All-

The NE AIAA February Meeting is schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6:00 at
the MITRE Corporation.  Dan Caron, teacher at Kingwood Regional High School
believes that students should have an opportunity to participate in real
life situations that relate to their school work whenever possible.  Mr.
Caron will speak about the aerospace program at Kingswood and the many
activities in which his students participate.  Rocketry, ham radio, E-mail
mentors, and teleconferencing are some of the "no-cost/low cost" activities
that any teacher could integrate into his/her classes with the assistance
of the engineering professionals.  Discover these and other innovative ways
to form partnerships between the engineering and education communities.

Current attendance is low and threatening cancellation of the event.  If
you are interested, contact Paul Schwartz, (781) 271-3536,
pschwart@... by MOnday, Feb. 10, 2003.  Event detail and directions
are attached.

Thanks.

Jennifer

With sadness, I relay that the Space Shuttle Columbia and Crew Are Lost.
     -BAM


   >> Television views captured by a Texas station shows the shuttle breaking up.

Click here for photo:  
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.columbia/index.html

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http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts107_update_030201.html

Columbia Missing on Re-Entry, Crew Presumed Lost
By Jim Banke
Senior Producer, Cape Canaveral Bureau
posted: 10:08 am ET
01 February 2003

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Columbia is presumed missing and
the crew lost.

NASA lost communication with space shuttle Columbia and the orbiter did not
appear in the skies over Central Florida as expected during re-entry Saturday
morning.

Television views captured by a Texas station shows the shuttle breaking up.

NASA last received communications with the shuttle at about 9 a.m. EST (1400
GMT)
as the orbiter flew above Texas.

Columbia was carrying a crew of seven astronauts: commander Rick Husband,
pilot Willie McCool and mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark,
Mike Anderson, David Brown and Israeli payload specialist Ilan Ramon.

...  [courtesy Space.Com ]
        [read more at
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts107_update_030201.html

>Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:17:10 -0500
>To: aiaa-ne-news@yahoogroups.com
>From: Pete Young <pwyoung@...>
>Subject: Fwd: [aiaa-ne-news] NE AIAA January/February newsletter
>Cc:
>Bcc:
>X-Attachments: :abenaki:106080:aiaaNEjan02News_v2.pdf 1:
>
>To those who may be considering attending the tour of the
>Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on February 8th: the CFA
>parking lot is available for early arrivals. Also, more information about
>CFA can be found at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu
>         If planning to attend, please drop me a note (for headcount
> purposes).
>Regards
>
>Pete Young

--
Peter W. Young, Col., USAF (ret.)
Senior Lecturer
Director of CDIO Initiatives
phone: (617) 253-5340, fax (617) 253-4002

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
77 Massachusetts Ave., 33-240
Cambridge MA 02139

Happy New Year!

Then Jan/Feb 2003 NE AIAA newsletter is attached.

Greeting All-

The New England AIAA Section November/December Newsletter is attached.

Of interest to AIAA members in New England:

October 4-6, MarsWeek, reminder & clarification of AIAA $5 discount, see below.

October 9 at MIT: F-117A Stealth Fighter development and
     U. of Queensland's recent successful hypersonic ramjet propulsion flight
test.
     For information, Caroline Twomey <cmtwomey@...>.

October 9 at Olin College, Wellesley. 7pm start. Scott Pratt, iRobot Corp.
     "miniature robots for urban search and rescue, and military tasks"

Oct. 29 to Nov. 1;  BlazeTech course:   "Aircraft Fires and Explosions due to
     Accidents, Combat and Terrorist Attacks",         see below

Nov. 6 at Boston University, Dr. Supriya Chakarabarti on the  BU SPIDR satellite

November 12-14, 2002: IEEE Homeland Security Conference hosted by
                IEEE Boston in Waltham, MA,   save the date

NEW ! web address for AIAA-New England:   http://www.AIAA.org/sections/nd/
future events will be posted at:  http://www.aiaa.org/sections/nd/events.html


details:
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MarsWeek:

    To clarify: AIAA-NE members can receive a $5 rebate attending MarsWeek,

    October 4 to 6,   at MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
    The full schedule is at:  http://web.mit.edu/mars/marsweek/schedule.htm

MarsWeek -- a conference dedicated to educating university students about the
past, present, and future exploration of Mars -- is being held October 4th-6th
at MIT. For the past three years MarsWeek has brought in numerous expert
speakers from around the world to present on topics such as:

- Extra-terrestrial Life
- Robot/Human interactions
- Water on Mars
- Recent Mars missions such as Pathfinder and Global Surveyor
- Future human exploration of the red planet
- and much more.

This year speakers come from a variety of institutions across the globe such as
the Jet Propulsion Lab, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, NASA Mars Exploration
Office, RussiaCosmos, and many others.

Featured speakers include:
    Jim Benson        Chairman and CEO, SpaceDev Inc.
    Pennelope Boston   Mars scientist/specialist.
    Larry Clark        Lockheed Martin Scientist/Engineer
    Z. Nagin Cox     JPL scientist
    Leonard David    Journalist for Space.com
    Orlando Figueroa      Director of NASA's Mars Program Office
    Chris Mckay         NASA Ames Scientist
    Lisa Rossbacher     President So. Polytechnic State U., and Mars Scientist
    Robert Zubrin     International Mars Society President, and author

Please register online, at http://web.mit.edu/mars/marsweek/
Registration is $10 for students, $30 for professionals, list your
affiliation as "AIAA-NE".  You will get a $5 rebate on-site with your
AIAA membership card. (sorry, they could not give the rebate on-line).

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AIAA - New England is looking for nominations for the N.E.
Section's annual Media Award. It goes to a print magazine or book,
broadcast, or other media that best explains an aerospace topic to the
public. The piece in question must have a New England connection, such as
the author or broadcast production company.
    Send nominations by Nov. 1 to Rick DeMeis, rickd@....

----------

BlazeTech will offer a professional course:
"Aircraft Fires and Explosions due to Accidents, Combat and Terrorist Attacks"

October 29th to Nov. 1st , 2002, in Woburn, MA.
http://www.blazetech.com/Course_Listings/course_listings.html

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me:
N. Albert Moussa, 617-661-0700 x10

-----
assembled by Bruce Mackenzie, Pete Young, and others.

All-

Just a reminder that the NE AIAA picnic at the Collings Foundation Aviation
Museum in Stow, MA is this Saturday from 12-5 PM.  Please join us.  See the
attached flyer for more details.

NE AIAA Council

The September 2002 New England AIAA newsletter is attached.

-please reply as soon as possible, if attending.


AIAA Distinguished Lecture Program:

          The Race for the First Flight:  Langley and the Wright Brothers
          Dr. John Anderson

NEW ENGLAND SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, June 12, 2002


Almost everyone knows something about the Wright Brothers and their successful
flight
on December 17, 1903. However, it is less known that they were in a race with
Samuel P. Langley, Third Secretary of the Smithsonian, to achieve the first
successful
piloted, powered, heavier-than-air flight. Prof. Anderson's talk tells the story
of this
race, detailing side-by-side, the work and progress of both Langley and the
Wrights.
In the process, the presentation gives the history of the invention of the
airplane,
going back to the 15th Century, and leading up to Wright's spectacular success
on the
sand dunes of Kill Devil Hills on that fateful December day.

John Anderson graduated from the University of Florida in 1959 with high honors
and a
Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering degree. After an Air Force stint at the
Aerospace
Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, he attended Ohio State University
and
earned a Ph.D., in 1966. He then joined the U.S. Naval Ordinance Laboratory and
in
1973 became chair of the Aero Dept. at the University of Maryland. In 1982 the
university designated him a distinguished scholar/teacher. On sabbatical in
1986-87,
Dr. Anderson occupied the Charles Lindbergh Chair at the National Air and Space
Museum
(NASM). In 1996, he was named an affiliate member of the History Department of
the
University of Maryland and appointed Professor Emeritus. He is currently the
curator
for Aerodynamics at the NASM.

