vehicles – Part 2”
Jan. 9, 2007	Commander Brian D. Johnston, USNR - “Navy Helicopter Service In Support Of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts” - Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Jan. 24, 2007	The Philadelphia chapter is pleased to announce the annual Lichten Award Competition for the Mideast region, to be held January 24, 2007.
Dec. 12, 2006	“Chinook Worldwide Versatility” - COL Newman D. Shufflebarger, Project Manager for Cargo Helicopters - Cocktails - 5:30 pm, Dinner - 6:30 pm, Presentation - 7:15 pm, D’Ignazio’s Towne House Restaurant, 117 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
Nov. 14, 2006	“The State of The Market” - Cocktails - 5:30 pm, Dinner - 6:30 pm, Presentation - 7:15 pm, D’Ignazio’s Towne House Restaurant, 117 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
Oct. 27, 2006	AHS Tech Lunchen Meeting - “Progress in Outdoor Ground and Air Robots”- Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm, Boeing Philadelphia, Building 3-04, Rotorcraft Engineering Conference Room, 1st floor, column D4
Oct. 17, 2006	AHS Dinner Meeting - Congressmen Curt Weldon
Oct. 14, 2006	Rotorfest 2006 - West Chester, PA
Oct. 12, 2006	Fall 2006 Technical Luncheon - Recent Developments in Z-Pinning Composites and Smart Structures

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