AIAA NEW ENGLAND SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, June 14, 2000
As Part of the AIAA Distinguished Lecture Program

Bruno Cavallo
Advanced, Unusual, Experimental and Conceptual German Aircraft
1939-1945

Desperate times lead to desperate engineering. The period 1936-45 was
one of rapid advancement and innovation in aircraft design, engineering,
manufacturing, and testing. This was particularly true in Germany. The
Me 262 jet and the Me 163 rocket powered interceptor are well known.
However, less is known about the many prototype and advanced designs,
such as the Me 264 long-range bomber, the Arado 234 jet reconnaissance
aircraft, the tandem engine Dornier Do-335 Arrow fighter, and the
radical Blohm and Voss 141; helicopters; experimental designs such as
the Natter (Viper) vertically launched interceptor, Me P1101 variable
geometry demonstrator, Horton flying wings, and the potentially
supersonic P-13; and commercial concepts such as the Focke Wulf 300 and
Do 214.

The presentation will feature photographs, design drawings, and video to
provide an historical and technical overview of this period in the
German aircraft industry. Highlights and anecdotes will be presented
related to aircraft concepts, development, testing, and the use of those
aircraft that reached the operational stage. Also included will be
examples of the influence some of the aircraft designs and research had
on the designs of other countries, in particular the United States.

Mr. Cavallo received his BS in aeronautical engineering from the
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1957 and MS degrees in aeronautical
engineering and engineering management from Drexel University in 1960
and 1974, respectively. He is currently a consultant project engineer
with Veridian Engineering, having retired from the Naval Air Warfare
Center Aircraft Division as a senior manager for systems analysis. A 40
Year AIAA member and Associate Fellow of the Institute, Mr. Cavallo is
past chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Section.

PLACE: Hanscom AFB Officers Club, Bedford, MA
TIME: 6:00 PM Social/ Cash bar; 7:00 PM Dinner; 8:00 PM Speaker
DINNER ENTRÉE: Sirloin Steak, or Chicken Cordon Bleu
Note: Please give preference when you register. Vegetarian meal avail.
COST: $17.00 Members/$20 Non-members/$10.00 Students
FREE if you are not an AIAA member and sign up for membership at
this evening
RSVP: Please confirm reservations by Monday, June 5, 2000 through Paul
Schwartz at pschwart@..., Ph: 781-271-3536.

Directions: Route 128 (I-95) to Exit 31: Route 4/225 (Bedford Exit).
Proceed north on Route 4/225 about 0.5 miles toward Bedford and bear
right at the "jug handle" before the first light to make a left turn
onto Hartwell Avenue. Follow Hartwell to the base's Bedford gate.
About 100 yards past the gate take the second right onto Kirkland Street
(electronic message board on corner). The Officer's Club is up the
hill, about 100 yards ahead on the left. Club phone number is
617-377-3790/3799.


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