Dr. Anderson has published eight books and more than 120 papers. He is a Fellow
of the
AIAA and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He has taught at major aerospace
companies,
the Air Force Academy, and the von Karman Institute in Belgium. In 1987,
McGraw-Hill
chose Dr. Anderson to be the senior consulting editor on the McGraw-Hill Series
in
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.


PLACE:
	 Best Western TLC Hotel, 477 Totten Pond Road. Waltham, MA   02451
TIME:
		 6:00 PM  Social hour
		 7:00 PM  Dinner
		 7:30 PM  Program
COST:
	 $25.00 Members/$28.00 Non-members/$10.00 Students
	 FREE if you are not an AIAA member and sign up for membership this evening

RSVP:  Please make reservations by as soon as possible,
           preferably by Thursday, June 6, 2002.  Contact
           Peter W. Young, pwyoung@... phone: (617) 253-5340, fax (617)
253-4002
           If leaving a message, please include your dinner preference: choice of
           vegetarian, salmon fillet, or chicken cordon bleu
           also leave a contact phone number or e-mail address.

Directions:
The Best Western TLC Hotel is located near 128/I95 in Waltham.  From North or
South,
take 128/I95 to exit 27A (Totten Pond/Winter St. Exit).  Bear right from either
exit
onto Totten Pond Road.   The hotel is east of the highway, on the left after you
pass
Wyman Street.

" MIT Mars Gravity Project (Mice in Space) "  (see below)
May 15    RSVP: ... 617-253-5340, pwyoung@...

"Race for First Flight / Langley vs. Wright Brothers"
June 12    John Anderson

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" MIT Mars Gravity Project (Mice in Space) "
NEW ENGLAND SECTION
Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2002



Last fall, the Mars Society announced a challenge to design. build,
and fly a private biosatellite mission to help understand the medical
effects of living in reduced gravity.  Students at MIT, the University
of Washington, and the University of Queensland are now developing
the "Translife Biosatellite" program. This groundbreaking mission
will fly a "crew" of six to nine female mice and their young to study
the effects of Mars level gravity on mammalian physiology and development:
the first opportunity to study mammals living for a prolonged period in
partial-g and the first mammalian births on orbit.  The team currently
plans to launch the seven-week mission in 2004 or 2005 and recover it
safely in the Australian desert.  The talk will cover the challenges
and opportunities of the mission to date and future plans for turning
this dream into a reality.

Paul Wooster is a senior in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and is currently serving as the Project Manager for the
Translife mission, coordinating work across the three universities
and heading up fundraising and publicity efforts.  As a Royal Canadian
Air Cadet throughout High School, he developed a love for gliding,
flying, and aerospace.  Paul has been a leading player in a number
of design programs, including the FIRST Robotics Team at Etobicoke
Collegiate Institute and his own computer programming and Internet
development company.  More recently, he has taken on the challenge
of space, heading up a proposal team for a Low-Cost Mars Sample Return
mission, running a feasibility study for a private Mars Airplane, and
working on the design and testing of a new kerosene/liquid oxygen rocket.

Erika Brown is a graduate student sharing dual appointments in the MIT
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Harvard/MIT Health
Sciences and Technology program.  She has a bachelor's degree in
Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and is a graduate
of the International Space University's Summer Session Program in
Bremen, Germany.  As the Translife Science Team Lead, Erika works
with the space medicine community to maximize the science value of
the biosatellite and to recruit established researchers to serve as
Principal Investigators for the mission.  A life-long space enthusiast,
she spends much of her free time doing educational outreach, including
coordinating local efforts for the Mars Society and developing high
school curriculum on space physiology.

PLACE:
MIT, Aero & Astro Building, Room 33-116, Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA
TIME:
6:00 PM  Pizza Dinner and Social hour
	 7:00 PM  Program
COST:
$5.00 Members/$7.00 Non-members/Free Students.
	 FREE if not an AIAA member and you sign up for membership this evening.

RSVP: Please reserve by Monday, May 13, 2002 by contacting
    Col. Peter Young  (617-253-5340, pwyoung@...).
If leaving a message, please include a contact phone number or e-mail address.

Directions:  MIT's Aero & Astro Building is on the southeast corner of
Mass Ave and Vassar St, across Mass Ave from the Student Center and
Athletic facilities. The building is marked "Guggenheim Aeronautical
Laboratories" and is set back from the street. Room 33-116 is on the
first floor adjacent to the Aero-Astro Library. Parking on Vassar Street
should be available.  There is also a garage on Vassar Street.  If you
need directions to MIT, please ask when you make your reservation.


[if you are not a members and do NOT wish to receive these reminders,
[send a note to  <aiaa-ne-news-UNSUBSCRIBE@yahoogroups.com>   ]
[Questions about membership:  custserv@...  ]

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England
section March/April newsletter is attached as a .pdf file.
Note the meeting Wednesday, March 13, 2002

If you do NOT wish to receive AIAA news at this address, please
unsubscribe by sending to  AIAA-NE-news-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
and also update your address at www.aiaa.org   -BAM

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To New England AIAA section members:

         The AIAA's March 13th meeting will be held at Boston
University and as there were some delays in mailing the newsletter,
I'd like to call your attention to Dr. Joyce Warmkessel's talk, "New
Directions in AIAA".
         Dr. Warmkessel's presentation is focused on issues of crucial
importance to the future of the AIAA: a sharper focus on Systems
Engineering and Information Systems as key "linchpin" technical areas
in a transitioning aerospace environment. As we all know, the
aerospace profession is in the midst of transition with numerous
challenges at hand and for the foreseeable future. "Business as
usual" is no longer a viable concept in our profession and the AIAA
has been developing new strategies to adapt to a changing world.
         Please mark your calendars for this coming Wednesday and join
us at Boston University for a most stimulating talk on the future of
our profession. Details in the announcement, below.

Best regards,

Dave Paris
AIAA New England Section Chairman


NEW ENGLAND SECTION
Meeting
Wednesday, March 13, 2002

New Directions in AIAA

Dr. Joyce M. Warmkessel
Sr. Lecturer
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
MIT


In the summer of 2001 AIAA chartered a committee lead by MIT Professor Sheila
Widnall to revise the AIAA's
strategic plan.  The committee concluded that there should be more focus in the
areas of Information Systems
and Systems Engineering.  The existing Technical Committees were reviewed.  Some
were rearranged and there
were recommendations for additions.  Also, there is an initiative to start a
journal for Information
Systems.

This talk will discuss the organizational structure of AIAA, the proposed
structure of the technical
committees, and opportunities for student and academic research papers.

Dr. Joyce Warmkessel is a Senior Lecturer at MIT in the Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics. She
teaches the graduate course in Space Systems Engineering and a project
management course in the Systems
Design and Management Program.  Prior to joining MIT four years ago, she was the
Director of Systems
Engineering in what was then the Space Systems Division at Lockheed Martin in
Sunnyvale, California.  At MIT
she is part of the Space Systems Policy and Architecture Group researching new
methods for development of
space system architectures.  She also does research with the Lean Aerospace
Initiative in the area of "Lean"
Product Development.


         PLACE:          Sargent Hall, Room 102, 635 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Univ., Boston, MA
         TIME:                   7:00 PM         Pizza Dinner and Social half
hour
                                 7:30 PM         Program
         COST:                   $5.00 Members/$7.00 Non-members/Free to Students
                                 FREE if you are not an AIAA member and sign up
for membership this evening
         RSVP:           Please make reservations by Monday, March 11, 2002 by
contacting Prof. Sheryl Grace,
(617) 353 7364,                                                 sgrace@....  
If leaving a message,
please include a contact phone number or e-mail address.

