NEWS “We are delighted to continue our relationship with
Hawker-Beechcraft,” says Mark Burns, president, General Dynamics Aviation Services. “This authorization strengthens General Dynamics Aviation Services-Westfield’s position as a premier provider of business-jet maintenance services in the Northeast.”
LINDBERGH GRANT IN AVIATION AWARDED TO RANDALL FISHMAN The Lindbergh Foundation announces that Randall Fishman, of Cliffside Park, N.J., has been awarded a 2009 Lindbergh Grant in Aviation for his project entitled, “Using Electric Propulsion in a Two-Seat Aircraft to Make Extended Flight Economical and Pollution Free.” Global warming, air and noise pollution, and liquid fuel
shortages are major factors facing the world today. They are also of major concern to the aviation industry. Gasoline- powered engines used in aviation are inefficient at produc- ing mechanical power from fuel. Only 25% of the energy is used to propel the airplane, the rest is wasted in the form of heat, vibration and noise. To address these issues, Fishman plans to build a two-seat airplane, with some baggage space, which would be propelled solely by an electric motor and electronic motor control. The on-board 220-volt battery charger will be able to recharge the battery packs in three hours or less, and can be used with a 110-volt outlet, if nec-
essary. This proposed electric propulsion plane would allow pilots to fly quietly on approximately $2 of electricity per two-hour flight, at current rates. The aircraft will produce no local air pollution, reduce noise to nearly zero, produce almost no carbon footprint and use no oil or gasoline. The results from this project will demonstrate that practical elec- tric flight is possible today and may inspire others to begin converting to electric for at least a portion of the airplanes produced. If well received, electric aircraft could offer new ways for people to travel short-to-medium distances and if widely adopted, they would contribute to a cleaner, quieter environment. Fishman received one of eight Lindbergh grants awarded
so far this year. He was chosen from 133 applicants from around the world. Lindbergh Grants are made in amounts up to $10,580, a symbolic amount representing the cost of building Charles Lindbergh’s plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, in 1927. To date, nearly $3 million has been awarded to 300 researchers. “Today’s students will share this planet with more than 8 billion people. If we are to sustain our species and our planet, it is imperative that we make full use of the one ex- pandable resource available to us: human intelligence,” says Gregg Maryniak, chairman of the Grants Committee and vice chairman of the Foundation. “The Lindbergh Grants program attracts researchers who are passionate about the environment and about finding solu- tions to protect and sustain our world.” “As an unknown in aviation, Charles Lindbergh struggled to find the fi- nancial backing he needed to pursue his dream of making a non-stop, solo flight from New York to Paris. The Lindbergh Foundation Grants Pro- gram identifies and supports highly creative and dedicated researchers from around the world and provides them with the same opportunity for success as Charles Lindbergh received. That’s why the Lindbergh Grant is set at $10,580,” says Maryniak. “Many of our grant recipients are ‘unknown’ in their fields, too. For them, receiving a Lind- bergh Grant provides much-needed credibility to their work and typically enables our recipients to secure ad- ditional funding, providing them with valuable leverage.”
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