VOLUME 26 January 2002 NUMBER 1
The Parmley Airhelo
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Our January 10th meeting will feature a Phoenix Section member, Dan Parmley, Sr. Dan owns his own business and one of his product lines is a conceptual aircraft that combines a rotorcraft with lighter than air technology. His plan is to demonstrate the versatility of the aircraft on Sept. 18th, 2002 at the Santa Monica Pier in California to see if he can meet the needed requirements to receive a world record. After that there are plans for a cross country tour, stopping at major cities along I-10 on the way to Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Parmley set his first world record 10 years ago, Sept 18,1992, when he converted a Chevy S-10 to electric and drove it coast to coast in six days. Now, ten years later, he plans to do the same trip, this time with a hydrogen powered vehicle and bring along the unmanned Parmley Airhelo as the world's most versatile aircraft. He is touting the event as "The American International Technology Expo 2002". If every thing works well and he gets the needed sponsorship, the first manned flight with the Parmley Airhelo will be at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 2003. Come and learn all of the details at the January dinner meeting.
Last Month’s Dinner Meeting
On December 7th, we hosted Jennifer Trosper, who spoke about the Mars Pathfinder program to an audience of nearly 40 members and guests. It was a great inside look into how an interplanetary mission is planned and executed.
“He wants me to model THAT?” thinks Ms. Trosper as Chair Ron Roden offers her an AIAA t-shirt.
January Dinner Meeting
Date: Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002
Time: 6:00 pm Social
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Speaker
Location: Wyndham Phoenix Airport
427 North 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-220-4400
Menu: Stuffed pasta shells with marinara sauce
Prices: Members: $20
Guest of Members: $20
Students: $10
Non-Members $25
Reservations with meal preference to your facility rep or Tyra Rivkin by noon, Mon., Jan. 7:
(480) 592-2408 (work)
(480) 642-0325 (home)
Tyra Rivkin and Ron Roden (back) look on as Valana Wells and Ron Madler show off their appreciation awards for hosting last Spring’s AIAA Regional Student Conference.
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Welcome New Members
The Phoenix Section welcomes our new members and folks who have transferred in from other sections during December. We’d love to see you at an upcoming dinner meeting.
Members:
(New)
Mr. Christopher C. Borden
Mr. Travis D. Dyer ASU
Mr. Bryan E. Falman ERAU
Mr. Mark Porter Spectrum Astro
Ms Susan M. Schmidt Univ of Texas
Mr. Bryan Seegers M-Dot Aerospace
(Transfer-In)
Mr. Kendricks A. Behring Spectrum Astro
Mr. John D. Butkiewicz
Mr. Kevin W. Kramer
Mr. Bemis C. Tatem
Mr. Florian M. Walchak Cortez II Corp
Students (new):
Mr. Clayton D. Elliot ERAU
Ms Sara J. Mills ERAU
Mr. Erik S. Stringer-Lund ERAU
Mr. Brandon T. Tripp ERAU
Mr. Bradford S. Willson ERAU
Miss Penelope S. Lanning ERAU
Mr. Williams S. Morris ASU
Mr. Charles D. Stutzman ERAU
Educators:
Mr. William B. Wade ASU
Ms Barbara A. McLarty
Hualapai Elementary School, Kingman, AZ
Membership Report
The above chart shows membership trends for Phoenix (tall bars) and Tucson (short bars) for the past year. It has been updated to reflect December membership status. The good news is the Phoenix section again increased membership. Of course there is bad news, in that we have 26 members that have not renewed (two months past due) and will be dropped next month if they haven't renewed by next report. Contact will be made with each member encouraging renewal. For more details please contact me.
The chapter membership overall is healthy thanks to your support, keep up the great work and hope to see each of you at our monthly meetings.
Thank you,
Ron Roden
Chair & Membership Chair,
Phoenix Section of AIAA
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Name This Newsletter!
The Phoenix Section Council has decided to have a contest open to our members to name this newsletter! There will be a $100 cash prize to the winner, which will be selected by a panel of judges picked by the Council.