Directions:
>From Storrow Drive: Take Kenmore Square Exit and bear right.  Turn right at
Beacon St. or Commonwealth Ave.
Proceed through Kenmore Square and bear right to continue on Commonwealth. Ave. 
Sargent Hall is on the
North side of Commonwealth Ave. at number 635, just before Burger King, between
Sherborn Street and Granby
Street.

>From I90:  Take Exit 18 (Brighton/Cambridge). Follow signs towards Cambridge to
second set of lights. Turn
right onto Soldiers Field Road/Storrow Drive.

>From South or North: Take I93, to Boston.  Exit onto Storrow Drive (Exit 26).
Parking: On street if lucky.  .Meters expire at 6:00 p.m.  There is a parking
lot near the Burger King on
ComAve. Otherwise, $6.00 at the lot next to the BU Academy at University Rd. (N
side of ComAve) or next to
the Fuller building just West of Essex St. (S side of ComAve).
VIA T: Sargent Hall is between the B Green line Blandford Street and BU East
stops.

New England Section Meeting
    Wednesday, February 20, 2002

    Olin College: Inventing the Future of Engineering Education
    Dr. David V. Kerns, Jr., Provost Olin College of Engineering


Dr. Kerns will introduce the newly founded Franklin W. Olin College of
Engineering, will discuss
the rationale for its founding, and will describe the Olin vision of a new kind
of undergraduate
education.  He will review the progress toward creating this new and exciting
institution
(no tuition, no departments, no tenure!) and curriculum (project-based, student
centered,
international experiences!).

With the rise of the Internet-linked global economy, business leaders, the
National Science
Foundation and the engineering community have called for changes in the way
engineers are educated.
These changes include an increased emphasis on business and entrepreneurship,
teamwork, communication
skills and interdisciplinary study opportunities, all in the context of a
rigorous preparation in the
fundamentals.  The Olin College of Engineering is designing its programs with
these changes in mind.
The College’s mission is to provide an engineering education to prepare leaders
able to predict,
create, and manage the technologies of the future.  A 70-acre campus of
exceptional quality and
state-of-the-art technology is currently being built on a site in Needham.

Dr. David V. Kerns, Jr. became Olin College Provost and the Franklin and Mary
Olin Distinguished
Professor of Electrical Engineering on September 1, 1999.  Previously, Dr. Kerns
was Chair of the
Department of Electrical Engineering, Director of the Management of Technology
Program, Associate
Dean for Administration and Acting Dean of the School of Engineering at
Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tennessee.  Dr. Kerns also served as founding Chairman of the
Department of Electrical
Engineering at Florida State University/Florida A&M University, and at Auburn
and Bucknell
Universities.  He has been recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching and
has authored an
undergraduate textbook in electrical engineering.  He has published extensively,
has a number of
patents, has directed large, funded research programs, and has founded two
successful technology
start-up companies.  He is a Fellow of the IEEE, is an officer of the IEEE
Education Society and a
recent chairman of the international Frontiers in Education Conference.

         PLACE:          Main lobby, Academic Center, Olin College, Needham, MA
          TIME:                   6:00 PM         Pizza Dinner and Social hour
                                 7:00 PM         Program
          COST:   FREE to all, but reservations required.

RSVP: Please reserve by contacting Dave Paris (781-937-4648 or
dsp@... )
by Monday, February 18, 2002.  If leaving a message, please include a contact
phone number or e-mail address.

Directions:
Olin College is located in Needham, Massachusetts, approximately 12 miles west
of Boston.
Take Route I95/128 to exit 19B (Highland Avenue, Needham). Follow Highland
Avenue into downtown Needham.
Turn right at Great Plain Avenue/Route 135.  Proceed on Great Plain Avenue for
1.5
miles and make a right turn through the main “gate” into the Olin College
campus.
Proceed on Olin Way 1/10 of a mile.  At a blue and white sign for the academic
center and residence hall,
turn right into the parking lot.  Do not proceed farther up the road to the
construction site.
Of the two gray modular buildings at the end of the parking lot, the modular
academic center is the one on the right.


Please contact Dave Paris,   781-937-4648 (leave message if necessary) or
dsp@...
to sign up for this meeting.    The subject will be a very interesting concept
for a new
engineering education paradigm.

        TIME:           6:00 PM         Pizza Dinner and Social hour

The November Newsletter is attached in pdf format.  It can be read using
Adobe Acrobat Reader.  A free copy of the Adobe Acrobat may be downloaded
at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

Jennifer Hamelin

_________________________________________________________________
Jennifer Hamelin
C. S. Draper Laboratory
Aerospace Control Group
MS 77                                                Voice: 617.258.3140
555 Technology Square                        FAX: 617.258.2555
Cambridge  MA  02139-3563                 mailto:jhamelin@...

Reminder: AIAA New England Section Special Event

22 and 23 September 2001
The Aviation Heritage Festival at Daniel Webster College
Nashua, New Hampshire

Join us at the second annual Aviation Heritage Festival at Daniel Webster
College. During
the event a fleet of historic airplanes will land and be on display on the
airstrips of the
Tamposi Aviation Center.  In one area of the airfield, well-preserved vintage
aircraft will
be on display and the men and women who long ago piloted and guided these planes
will
walk among them.  Many guest speakers will give speeches in a nearby auditorium
and later
participate in panel discussions.

The New England Section will be represented by a booth in the exhibit area for
both days
of the event and will gather in an informal picnic (no grills) on Sunday, 23
September,
at noon next to the aircraft display area.  Bring your own food or buy it from
one of the
vendors.  Look for the AIAA banner.


Cost and Schedule:  The event costs $10 for adults and $5 for children under 5.
It is open
from 8:30 to 5 pm.  The speaker schedule and complete list of speakers and
aircraft is
available at the Special Events region at www.dwc.edu, local media or call the
event
coordinator, Dan Seufert, at 603 577 6625 or Kelly Woods at 603 577 6624.

Directions: Daniel Webster College is 45 minutes north of Boston.
It is one mile from Exit 6 off Route 3 in Nashua, NH.
At Exit 6 take Broad street east to Blue Hill Avenue,
1/8 mile from exit; turn left.  As it crosses Route 3, Blue Hill becomes Pine
Hill Road.
Continue on Pine Hill Road to the entrance at University Drive.

Details:

SPEAKER PROGRAM FOR BOTH DAYS IN THE COLLINGS AUDITORIUM
The Collings Auditorium seats 350 people total – all seating will be offered on
a first come,
first served basis.

Time                            Session
9:30am – 10:30am                        “The Wright Brothers Glider Experiments
Revisited”
Nick Engler, Director – Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company


11:00am                         Memorial Moment – At The Tamposi Aviation Center
Please join us at the Tamposi Aviation Center to honor those lost in the
September 11th tragedy.


