Networking Social & Hors D’oeuvres – July 16th – Presentation by Troy Shank, Advanced Programs, Bell Textron Inc.

The VFS Southwest Chapter invites you to join us

Wednesday July 16th @ 6:00 PM

for a presentation titled

Full Scale Stop-fold Transition Demonstration on a High-Speed Test Track

by Troy Shank, Advanced Programs, Bell Textron Inc.

followed by a Networking Social & Hors D’oeuvres

Future military missions need an aircraft that can hover and fly transonic cruise. Bell has made progress in developing scalable high-speed VTOL (HSVTOL) technology with the stop-fold rotor that can hover effectively and then “disappear” during high-speed cruise. Troy will elaborate on the recent full-scale high-speed track testing performed on the stop-fold rotor configuration and its transition from prop-to-jet and jet-to-prop modes onboard the Bell designed Track-Guided Test Vehicle. Troy Schank is a Staff Engineer and has been the technical lead of Bell’s High Speed VTOL Stop-fold technology development efforts since 2015. Troy received a Ph.D. from the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology in 2008.

Raffle

This event will serve as our semiannual chapter fundraiser. We will be hosting a fishbowl raffle that currently includes the following prizes: – Aviation museum tickets – A private, in-home whiskey tasting for you and three friends – and more!! Each event ticket includes one FREE raffle ticket. Extra tickets can be purchased in advance or onsite (2/$5 and 5/$10). You do not need to be present to win.

Time

6:00 PM – Doors Open 6:45 PM – Presentation 7:15-8:00 PM – Hors D’oeuvres, Raffle & Social

Registration

PayPal payments can be made using the form above. For corporate table purchases or to use Bell Payroll Deduct, please fill out this form If you have any issues with the form, please email Elizabeth Ward at eward01@bellflight.com