This article first appeared in the November 1971 Flight Test News.
The North Texas Chapter has announced firm plans to host the third Society of Flight Test Engineers symposium in September 1972. Mr. J. A. Mangum of Bell Helicopter Company is the Symposium Chairman. The North Texas Chapter agreed to sponsor the symposium at the 1971 National Business Meeting in Patuxent River.
The topics of the symposium are: first day, “Flight Test Management and Control”; and second day, “The Capabilities of Government Test Facilities.” The committee chairmen have been named, but the location for the symposium has not been set. Mr. Mangum will announce the site in January.
The call for papers will occur in December. Three days are planned, with four technical sessions on the first and second days. Tours of LTV , Bell and General Dynamics are planned for the third day. A tour of the American Airlines Flight Simulator Center is tentatively scheduled for the evening of the first day.
The National Business Meeting and Banquet are set for the evening of the second day. The Banquet speaker has not been named at this writing.
Chairmen of the Committees were announced as follows: Symposium – J. A. Mangum; Registration – TBA; Speakers- Paul Brewer; Publicity – Steve Sclunidt; Facilities and Transportation – Tom Collins; Banquet – Tom Collins; Tour Committee – Salzman, LTV -Tom Owensm and BHC – Bill Jennings.
This article first appeared in the November 1971 Flight Test News.
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