11:30am – 1:30pm                        “WWII”
                                         Moderator: Robert Collings
                                         Speakers:
Col. Robert Morgan – Memphis Belle pilot;
Gen. Paul Tibbets – Enola Gay pilot;
Gunther Voltz – German FI-156 pilot;
George Lyons – TBM Pilot


1:45pm – 3:15pm                 “Women in Aviation”
                                         Moderator: Jackie Luedtke
Speakers:
Connie Tobias – USAirways Captain & Harriet Quimby reenactor;
Louise Brown  – WASP;
Col. Marina Popovich – Russian Test Pilot;
Capt. Liesel Carter – Current Air Force pilot;
Jan Churchill -- Historian


3:30pm – 4:30pm                 “Test Flying The World’s Fastest Airplanes”
Bob Gilliland -- SR-71 “Blackbird” spy plane and F-104 “Starfighter” pilot


AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED FOR  DISPLAY AT THE TAMPOSI AVIATION CENTER FOR BOTH DAYS:

·  Fokker DR-1 Tridekker (WWI "Red Baron" fighter)      ·  PT-17 Stearman (WWII
trainer)
·  AT-6 Texan (WWII advanced trainer)                   ·  B-17G Flying Fortress
(WWII bomber)
·  Fi-156 Fiesler Storch (German WWII observation)      ·  B-24J Liberator (WWII
bomber)
·  TBM Avenger (WWII torpedo bomber)                    ·  Grumman Goose
(Antique flying boat)
·  Cessna 140                                                 ·  Rearwin
Sportster (Antique Sport Plane)
·  Cessna 02 Skymaster (Vietnam observation)            ·  UH-60 Blackhawk
·  1931 Stinson Model S (Antique airliner/ transport)   ·  L-19 “Birddog”
(Saturday only)
·  Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182                          ·  C-45 (Korean War
transport)
·  Wright 1911 “Vin Fiz”                                      ·  1948 “Coop”
·  Daniel Webster College Aircraft (172, CAP, Gob, Crusader, and Mooney)

·  Vintage Automobiles (Collings Foundation)
·  Wright Brothers Airplane Company
·  Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower
·  Nashua Fire Department Crash Fire Truck


AN AVIATION ART EXHIBIT IN THE EATON-RICHMOND CENTER GALLERY FEATURING:
· Dominic DeNardo           · Tom Leamon         · Jim Laurier       · Andrew
Whyte


VENDORS AND EXHIBITS AT THE TAMPOSI AVIATION CENTER INCLUDE:

Daniel Webster College Alumni and Admissions, Collings Foundation, Christa
McAuliffe
Planetarium*, Women In Aviation – New England Chapter, US Army, Mars Society –
New Hampshire Chapter, Federal Aviation Administration, Marti Gorham – Author,
New England Air Museum, Aviation Digest, The Ninety Nines, US Navy, Concorde
Battery, Aviation Association of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Air National
Guard,
US Aerobatic Foundation, Nashua Cadet Squadron – Civil Air Patrol, Aviation In
Schools, AIAA, Air Force ROTC, Jack Stettner – Author, Panelist Book Signings,
EAA,
Approach Aviation, Global Development Graphics, Signal Aviation, US Marine Corps

*In addition to the International Space Station activities that the Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium
is offering in the exhibitor tent at the aviation center they are also offering
two ˝
hour programs in the Goulder Executive Classroom in the Eaton Richmond Center.
After each program find out about Alan Shepard and the Alan Shepard Discovery
Center being
built at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, as the state's official memorial to
Alan
Shepard's incredible contributions to the U.S. Space Program.  Please
pre-register at their booth!

·       "The Incredible Vacuum of Space" -- Come by and find out how the vacuum
of space
would affect an astronaut's body if the space suit ripped.  Fun and exciting
demonstration, enjoyed by all.

·       “The Comet Show" -- Find out all about comets, what are they, where do
they come from?
Then we will build a comet using household items like syrup, cookies, and dry
ice!

Attached is the September Newsletter.

To:  AIAA New England Section Members

This is a reminder that the rededication of the site marking the
location of Dr. Robert Goddard's historic liquid fueled rocket launch
in 1926 will take place at 3:00 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2001, at the
Pakachoag Golf Course, 15 Upland Street, Auburn, Mass.

The ceremony will probably take no more than 45 minutes and will be
followed by a small reception.

This ceremony is taking place in our area.  This is an opportunity
for
AIAA members to participate in the commemoration of an important
event
in aerospace history and to support AIAA at the same time.

Those planning to attend should inform:

  Emily Springer                         Phone:  703/264-7533
  AIAA                                     Fax:  703/264-7551
  1801 Alexander Bell Drive             E-mail:  emilys@...
  Reston, VA  20191

At this point, please come even if you are unable to reach Emily.

  Thank you,

  Dave Paris,
  NE Section Chairman

In order to reduce the cost of the newsletter, the NE Council has decided
to start publishing the newsletter electronically.  The newsletter will be
distributed in pdf format.  A free copy of the reader may be downloaded
from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html.   If you still wish
to receive a hard copy of the newsletter, please respond to
jhamelin@....

Thank you.

_________________________________________________________________
Jennifer Hamelin
C. S. Draper Laboratory
Aerospace Control Group
MS 77                                                Voice: 617.258.3140
555 Technology Square                        FAX: 617.258.2555
Cambridge  MA  02139-3563                 mailto:jhamelin@...

The AIAA New England Section regrets that we must cancel the Educational Forum scheduled for Wednesday, February 7 at the Newman School in Needham.  We thank all of you who had planned to attend and especially our four distinguished panelists. 

Dave Paris,
AIAA New England Section PreCollege Chairman

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    AIAA - New England Section Calendar, winter 2000-01

  note AIAA Education Forum, Wed. Feb. 7, signup by Monday

Here are events of interest to members of the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England Section.
Please send suggestions for speakers and activities to
Paul Schwartz    PSchwart@...  Fax: 781-271-6939

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Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 7pm, MIT Room 4-270
Mars Society Chapter Meeting,    PWooster@...
http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_4
http://chapters.MarsSociety.org/usa/ma

Thursday, February 1, 2001, 7pm, MIT Room 4-231
"Mars - 2020 Vision Presentation"
Joint Meeting of: MIT-NMB, Mars Society, National Space Society:
A presentation of the MIT Mars team's entry to the NASA Means Business
2001 competition and NASA's current robotic mission plan.
http://web.mit.edu/mars/2020vision/

Friday, February 2, 2001, 8 PM,
"Living on Mars, First Human Missions and Permanent Base"
by Bruce Mackenzie, Mars Society,  BMackenzie@...
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium,  Concord, NH, $4, geared to families

==>>> Wednesday, February 7, 2001  <<===
Third Annual AIAA New England Section Educational Forum
  "Panel Discussion...Improving Science and Mathematics Education, K-12"
6:00 PM - Sandwiches, salads, soda 6:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Newman School Cafeteria, 1155 Central Avenue, Needham, MA
$5.00 members and guests;  students free
Reservations: Dave Paris, 781-937-4648 or dsp@... by Feb. 5
for panelists & directions: http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

March 14, 2001
"Design and Flight Test of the K-MAX Helicopter"
George Haliscak
ASME/AIAA meeting
http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm#special

March 21-22
AIAA Congressional Visits Day, Washington, DC

April 11, 2001   (note change of date)
FAA tour of Nashua & Manchester, NH facilities, including
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC, also know as "Boston Center"),
Manchester Airport Control Tower, Manchester Traffic Approach Control (TRACON)

May 5, 2001
Tour Otis Airforce Base

June 13, 2001
"Langley and the Wrights"
  John Anderson
AIAA Annual meeting
at Hanscom AFB Officers Club, Lexington, Mass.

AIAA-NE Council meetings
1st Mondays:   Feb. 5; March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4;   2001,  6 pm
Planning meeting for council members & volunteers, Newcomers welcome,
at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   PSchwart@...

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E-Mentor program at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro, NH.
     [...]  My students are participating in the Cooperative
Satellite Learning Project (CSLP) class that is sponsored by Honeywell-TSI,
Seabrook, Maryland. The class will concentrate on the space environment, work
environment and the Small Explorer Program at Goddard Space Flight Center.
This year we will study the TRIANA satellite. Most of my students are
freshman and sophomores. Please consider mentoring a future aerospace
scientist/engineer.
If you require additional information, please contact me:
DwCaron@...
Dan Caron,
Kingswood Regional High School

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Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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AIAA - New England Section Calendar, late Fall 2000

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Remember to pre-register for the November 16 meeting on "Remote Sensing".

