Author: Rick Mullen

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The Southwest Region of the Vertical Flight Society will hold its annual Robert L. Lichten Award regional competition on Thursday, December 5^th, 2019 in Bell’s Fort Worth Headquarters Tech Auditorium from 4:00-6:30 pm.

The purpose of the Lichten competition is to promote the exchange of technical information by encouraging VFS members to write and present papers dealing with all areas of rotorcraft technologies. This competition is especially tailored to provide new presenters an opportunity to be recognized for their contributions to the field. All VFS members who have not previously presented a paper at a national or regional meeting of the VFS or other technical societies are eligible. Please refer to the Procedures and Eligibility Statement for the official rules.

Candidates for the regional competition will make a 20-minute presentation in front of judges and other VFS members. The winner of the regional competition will receive a $250 honorarium from the VFS Southwest Region and will be nominated to the international competition. A $100 and $50 honorarium will be presented to 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively from the VFS Southwest Region.

The winner of the regional competition will write a paper due no later than February 29, 2020 to be judged at the international level. The winner of the international Lichten Award will be invited to present his/her paper at the Vertical Flight Society’s 76^th Annual Forum & Technology Display, May 19-21, 2020 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and receive a travel reimbursement stipend of up to $1500 to attend the Forum, complimentary registration and lodging, and a $500 honorarium.  The international Lichten Award first runner-up will also be invited to present his/her paper, and will receive complimentary registration.

If you are interested in competing for the VFS Southwest Region Lichten Award, submit an approved* abstract/outline of your presentation and the Lichten Eligibility Checklist by C.O.B. Thursday, November 14, 2019, to Southwest Region Lichten Award Coordinator Nathan Wu at email nwu@bellflight.com .  The Lichten Eligibility Statement and guideline is available for download at: Lichten Eligibility Checklist.

*All abstracts and presentations must go through company/institution management approvals for public release. Authors are solely responsible for obtaining these approvals.

The award was established in 1975 to honor the memory of Robert L. Lichten, an outstanding rotary–wing engineer and the Society’s 22nd president. Robert Lichten was a skilled and dedicated worker who spent much of his career championing early tilt–wing and tiltrotor concepts until his unfortunate death in an automobile accident. Many who knew him called him the “Pioneer of Tilt Rotor Technology.”

Check  out the Rotary Wing Technology Short Course offered by Penn State on August 5-9, 2019!  Information about the program can be found here.

The student chapter of the Vertical Flight Society at the University of Texas at Arlington is raffling off a signed copy of Franklin D. Harris’ 3 volume set,  “Autogyros, Helicopters, and Other V/STOL Aircraft.”

Tickets are $5 each and the proceeds will benefit the student organization by allowing them to continue hosting presentations from vertical flight industry professionals. These interactions teach students about the exciting challenges rotorcraft exhibit, a perspective they are not currently exposed to in core curriculum classes.

Please visit the June 20th Networking Event registration page to purchase raffle tickets.

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We are also holding a raffle to support the VFS Student Chapter at UT Arlington. Click here to find out more!

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Save the date! On Thursday, June 20th,NASA’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge Lead, Starr Ginn, will talk to us about the future of UAM.

Details coming soon.

See Starr Ginn’s bio on LinkedIn here.

Learn more about NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge here.

FVL Presentations April 2 2019 Dinner Meeting Flyer

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On December 6th, the Vertical Flight Society Southwest Chapter will host the 2019 Robert L. Lichten Award Competition. The purpose of the Lichten competition is to promote the exchange of technical information by encouraging VFS members to write and present papers dealing with all areas of vertical lift technologies. This competition is especially tailored to provide new presenters an opportunity to be recognized for their contributions to the field.

One presenter from Texas A&M is slated to present on the following topic:

• Semi-Empirical Modeling of Group 1 UAS Electric Powertrains

VFS members are invited to attend the presentation. The presenter will be allotted 30-minutes; 25-minutes for presentation and 5-minutes for Q&A by the Judges Panel and audience.

Location: &TECH AUDITORIUM Bell Helicopter Plant 1, B26, Level1
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm

If you are NOT a Bell employee and would like to attend this event, fill out this contact form by Monday, December 3rd.