December 2008 Dinner Meeting

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December 17, 2008; 6:30pm-9:00pm
Michaels at Shoreline, Mountain View

THE ADVENTURE OF FLIGHT
by
Jeffery Bass

Abstract
First Hiller Helicopter

    Are you interested in aviation history? Would you like to learn more about some aviation “firsts” such as the first unmanned airplane, first gliders, and first helicopters?             

    Come hear Jeffery Bass, President and CEO of the Hiller Aviation Museum as he explores some interesting Hiller aircraft and tells their fascinating stories. Hiller innovations in the technology of vertical flight include the first helicopter flown in the United States, the world’s first successful co-axial helicopter, the famed Flying Platform, the unique “Hornet” powered by rotor-tip mounted ramjet engines, and the first high-speed vertical take-off-and-landing tilt-wing troop transport. 

    December 17th is a day to celebrate aviation history. It was on this day, in 1903, that Orville Wright piloted the first airplane. So come celebrate with AIAA and learn about other “firsts” in aviation. 

About the Speaker

    Jeffery Bass has been a professional museum administrator for over twenty five years.   He served for 18 years as director of planetarium and astronomy programs at Cranbrook Institute of Science, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.   Thereafter, Jeff joined the Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the nation’s premiere natural history and human culture institutions, as Vice President of Education, Public Programs and IMAX.  Along the way, Jeff acquired his Private Pilot license and developed aviation-themed programs at various institutions before arriving in San Carlos, California, in 2007, as the new President and CEO of the Hiller Aviation Museum.   

 

Dinner Meeting Reservations

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Members and their guests $25

Non-member $35

Student or Young Professionals* $15

K-12 Teachers $15

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Meeting Details

Registration and no-host cocktails at 6:30 pm; buffet dinner at 7:00 pm; program starts at 7:30 pm; program ends at 9:30 pm. This meeting is open to the general public.

Point of Contact

For more information about this meeting, contact
Sylvee Walenczewski


Dinner Meeting Location

Michael's at Shoreline
2960 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA,94043
650-962-1014

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