Category: Chapter meetings

Mr. William Fredericks, CTO & Co-Founder at Advanced Aircraft Company will be presenting “Advanced VTOL Design and Testing” on Thursday, April 09 at Angelo’s Steak & Pancake House in Newport News.

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Topic: Design and testing of advanced configuration air vehicles

Background: N/A

Speaker: Mr. William Fredericks, CTO & Co-Founder, Advanced Aircraft Company

Date: Thursday, 09 April 2026

Time: 11:45 – 1:30

Location: Angelo’s Steak & Pancake House, 755 J. Clyde Morris Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601

Participation Restriction: N/A

Menu: Angelo’s Menu
Cost: Free to current VFS HRC members

Deadline for Registration: 11:00 Wednesday, 08 April 2026

POC: HRC Tech Prog Chair vp@vfshrc.onmicrosoft.com

Mr. Bruce Bailey, President at Eagle Aviation Technologies LLC will be presenting “Eagle Aviation Technologies” on Thursday, February 12 at Eagle Aviation Technologies Headquarters in Newport News.

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Topic: Eagle Aviation Technologies capabilities and past & current activities in support of rotorcraft vehicle systems design, development, analysis, fabrication, integration, and testing.

Background: Eagle Aviation Technologies has supported rotorcraft RDT&E programs for decades, and the Newport News facility has been a key partner on numerous R&D programs that the HRC aviation research community relies on.

Speaker: Mr. Bruce Bailey, President, Eagle Aviation Technologies LLC

Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026

Time: 11:45 – 1:30

Location: Eagle Aviation Technologies LLC – 7505 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA, 23607

Participation Restriction: Due to facility restrictions, this HRC luncheon meeting is RESTRICTED to HRC members who are US Nationals. Participants must register using the web link – which will be provided to registrants.

Menu: Catered Lunch – details when available will be posted to hrc.vtol.org
Cost: Free to current VFS HRC members (HR Chapter is providing lunch)

Deadline for Registration: 12:00 noon Wednesday, 11 February 2026

POC: Bruce Bailey, 757-262-0445

Dr. Noah Schiller, Project Manager at NASA will be presenting “NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT) Project” on Thursday, August 14 at the Fort Eustis Club – Lakeside Room in Ft. Eustis.

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Topic: NASA Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Overview

Background: NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT) project is working with partners in government, industry, and academia to develop critical technologies that enable revolutionary new air travel options, especially those associated with Advanced Air Mobility including low-altitude passenger transport, cargo delivery, and public service capabilities.

Speaker: Dr. Noah Schiller, NASA RVLT Project Manager

Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025

Time:
11:30 Check-in & Networking
11:45 Buffet Lunch
12:35-1:15 Presentation
1:30 End

Location: The Fort Eustis Club Lakeside Room – 828 Kells Dr, Fort Eustis, VA 23604
***Due to restrictive process for post visitors, US Nationals only

Cost: Free to current VFS HRC members (or those joining VFS onsite)

Complete the visitor request process 10 days prior to the deadline here.

Deadline for reservations: 1700 Tuesday, 12 August 2025

POCs: HRC Tech Prog Chair vp@vfshrc.onmicrosoft.com

Guests Are Welcome, pay as you go!!

Mr. Braden Barkemeyer, Aerospace Engineer at Bihrle Applied Research Inc. will be presenting “Kamov Ka-32 Flight Test and Flight Model Development for a Level D Full Flight Simulation” on Thursday, June 12 at County Grill in Yorktown.

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Topic: Ka32 – Flight Test and Flight Model Development for a Level D FFS

Background: In late 2022, a team at Bihrle led a flight test effort to develop a simulator data package for the Ka32 coaxial rotor helicopter. The team developed and validated flight model software for integration into a Full Flight Simulator. The end-user of the FFS received Level D qualification from their country’s CAA in late 2023 and now uses the simulator for firefighting crew training.

Speaker: Braden Barkemeyer, Aerospace Engineer, Bihrle Applied Research

Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025

Time:
11:45 Check-in & Networking
12:00 Seated & order lunch
12:45-1:15 Presentation
1:30 End

Location: County Grill, 1215 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown, VA

Cost: Free to current VFS HRC members (or those joining VFS onsite)

Deadline for reservations: 1100 Wed, 11 June 2025

POCs: HRC Tech Prog Chair vp@vfshrc.onmicrosoft.com

Guests Are Welcome, pay as you go!!

Mr. Ming Lau, President of the Hampton Roads Chapter will be presenting “The long path from ideas to products in DoD VTOL R&D” on Thursday, April 10 at County Grill in Yorktown.

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Topic: DoD Rotorcraft – from Research to Products

Background: The long path from ideas to products in DoD VTOL R&D, a historical perspective.

Guest​ Speaker: Mr. Ming Lau, President Hampton Roads Chapter, VFS

Date: Thursday, 10 April 2025​

Time:

12:00 Check-in & Networking ​

12:10 Seated & order lunch​

12:45-1:15 Presentation

1:30 End

Cost: Free to current VFS HRC members (or those joining VFS onsite)

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Deadline for​ reservations: 1100 Wed, 9 April 2025​

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POCs: HRC Tech Prog Chair vp@vfshrc.onmicrosoft.com

Guests Are Welcome, pay as you go!!