Free Trial Memberships available:
Please recommend co-workers who could benefit from AIAA membership.
The New England section can give a limited number of free trial memberships.

Here are events of interest to members of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England Section.
Please send suggestions for speakers and activities to
Paul Schwartz    PSchwart@...  Fax: 781-271-6939

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November 16, 2000        6:00,  7:00 PM
"Remote Sensing from Outer Space to the Factory Floor"
Systems Services Group, Inc.,  Wilmington, Mass.
advance reservation is required,  (978) 694-9991     details below,
or at:   http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm#March

Dec 7,   7:30 pm
National Space Society  Meeting,   Cambridge
http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

December 13, 2000
AIAA Honors & Awards Meeting
"Shadow Craft: A World of Secret Flight"
L. Scott Miller
Hanscom AFB Officers Club,
see http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm#special

February 2001
AIAA Education Panel

March 14, 2001
ASME/AIAA meeting

April 11, 2001   (note change of date)
FAA tour of Nashua & Manchester, NH facilities
including Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC, also know as "Boston
Center"),
Manchester Airport Control Tower, Manchester Traffic Approach Control (TRACON)

May 2001
Tour Otis Airforce Base

June 13, 2001
Annual meeting and speaker TBD at Hanscom AFB Officers Club

1st Mondays:    Dec 4,  2000;  Jan 8 2001, Feb 5, March 5,  6 pm
AIAA-NE Council meetings
Planning meeting for council members & volunteers, Newcomers welcome,
at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   PSchwart@...

Mars Society:  Meetings on an ongoing basis,
see  http://chapters.marssociety.org/usa/ma    http://web.mit.edu/mars/

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details:   November Joint ASME/AIAA Meeting

"Remote Sensing from Outer Space to the Factory Floor"
Thursday November 16, 2000
7:00 PM (dinner at 6:00 PM)
65 Jonspin Avenue, Wilmington
Systems Services Group, Inc.
Pre-registration Required:  (978) 694-9991

The agenda will include video of general satellite technology, a slide
presentation of SSG programs, and a limited tour of the facilities at the
main plant. SSG programs include SBIRS-Hi (space-based early warning system),
Airborne Laser (tactical missile defense), Orbview (earth resource
monitoring), NEAR (mission to asteroid Eros), Deep Space One (mission to
Comet Borrelly), and MetriVision (remote industrial measurements).

SSG is a privately held corporation that designs, develops, prototypes and
manufactures high-performance, small to medium aperture optical systems for
spacecraft, aircraft, tactical systems and most recently, industrial
applications. It is a twenty-two year old, 200+ person organization with
several facilities in the Boston Metro area and gross sales of about $30
million last year.

Because much of the work at SSG is related to national security,
pre-registration of visitors is necessary. Anyone planning to attend this
meeting must contact Lee Wheeler at (978) 694-9991 so that a visitor badge
may be prepared in advance.

Agenda
Dinner 6:00 - 7:00 Assorted wraps, sides, desserts & beverages
Cost $10/person
Meeting 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Directions to SSG

From I-93 Northbound, take Exit 41 (Rte 125) and bear right.
From I-93 Southbound, take Exit 41 (Rte 125) and turn left.
Stay in right lane through first traffic light.
Go 3/4 mile to second light and turn left at light onto Andover Street.
Go 1/4 mile north on Andover Street to North Wilmington Industrial Park.
Turn left onto Jonspin Road. The SSG main plant is at the top of the
hill on the right (65 Jonspin Road).
Use main entrance and check in with receptionist.

Pre-registration Required for all attendees:  (978) 694-9991


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Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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AIAA - New England Section Calendar, early Fall 2000

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Here are events of interest to members of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England Section.
Please send suggestions for speakers and activities to
Paul Schwartz    PSchwart@...  Fax: 781-271-6939

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September 16-17, 2000   8:30 to 5 pm
Aviation Heritage Festival at Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire
Numerous 50+ year old airplanes on display.   $10, $5 for children under 12.
Sorry, We were NOT able to arrange a discount for AIAA members, the newsletter
is incorrect.
see  http://www.dwc.edu/features/events/avherfest.html
and   http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm#special

October 4, 2000
AIAA Dinner Meeting, Dr. Sheila Widnall at Hanscom AFB Officers Club
RSVP: by Monday, September 25, to Paul, PSchwart@... or 781-271-3536.
Please specify Sirloin Steak, Chicken Cordon Bleu, or Vegetarian meal.
see   http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm#March

Oct 5,   7:30 pm
National Space Society  Meeting,   Cambridge
http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

Mars Society:  Meetings on an ongoing basis,
see  http://chapters.marssociety.org/usa/ma

Oct 20-22
Mars Week 2000 @ MIT, dozens of speakers, workshops, special events.
possible discount for AIAA members (TBD)
See http://www.thinkmars.net/marsweek/

December 13, 2000
AIAA Honors & Awards and speaker TBD
Hanscom AFB Officers Club

February 2001
AIAA Education Forum

March 14, 2001
ASME/AIAA meeting

April 11, 2001   (note change of date)
FAA tour of Nashua & Manchester, NH facilities
including Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC, also know as "Boston
Center"),
Manchester Airport Control Tower, Manchester Traffic Approach Control (TRACON)

May 2001
Tour Otis Airforce Base

June 13, 2001
Annual meeting and speaker TBD at Hanscom AFB Officers Club

1st Mondays:    Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4,  2000;  Jan 8, Feb 5 2001,  6 pm
AIAA-NE Council meetings
Planning meeting for council members & volunteers, Newcomers welcome,
at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   Ian.Dargin@...

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Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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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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         Ian

         Hello AIAA Members,

         The following questions are designed to help the AIAA New
         England Section
         Council provide a better service to you, the AIAA
         members. Please take a moment to respond by e-mail.


         Please send you responses by May 8, 2000.

         Instructions

         Hit the reply button on your e-mail application and do
         not erase this message in the reply.
         On the reply, move the cursor to the proper spot and type
         an "X" on the "_____" next to the appropriate answer.
         For example: "__X_ Under 21"

         On areas where a written answer is asked, please write
         the answer close the "_______."
         For example: "CITY: _Boston____ STATE: ___MA_"

         Demographics

         1.      What is you age?
         a.      _____ Less than 21years
         b.      _____ 21 to 35
         c.      _____ 36 to 55
         d.      _____ Over 55

         2.      What is the city and state where you work? CITY:
         ______________    STATE: ______

         3.      What is the city and state where you live? CITY:
         ______________    STATE: ______

         4.      How long have you been a member of AIAA? a. _____
         Less than 1 year
         b.      _____ 1 to 10
         c.      _____ Over 25

         5.      What is your professional interest?
         a.      _____ Engineering and Technical Management b.
          _____ Aerospace Sciences
         c.      _____ Aircraft Operations and Technology d. _____
         Information and Logistics Systems e.      _____ Propulsion
         and Energy
         f.      _____ Space and Missile Systems
         g.      _____ Structures, Dynamics and Test
         h.      Other: __________________________________________

         6.      How many AIAA meetings (sectional / regional /
         national) did you attend last year?
         a.      _____ None
         b.      _____ 1 to 3
         c.      _____ 4 to 6
         d.      _____ More than 6

         7.      What do you consider the most important benefit
         from your AIAA membership?
         a.      _____ Technical committees and conferences b.
          _____ Section meetings
         c.      _____ Aerospace magazine
         d.      _____ Section newsletter
         e.      Other: __________________________________________


         Section Participation

         8.      Would you attend the New England Section monthly
         meeting if the topic or speaker were of interest?
         a.      _____ Yes
         b.      _____ No

         9.      If yes, what topics would you like to hear
         presented? Check all that apply.
         a.      _____ Aircraft
         b.      _____ Spacecraft
         c.      _____ Engines - Air-breathing d.      _____
         Mechanical Systems
         e.      _____ Avionics
         f.      _____ Aviation History
         g.      _____ General aviation
         h.      _____ Tours
         i.      _____ Engines - Rocket
         j.      _____ New technology
         k.      _____ Career enhancement
         l.      _____ Mentoring
         m.      _____ Investments
         n.      _____ Programs for retirees
         o.      Other: __________________________________________

         10.     How long should the meetings last? a.      _____
         Less than 2 hours
         b.      _____ 2 to 3
         c.      _____ Over 3
         d.      _____ Does not matter / Not an issue

         11.     Is the meeting location a factor in your decision
         to attend?
         a.      _____ Yes (If yes, continue with question 12.) b.
              _____ No (If no, proceed to question 15.)

