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Lichten Competition and Holiday Dinner

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Please Join Us for a Holiday Gathering and to enjoy presentations put on by Lichten Contest participants!

Date:  December 4, 2024

Location:  Blackhawk Country Club

385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

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The Northeast Region of the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) will hold its annual Robert Lichten Award competition on December 4th 2024. The Lichten competition promotes the exchange of technical information by encouraging VFS members to write and present a technical paper. The competition is tailored to provide new authors/presenters the opportunity to be recognized for their contributions to their field.

Please join us for dinner to listen to presentations and close out the year with VFS!

Dinner Cost:

$35 member with RSVP – $40 member walk-in

$40 non-member with RSVP – $45 non-member walk in

For More Information about the Lichten Award Competition Please Contact:

Jurjen Roos – Lichten Chair – jurjen.p.roos@lmco.com

To RSVP To The Event Please Contact:

Olivia Ivaldi – olivia.ivaldi@lmco.com
Sadat Ahsan – sadat.h.ahsan@lmco.com

Join us for Dinner with Jim Andrews

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Date:  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Schedule: 

Social Hour: 5:30 pm
Dinner: 6:15 pm
Panel: 7:00pm

Location: Blackhawk Country Club 

385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

Visit the Blackhawk Country Club Website

Cost:  Member $35 ($40 No RSVP) / Non-Member $40 ($45 No RSVP)

Price includes dinner.

Join Jim Andrews, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Aircraft Chief Engineer for Marine Corps Systems, for a walk through the development of the most advanced heavy lift helicopter in the world. Using the CH-53K as the backdrop, Jim will discuss the years of hard work and dedication that the development team put into creating it. The various job functions involved, the processes that they followed and the hurdles they overcame. Starting from the inception of the requirement, to its presence in the United States Marine Corps inventory. Learn about the rigorous System Engineering Technical Review process that was followed and the byproducts of each step. Progressing from over 125,000 design requirements, to a fully digital design and finally the assembly of over 60,000 parts into an aircraft designed to carry a 36,000 Lb. external load further than any other rotorcraft. Born from an all-digital design, the CH-53K was designed with supportability in mind. The lecture will also discuss the integrated health and usage monitoring system inherent on the King Stallion and the enhanced maintenance tools that are being employed to reduce the life cycle costs. The presenter will leave the audience with some final observations from his many years of participating on and leading the integrated vehicle development teams.

TO RSVP:
Please email Sadat Ahsan at vfs.stratford.sec@gmail.com

Vertiflite Magazine

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Vertiflite magazine is the official publication of the Vertical Flight Society, the professional organization working for the advancement of vertical flight technology and its useful application throughout the world. Vertiflite’s editorial energies are devoted to informing our readers of the advances being made in the industry and encouraging increasingly broader use of vertical flight aircraft.

Vertiflite is included with VFS membership. It is also available to non-members by subscription for $250 per year. Single issues are also available for $50 for non-members (shipping included). Vertiflite is published six times a year.

Learn more about Vertiflite here!

View issues of Veriflite online here!

VFS Lichten Competition

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Speakers to be announced shortly!

Wednesday December 6th: 2023 Holiday Gathering & Lichten Competition

Where: Oronoque Country Club, 385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

When: 6:30 – 7:00 Lichten Competition Presentation
5:30 – 6:30 Open Bar and Hot Hors D’oeuvres
6:30 – 7:00 Lichten Competition Presentation
7:00 – Dessert

Cost: Just $15!

**RSVP with Sadat Ahsan sadat.h.ahsan@lmco.com by Thursday, November 30th 2023**

VFS Dinner – April 26th – Andrei Evulet – Jetoptera

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Jetoptera

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Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 

Blackhawk Country Club (formerly Oronoque Country Club)

385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

Social Hour 5:30pm-6:15pm, Dinner Buffet 6:15pm-7pm, Panel 7pm-8pm

Member $30 ($35 No RSVP), Non-Member $35 ($40 No RSVP)

R.S.V.P. with vfs.stratford.sec@gmail.com

Please inform us 24 hrs. in advance if your plans to attend change.

Any questions? Contact: Sadat Ahsan vfs.stratford.Sec@gmail.com

If you cannot make it in person, sign up for the webinar here: https://vtol.org/webinars

Flyer:VFS Stratford Chapter March Dinner – Kishore Tenneti

27th Annual Golf Tournament – May 11th – Blackhawk Country Club – Supporting Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship Fund

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27th Annual VFS International Northeast Region Golf Tournament To benefit: Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship Fund

When: Thursday May 11

11:30 AM    Registration & Free Lunch

01:00 PM    Shotgun Start

06:00 PM    Dinner

Where:  Blackhawk Country Club

Cost: One Player: $180 | Foursome: $680 ($40 savings!)

 

Flyer-GolfLink to flyer: 2023 VFS tourney flyer – May11

For Availability / Reservations / Payment Contact:

Bernadette Welsh at 203.671.5387 or

VFS.Stratford.Charity@gmail.com

VFS Stratford Chapter, Charitable Events Chair

Please RSVP by April 15th

 

VFS Dinner – March 1st – Kishore Tenneti, – Technical Fellow, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

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Additive Manufacturing at Sikorsky

At Sikorsky, we pioneer solutions that enhance the customer value proposition of our products and improve the efficiencies of our operations. Manufacturing is a significant portion of our business operations and over the past 9 years, we have been at the forefront of developing & implementing Additive Manufacturing technologies to realize cost and schedule benefits while improving performance of our products. This presentation is an overview of Additive Manufacturing efforts at Sikorsky, our achievements, and our plans for the future of this exciting technology.

 

 

Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 

Blackhawk Country Club (formerly Oronoque Country Club)

385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

 

Social Hour 5:30pm-6:15pm, Dinner Buffet 6:15pm-7pm, Panel 7pm-8pm

Member $30 ($35 No RSVP), Non-Member $35 ($40 No RSVP)

 

R.S.V.P. with vfs.stratford.sec@gmail.com

Please inform us 24 hrs. in advance if your plans to attend change.

Any questions? Contact: Sadat Ahsan vfs.stratford.Sec@gmail.com

If you cannot make it in person, sign up for the webinar here: https://vtol.org/webinars

Flyer:VFS Stratford Chapter March Dinner – Kishore Tenneti

VFS Dinner

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Speaker: Keith Flail, – EVP Advanced Vertical Lift Systems, Bell Textron Inc.
When: Check-in 5:30 PM, Dinner 6:15 PM, Speaker at 7 PM
Where: Oronoque Country Club

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone,

The Vertical Flight Society Stratford Chapter will be holding our November in-person dinner event. Keith Flail, Bell Flight’s EVP of Advanced Vertical Lift Systems, will be our speaker. Please email @Ahsan, Sadat H (US) or vfs.stratford.sec@gmail.com to RSVP for the event!

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FYI we are back at Oronoque! Hope to see you there!

 

What: VFS Stratford Chapter November In-Person Dinner / Speaker Event

Speaker: Keith Flail, – EVP Advanced Vertical Lift Systems, Bell Textron Inc.

When: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 / Social hour begins at 5:30 PM / Dinner at 6:15 PM / Speaker at 7 PM

Where: Oronoque Country Club, 385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford, CT 06614

Cost: See flyer, RSVP with vfs.stratford.sec@gmail.com or with @Ahsan, Sadat H (US)