You’ve probably noticed the new styles changes to this newsletter and a title box on the front page. The new name will go there, and the revisions are related to the process of transitioning to a mostly-electronic publication. Start thinking of names, and we’ll have more details next month.
ASU Student Rocket Project
The ASU Student Branch of AIAA has started a sounding rocket project. This team of undergraduate students is trying to develop a rocket platform for use in a variety of research areas. It is intended to be modular in order to accommodate a wide range of payloads. Their first customer is the CANSat Micro-satellite Team at ASU. They will deliver three CANSat modules to an altitude of 12,000 feet in the near future. During the initial phase of the project, the rocket will be designed and built using a commercially available solid propulsion system. A future phase will have the students design and built a hybrid propulsion stem to achieve higher altitudes.
They are already working with a local high power rocket club, but would be interested in contacting any professional who works in the area of propulsion or guidance systems who would be interested in helping the group. If you are interested, contact Justin Pucci (), the Student Branch president.
ASU students aiming high: Two founding members of the ASU Icarus project give Phoenix section members an overview of their plans to launch a payload-carrying rocket by April, 2002.
Evolution of Flight
Children’s Art Contest
The AIAA Evolution of Flight Campaign will again be sponsoring an art contest for children ages 5-16. This year's theme - 2102 ... Life In Space.
WHO: Students from all over the world, ages 5-16.
WHAT: The 2nd AIAA Evolution of Flight Campaign Art Contest. Entries must be original artwork on an 8-1/2” x 11” sheet of white paper (no computer generated or three-dimensional art is eligible). Artwork should be based on the theme “2102 … Life in Space”. Imagine that in 100 years, mankind is living in space. Show examples of what you think “Life in Space” would be like – what would your school or home look like, would cars or food be different, what would vacations be like, what kind of pets would you have, or even show how society has benefited by living in space. Use your imagination!
Winning artwork will be featured on the AIAA Evolution of Flight web site and in other AIAA promotional materials. Prizes will be awarded.
WHEN: Entries must be postmarked by 1 March 2002. Entries postmarked after 1 March 2002 will not be considered in the contest.
HOW: Complete your artwork and write your first and last name and age on the front of your entry in the bottom right corner in black marker ink. Have your parent or guardian fill out and sign the AIAA Entry/Parental Contest form and mail the entire package to:
Evolution of Flight Campaign Art Contest
Attn: Kimberly Grant
1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500
Reston, VA 20191-4344
WHY: AIAA wants to excite and engage children of all ages in the upcoming centennial of the first successful, manned, controlled, heavier-than-air, powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 2003.
For more information on the contest rules and entry forms, please visit
http://www.flight100.org/what_intro.html
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Phoenix Section Officers
Chairman / Vice-Chair / Secretary / TreasurerRon Roden / Tyra Rivkin / David Lanning / Bob Mitchell
(602) 822-4383 / (480) 592-2408 / (520) 708-3930 / (480)-820-3306
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Organizational Representatives
Honeywell Engines & Systems / Boeing Helicopters / Arizona State University
Liz Lieber / 602-231-2815 / Moutaz Helwani / 480-891-6330 / Valana Wells / 480-965-4777
Honeywell / Orbital Sciences / Embry-Riddle University
Joe Vecera / 602-822-3251 / Scott Schoneman / 480-814-6688 / David Lanning / 520-708-3930
Lockheed Martin / Spectrum Astro / Northern Arizona University
Ken Van Meter / 623-925-7239 / Mike Mackowski / 480-892-8200 / Tom Acker / 520-523-8363
Motorola - CGISS (Roosevelt) / Tucson Section
Doug Hill / 480-441-8118 / Kevin Kremeyer / 520-882-7349
Upcoming Meetings
January 10, 2002 / February 7, 2002 / MarchDinner meeting featuring Section member Dan Parmley, Sr. describing innovative lighter than air vehicles for civilian and military applications. / Dinner meeting featuring AIAA Distinguished Lecturer Robert Loschke, retired from Lockheed Martin Skunkworks discussing active control systems used on advanced fighter aircraft. More details to follow. / Joint program with ASME (tentative), details TBA.
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January 10th Dinner: The Parmley Airhelo
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