         12.     How far would you be willing to travel from your
         home or work?
         a.      _____ Less than 15 miles
         b.      _____ 15 to 30
         c.      _____ More than 30

         13.     Where should the meeting be held with relation to
         Boston?
         a.      _____ North
         b.      _____ South
         c.      _____ West
         d.      _____ Should be held in the Boston area

         14.     Given a choice, what city would you prefer?
         City's Name:   __________________

         15.     What start time would you prefer for weekday
         meetings?
         a.    _____ Lunch / Midday
         b.    _____ 5 PM
         c.    _____ 6 PM
         d.    _____ 7 PM
         e.       _____ 8 PM

         16.     Would you be interested in a more active role
         within the New England section? If so, please indicate
         how you would like to participate.
         a.      _____ Section focal point for my colleagues at my
         work place - post notices and e-mail reminders of
         meetings.
         b.      _____ Serve on the New England Section council
         c.      _____ Serve on the New England Programs Committee
         d.      _____ Speak at a monthly meeting
         e.      _____ Refer names to qualified speakers f. _____
         Arrange for a meeting location
         g.      Other:
         ____________________________________________

         17.     Please provide any suggestions for improvement
         below:




         Thank you for your comments!!! Your help is greatly
         appreciated.


         The New England Section Council
         American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AIAA  QUESTIONNAIRE
         American Institute of
         Aeronautics and Astronautics



         Hello AIAA Members,

         The following questions are designed to help the AIAA New
         England Section
         Council provide a better service to you, the AIAA
         members. Please take a moment to respond by e-mail.


         Please send you responses by May 8, 2000.

         Instructions

         Hit the reply button on your e-mail application and do
         not erase this message in the reply.
         On the reply, move the cursor to the proper spot and type
         an "X" on the "_____" next to the appropriate answer.
         For example: "__X_ Under 21"

         On areas where a written answer is asked, please write
         the answer close the "_______."
         For example: "CITY: _Boston____ STATE: ___MA_"

         Demographics

         1.      What is you age?
         a.      _____ Less than 21years
         b.      _____ 21 to 35
         c.      _____ 36 to 55
         d.      _____ Over 55

         2.      What is the city and state where you work?
         CITY: ______________    STATE: ______

         3.      What is the city and state where you live?
         CITY: ______________    STATE: ______

         4.      How long have you been a member of AIAA?
         a.      _____ Less than 1 year
         b.      _____ 1 to 10
         c.      _____ Over 25

         5.      What is your professional interest?
         a.      _____ Engineering and Technical Management
         b.      _____ Aerospace Sciences
         c.      _____ Aircraft Operations and Technology
         d.      _____ Information and Logistics Systems
         e.      _____ Propulsion and Energy
         f.      _____ Space and Missile Systems
         g.      _____ Structures, Dynamics and Test
         h.      Other: __________________________________________

         6.      How many AIAA meetings (sectional / regional /
         national) did you attend last year?
         a.      _____ None
         b.      _____ 1 to 3
         c.      _____ 4 to 6
         d.      _____ More than 6

         7.      What do you consider the most important benefit
         from your AIAA membership?
         a.      _____ Technical committees and conferences
         b.      _____ Section meetings
         c.      _____ Aerospace magazine
         d.      _____ Section newsletter
         e.      Other: __________________________________________


         Section Participation

         8.      Would you attend the New England Section monthly
         meeting if the topic or speaker were of interest?
         a.      _____ Yes
         b.      _____ No

         9.      If yes, what topics would you like to hear
         presented? Check all that apply.
         a.      _____ Aircraft
         b.      _____ Spacecraft
         c.      _____ Engines - Air-breathing
         d.      _____ Mechanical Systems
         e.      _____ Avionics
         f.      _____ Aviation History
         g.      _____ General aviation
         h.      _____ Tours
         i.      _____ Engines - Rocket
         j.      _____ New technology
         k.      _____ Career enhancement
         l.      _____ Mentoring
         m.      _____ Investments
         n.      _____ Programs for retirees
         o.      Other: __________________________________________

         10.     How long should the meetings last?
         a.      _____ Less than 2 hours
         b.      _____ 2 to 3
         c.      _____ Over 3
         d.      _____ Does not matter / Not an issue

         11.     Is the meeting location a factor in your decision
         to attend?
         a.      _____ Yes (If yes, continue with question 12.)
         b.      _____ No (If no, proceed to question 15.)

         12.     How far would you be willing to travel from your
         home or work?
         a.      _____ Less than 15 miles
         b.      _____ 15 to 30
         c.      _____ More than 30

         13.     Where should the meeting be held with relation to
         Boston?
         a.      _____ North
         b.      _____ South
         c.      _____ West
         d.      _____ Should be held in the Boston area

         14.     Given a choice, what city would you prefer?
         City's Name:   __________________

         15.     What start time would you prefer for weekday
         meetings?
         a.    _____ Lunch / Midday
         b.    _____ 5 PM
         c.    _____ 6 PM
         d.    _____ 7 PM
         e.       _____ 8 PM

         16.     Would you be interested in a more active role
         within the New England section? If so, please indicate
         how you would like to participate.
         a.      _____ Section focal point for my colleagues at my
         work place - post notices and e-mail reminders of
         meetings.
         b.      _____ Serve on the New England Section council
         c.      _____ Serve on the New England Programs Committee
         d.      _____ Speak at a monthly meeting
         e.      _____ Refer names to qualified speakers
         f.      _____ Arrange for a meeting location
         g.      Other:
         ____________________________________________

         17.     Please provide any suggestions for improvement
         below:




         Thank you for your comments!!! Your help is greatly
         appreciated.


         The New England Section Council
         American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AIAA - New England Section Calendar, early Spring 2000

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Here are events of interest to members of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England Section.

Please volunteer or recommend a colleague for one of the AIAA-NE
council membership or Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or Secretary.
contact  David Paris & Pete Young,  DSP@...   PwYoung@...
Please send suggestions for speakers and activities to
Ian Dargin,   Ian.Dargin@...

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March 15       AIAA-NE meeting
                "The Promise of the Small"
                Prof. Dan Hastings, MIT

                "... One potential future lies in using large numbers
                of distributed collaborating microsatellites to accomplish
                current and new missions in space...."
                RSVP: Reservations by Monday, Mar. 13, 2000
                Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@...  Ph: 781-271-3536.
                http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

March 15       Newsletter deadline for May and June meetings
                Begin Section election Process

March 16       ASM meeting,  "An Engineer goes to Washington"
                Prof. Widnall, MIT Faculty Club, time ??
                David Goodhue, 781-665-8190, Jim Scutti, 508-835-6262

March 15-16    Congressional Visits Day (CVD), Washington DC

March 24, 25, 28  Regional Science Fairs, judges needed, see below

March 28       Mars Society Meeting,
                Prof. Richard Binzel
                info:  http://chapters.MarsSociety.org/usa/ma/
                Shannon Russell    SJRussel@...

