February 2023 Chapter Luncheon

T408 on NCH-47D Demonstration Overview

11:30 AM on February 21, 2023 at
“County Grill & Smokehouse” in Yorktown

Mr. Kenneth Durbin, US Army DEVCOM AvMC Engines S&T SME , will give a presentation entitled, “T408 on NCH-47D Demonstration Overview.”
The Army, Boeing, and General Electric Aviation partnered to integrate and flight test two T408–GE–400/A1 turboshaft engines on a specially modified NCH–47D aircraft. This effort demonstrated the integration benefits and challenges associated with retrofitting a legacy airframe with new advanced technology, larger form factor, counter-rotating engines.

Free lunch for all active VFS members!

Please RSVP before February 17, 2023 using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/vfslunch23

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HELMOT XX Dec. 4-5, 2024

The VFS Southeast Region and the Hampton Roads Chapter will sponsor the biennial conference on Helicopter Military Operations Technology, now in its 40th year, on December 4-5, 2024. The theme is Vertical Lift Transformation Enabling Concepts

The conference will consist of 1.5 days of unclassified, unrestricted presentations held at the Newport News Marriott at City Center, Newport News, VA. HELMOT XX will combine interest in crewed and uncrewed vertical lift / rotorcraft research and development enabling increased warfighter capability. 

preliminary agenda is now available for download. Session topics include:

  • Autonomy Updates
  • Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
  • Human-Machine Interface

Registration: Register online or download a PDF copy.

 

VFS Member
before 11/1/2024

VFS Member
after 11/1/2024

Non-Member
before 11/1/2024

Non-Member
after 11/1/2024

Regular Attendee

$380

$480

$495

$595

Student:

Non-members must join first

$125

$150

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