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 217 N. Washington St.
 Alexandria, VA
 22314-2538  (USA)

 Phone: 703-684-6777
 Fax: 703-739-9279
 Email: Staff@vtol.org


  

AHS Technical Council


AHS Technical Council

The Technical Staff, Council and committees of the Society work toward establishing and maintaining the Society's reputation as an organization the industry, government, and the general public can look to for assistance and direction in the field of vertical flight technology.  The Technical Committee provide the membership with up-to-date, high quality technical information through papers and summaries of various state-of-the-art technologies.

Forum Technical Chair
Mr. Michael J. Hirschberg
CENTRA Technology
Aerospace Engineer
Phone: 571-218-4417
Fax: 703-741-7807
Deputy Forum Tech Chair
Dr. Farhan Gandhi
Penn State University
Associate Prof/Aerospace Eng
Phone: 814-865-1164
Fax:  814-865-7092
Technical Director
Mr. John M. Davis
U.S. Army
Chief, Aviation Adv. Design Office
Phone: (650)604-5375
Fax: (650)604-5564
Deputy Director-Vehicle Design
Mr.Daniel I. Newman
DARPA
Program Manager
Phone: 610-571-6812
Deputy Director - Vehicle Integrity
Dr. Catherine H. Ferrie
TRS Principal Engineer
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Phone: 817-280-7689
Fax: 817-278-7689
Deputy Director - Aeromechanics
Dr. Wayne Johnson
Aerospace Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
Phone: 650-6040-2242
Fax: 650-604-6717
Deputy Dir., System Engineering
Mr. David Matuska
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Manager Engineering Safety
Phone: (203)386-6065
Fax: (860)998-6686
Deputy Director - System Integration
Mr. Dale Lee Johnson
U.S. Army, AATD
Aerospace Engineer
Phone: (757)878-0123
Fax: (757)878-2053
Deputy Director - Operations and Product Support
Mr. Larry F. Plaster
The Boeing Company
Manager Apache Modernization Programs
Phone: (480)891-5788
Fax: (480)891-6922
Journal Editor-in-Chief
Professor Kenneth S. Brentner
The Pennsylvania State University
Phone: (814) 865-6433
Fax: (814)865-7092

Appointed Members

Mr. Joseph Carbonaro
NAVAIR
Technical Director, HX-21 (former Rotary Wing)
Phone: (301)342-1776
Mr. Yves A. Favennec
Eurocopter
V.P. Research
Phone: (33)0-442-856274
Fax: (33)0-442-858605
Ms. Susam Althoff Gorton
NASA Langley Research Center
PI, NASA Rotary Wing
Phone:  (757) 864-5059
Fax:  (757) 864-8192
Ms. Sandra Hoff
Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, RDECOM
Deputy Commander AATD
Phone: (757)878-3507
Fax: (757)878-0007
Mr. C. Neil Jubeck
Retired
Phone:  301-863-5545
Fax: 301-863-5545
Mr. Giuseppe Pagnano
AgustaWestland
Research & Technology Innovation
Phone: (39) 0331229174
Fax: (39) 0331-711511
Dr. John W. Leverton
AHS International
V. P. Infrastructure Dev.
Phone: (703) 684-6777
Fax: (703) 739-9279
Mr. Wayne R. Mantay
Chief Aerospace Performance Div.
U.S. Army
Phone: 757-864-3953
Fax: 757-864-3970
Dr. Shigeru Saito
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Manager of Helicopter Technology Section
Phone: (81)422-40-3227
Fax: (81)422-40-3235

 

Special Appointment
Mr. John McKeown
Technical Director
Joint Strike Fighter Office
Phone: 703-602-7640
Human Powered Helicopter Competition Coordinator
Mr. Robert F. Maciolek
Senior Engineer, Aerodynamics
The Boeing Co.
Phone: 610-591-5920
Fax: 610-591-5926
Educational Representative
Dr. Ed Smith
Pennsylvania State University
Aerospace Engineering
Phone: 814-863-0966
Fax: 814-865-7092
History Representative
Mr. Roger D. Connor
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Museum Specialist
Phone: 202-633-2634
Fax: 202-786-2447
 
Student Representative
Ms. Pamela Montanye
Penn State University
Student
Phone: (814) 865-1986
 

Ex-Officio

Mr. Andrew W. Kerr
U.S. Army
Retired
Phone: (650)604-5837
Fax: (650)604-5564
Mr. Marc W. Sheffler
The Boeing Company
Senior Manager Engineering/Phantom Works
Phone: (610) 591-3585
Fax: (610) 591-7015


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