April 6        NSS Meeting,
                http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

April 11       Aviation/ Transportation Expo 2000
                Logan Airport, Boston; 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM
                FAA & United Airlines
                expecting 3000 middle and high school students
                AIAA-NE may need help with a table.

April 7-8      AIAA Region I mid-Atlantic Student Conference
                Pennsylvania State University
                Info: Dr. Robert G. Melton 814-865-1185 RGMaer@...

April 13       AIAA-NE monthly program meeting,
                "Emerging Commercial Satellite Communications Systems"
                Ms. Diane Z. Shaffer,  MITRE
                This presentation describes major emerging commercial
                satellite communications voice and multimedia systems of
                interest to the DoD and discusses some of
                the issues involved in using these systems for the DoD.
                Voice systems discussed include Iridium,
                Globalstar, and ICO. Multimedia systems discussed include
                Spaceway, Astrolink, and Teledesic
                more info:  http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

April 14-15    AIAA Region I Student Conference, Clarkson University, NY
                info:  Ken,  Visser@... ,  315-268-7687

May 1          Wright Center for Innovative Science Education workshops
                Tufts University, Bowdoin College, Brewster Academy
                Applications due for middle school or high school teacher
                summer workshops,  see below

May 10         AIAA-NE monthly program meeting,
                Prof. Brian Williams has consented to talk at the
                May 10th AIAA
                Monthly Meeting. The topic he will address is
                "Robotic Space Explorers That Think".
                more info:  http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

June 14        AIAA-NE Distinguished Lecture,
                "Advanced, Unusual, Experimental and Conceptual German
                 Aircraft, (1936-1945)
                Bruno Cavallo
                Officers Club,  Hanscom AFB,   Lexington, Mass.

                Navy Blue Angels local schedule:
May 28         Bangor, ME
June 17-18     Avoca, PA (Wilkes Barre area)
June 24-25     North Kingstown, RI

1st Mondays    April 3, May 1, June 5,  2000
                AIAA-NE Council meetings
                Planning meeting for council members & volunteers,
                Newcomers welcome,  First Monday each month,  6 pm
                at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   Ian.Dargin@...
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AIAA Pre-College activities:

Massachusetts Science Fair Calendar

Each year, the Massachusetts Science Fair holds local middle and high school
fairs, followed by regional fairs and the state science fair.  A number of
our members have served as judges in the past and all have thoroughly
enjoyed their experiences.  Science Fairs offer an opportunity to view the
imaginative work of talented students and to offer some guidance.  By
participating as AIAA members, we establish relationships with teachers and
organizers of local science programs.

March 24,25     Mass Region IV Science Fair   Somerville
March 25        South Shore Science Fair      Bridgewater
March 28        Western Mass Science Fair     Amherst
May 5,6         Mass State Science Fair       MIT
May 20          Middle School Science Fair     Revere

For additional information about being a judge, contact Dave Paris,
Pre-college Chairman, at dsp@... or 781-937-4648.
For additional information about the science fair, visit their website:
www.scifair.com.

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Programs of the Wright Center for Innovative Science Education at
Tufts University

Do you know a middle school or high school teacher who might be
interested in an exciting summer workshop?
The Wright Center offers the following programs:

June 25-28      Biotechnology: The Human Genome Project:
                 Labs, Case Studies and Examples of Applied Biology
                 at the Cutting Edge,  Tufts University, Medford, MA
June 27-30      Space Science for Educators XIV, Astrobiology,
                 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
July    6-9     Interdisciplinary Approaches to Science Education, Tufts
July 13-16      Beyond Multiple Intelligences: Innovative Methods
                 and Strategies for Maximizing Understanding in
                 Secondary Science Education, Tufts
July 20-23      Space Science for Educators XV, Chandra and
                 the X-ray Universe, Tufts
July 25-28      Earth Science II,   Studying Climate Change
                 in the Classroom, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH

Applications are due by May 1, 2000.  Appointments are competitive.
For applications and additional information, contact Dave Paris,
Pre-college Chairman, at dsp@... or 781-937-4648
or the Wright Center directly (please mention AIAA) 617-627-5394

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AIAA-NE newsletter, submissions:  Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@...
Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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Jan 18, 2000   Mars Society Meeting,
                MIT Student Center, 4th floor, room between the elevators
                info:  Shannon Russell    SJRussel@...

Jan 20, 2000   AIAA-NE meeting, "Restoration of Historic Aircraft"
                Mr. Collings, MIT, see below

Jan 30         MIT Open House  "So you want to be and Astronaut"
                Dr Flush, FAST
                MIT Museum, Mass Ave.
                TBD - directions

Jan 31         Deadline for Congressional Visits Day signup
                info:  Paul Schwartz     PSchwartz@...

Feb 3          National Space Society (NSS) Program:
                "Pioneers and Voyagers..."
                Dr. William Ward,  MIT,  See below

Feb 5          Deadline for next e-mail calendar

Feb. 16        AIAA-NE  Education Forum,
                Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA,  see below

Feb 18         MIT AIAA Student Section meeting
                Dave Thompson
                Orbital Sciences Corp.
                University Park
                TBD - address, room number, contact person

March 2        NSS Meeting, speaker TBD

March 15       AIAA-NE meeting
                Prof. Dan Hastings, MIT,  (tentative)

March 16       ASM meeting,  "An Engineer goes to Washington"
                Prof. Widnall, MIT Faculty Club, time ??
                David Goodhue, 781-665-8190, Jim Scutti, 508-835-6262

March 15-16    Congressional Visits Day (CVD), Washington,

April 6        NSS Meeting, speaker TBD

April 7-8      AIAA Region I mid-Atlantic Student Conference
                Pennsylvania State University
                Info: Dr. Robert G. Melton  814-865-1185  RGMaer@...

April 12       AIAA-NE monthly program meeting, with speaker TBA
                usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

April 14-15    AIAA Region I Student Conference, Clarkson University
                info:  Ken,  Visser@... ,  315-268-7687
                TBD- where is Clarkson?

May 10         AIAA-NE monthly program meeting, with speaker TBA

June 14        AIAA-NE Distinguished Lecture, tentative

                Navy Blue Angels local schedule:
May 28         Bangor, ME
June 17-18     Avoca, PA (Wilkes Barre area)
June 24-25     North Kingstown, RI

1st Mondays
Feb 7, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5,  2000
                AIAA-NE Council meetings
                Planning meeting for council members & volunteers,
                Newcomers welcome,  First Monday each month,  6 pm
                at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   Ian.Dargin@...

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details:


January, 20, 2000

"The Restoration of Historic Aircraft"

Robert Collings is the founder of the Collings
Foundation, a non profit Educational Foundation in 1971.
It's purpose is to organize and support "living history"
events so that Americans can learn more about their
heritage by participating in that heritage.

MIT Marlar Lounge, Room 37-252, Vassar St. Cambridge, MA
6 PM
Cost:  $5 for members and guests/ students free
RSVP:  by Jan 19, 2000
Col Pete Young at pwyoung@...
Paul Schwartz at PSchwartz@...

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National Space Society (NSS) Boston Chapter meeting:
Feb. 3,   7:30,   MIT room NE43-800


"In Celebration of the Pioneers and Voyagers:
To Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Beyond:

Dr. William Ward,
MIT Lincoln Labs and is an AIAA Traveling Lecturer


The dramatic pictures of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
their rings and satellites transmitted to Earth by the
spacecraft Pioneer 10 and 11 (1973-1979) and Voyager 1 and 2
(1979-1989) are the culmination of one of the major scientific
and engineering enterprises of our time.

It is rewarding to look behind the pictures to see how they
came to be and to learn what makes the spacecraft tick.  We find
that these missions embody far more than science or technology,
or both.  Every area of human activity stands in intimate
relationship to them.

During this lecture/demonstration, we will build these Pioneer
and Voyager spacecraft for exploration of the outer planets,
launch them on their trajectories, sample the scientific data
that they gather, and marvel at the unimagined wonders that they
reveal.  Then we will ask what it all signifies.

         Meetings of the Boston chapter of the National Space Society
are held in the 8th floor "playroom" of the Laboratory of Computer
Science, 545 Main Street (Tech Square), in Cambridge. The building is
located just past the railroad tracks on Main Street, near the
intersection with Vassar/Fulkerson Street. Free parking is available
in the parking lot adjoining the building. By T, take the Red Line to
the Kendall/MIT stop, then walk up Main Street (away from Boston)
about three blocks to the building.

More information is available at   http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

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February 16, 2000         Educational Forum

Second Annual AIAA New England Section Educational Forum
A Panel Discussion on Improving Science and Mathematics
Education, K-12

Date:    Wednesday, February 16, 2000
Time:
6:00 p.m.       Sandwiches, salads, soda
6:45 p.m.       Panel Discussion
Cost:   $5.00 members and guests; students free

Place:  MIT Lincoln Laboratory Cafeteria
244 Wood Street,  Lexington, MA 02420-9108

Most of us agree that the need exists for improving
science and mathematics education in elementary, middle
and high schools.  Many engineers and scientists want to
use their expertise to help, but may not know where and
how they can contribute.  The NE Section of AIAA has
three goals: improve the mathematics and science
educational process; raise the level of science and
mathematics understanding of all students; and inspire
students to pursue careers in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, and aerospace.  Government,
educational institutions, professional societies,
aviation associations have established programs that seek
to accomplish similar goals.  At the same time, some
school systems and teachers are searching for sources of
help.  Our second annual Educational Forum will bring
together teachers, engineering students, and technology
professionals to review some of the existing programs and
explore how engineers and scientists can work with
teachers to advance science and mathematics education.
The meeting will start with short presentations by our
distinguished panelists in which they will describe their
programs and experiences, followed by a discussion among
the panelists and the assembled teachers, students, and
engineers.  Please join us to learn more about current
programs, to discover some new ideas about science and
mathematics education, and to find out how you can get
involved.

Our panel of educational innovators:

Ms Shelia Bauer is the FAA New England Region Education
Program Manager.  She has been instrumental in developing
five State Aviation Aerospace Education Councils,
Regional Aviation Careen Education (ACE) Camps and
Aviation Education Counselor's programs as well as
initiating thirteen Aviation Resource Centers/Careerports
throughout New England.  She is the recipient of numerous
awards for her contributions to aerospace education.

Ms Angela DiNapoli is an AIAA Educator of the Year and a
fifth grade teacher in the Needham Public Schools where
she has been an educator since 1973.  Her longtime
interest in space science led her to participate in
several NASA aerospace conferences.  She has developed an
extensive astronaut space simulation unit (the "Astro
Saucer") for which she received the State Presidential
Award for Excellence in Teaching Science.

Dr. Rick Dower has been Science Chairman at Roxbury Latin
School since 1979, teaching courses in physics and
physical science.  He has a bachelor's degree in
Literature and Physics from MIT, a masters in science
teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education
and a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT.  He has worked as a
technical writer and scientist for the Solar Satellite
Project at the Harvard College Observatory.  He recently
joined a Fermilab project working on new particle
detectors and ways to incorporate particle physics into
classroom exercises.

Mr. Thomas Noonan, as Director of the Office of
Mathematics, Science & Technology for the Massachusetts
Department of Education is responsible for developing and
implementing mathematics, science and technology
education reform including the revision of state
curriculum frameworks.  As Executive Director of
Partnerships Advancing the Learning of Mathematics and
Science (PALMS), he is actively involving industry,
educational institutions, parents, students, and school
districts in this process.  Tom has been an innovative
JHS science department chairman and teacher, and has
industrial experience as a quality manager at Digital
Equipment Corp.

Dr. William B. Williams is the Pre-college Education
Officer at the NASA Langley Research Center.  He is
involved in the development, implementation, and
administration of teacher institutes and distance
learning initiatives.  He has been a public school
teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and assistant
superintendent of instruction, and has also taught
graduate level courses at four universities.

Reservations:  Please contact Dave Paris at 781-937-4648
or dsp@... by February 13, 2000.

Directions: Lincoln Laboratory is at Hanscom AFB.  Take
Route 128 (I95) to exit 31A (Bedford/Carlisle exit) onto
Routes 4/225 North towards Bedford.  After about 0.5
mile, bear right at the "teacup handle" to take a left
turn onto Hartwell Avenue.  After passing the base's
Bedford Gate, take the first left onto Kirtland Street,
then the third left around the parking garage, and then
the second left.  The main entrance is to the right of
the flagpole.

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Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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Nov 10         History of German Rocketry as a Forerunner of the Saturn V
                Mr. Alex von Braun  (yes, there is a relation)
                AIAA-NE monthly program meeting

Nov 12         Safer Skies Symposium,
                Kennedy Library and Museum 9-5 PM.
                http://www.faa.gov/region/ane/regaad/safesky.html

Nov  18        Rhode Island Aviation and Space Education Day, see below

Dec 1          Deadline for next e-mail calendar

Dec 8, 1999    AIAA-NE Honors and Awards Dinner, Hanscom AFB,
                with Distinguished Lecturer:  Adm. Gilcrist

Jan 20, 2000   AIAA-NE meeting,
                Mr. Collings, more info in future newsletter

Feb. 16(?)     AIAA-NE  Education Forum,  Needham

March 15       AIAA-NE meeting
                Prof. Dan Hastings, MIT, more info in future newsletter

March 16       ASM meeting,  Prof. Widnall, MIT, (no additional information)

April 12       AIAA-NE monthly program meeting, with speaker TBA
May 10         usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

June 14, 2000  AIAA-NE Distinguished Lecture, tentative

1st Mondays
Dec. 6, 1999,  Jan 10(?) Feb 7, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5
                AIAA-NE Council meetings
                Planning meeting for council members & volunteers,
                Newcomers welcome,  First Monday each month,  6 pm
                at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass;   Ian.Dargin@...

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       The History of German Rocketry as a Forerunner of the Saturn V

       by Alex von Braun
       Nov.  10  AIAA - NE  meeting


In May of 1945, American Forces in Bavaria made contact with the German team
responsible for the development of the V-2 rocket, the first to reach airless
space.
The engineers had made their way toward the advancing Allies with the intent to
make their skills available to the West.  Their leader, Wernher von Braun, had,
under the auspices of the German army, coaxed to fruition the development of the
most advanced liquid-fueled rocket technology to date, with volume production to
boot.  America needed this brain trust, and unbeknownst to the refugee technolo-
gists, they were being sought even as they attempted to place themselves in
their
victor's path.  The mating of mind and money that ensued helped assure America's
leadership in space - with many intriguing curves and bumps along the way.

The speaker, Alex von Braun, a nephew of Wernher's, and whose father Magnus
played a role in the proceedings, will share his knowledge of this saga -
from the early, lean years before government sponsorship to the later, often
politically muddy times under Nazi rule and on to a new continent and a new
benefactor, culminating in the moon landings.  Find out how early rockets were
developed and tested, about some of the inside stories of the Saturn V, how
Massachusetts' own Robert Goddard influenced events in Nazi Germany, and more.
Alex von Braun, in addition to having absorbed since infancy everything he has
been able to find on his family's history in rocketry, is currently persuing a
mechanical engineering undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts
Lowell.

DATE:  Weds, Nov. 10, 1999  PLACE: UMASS, Lowell, North Campus,
Kitson Hall Rm 309

TIME: 7:00 pm Cold Cut Buffet; 7:45 pm Speaker
PRICE:  Members - $10, Non-members - $12; Students - $7

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE DINNER by Nov. 5, 1999.

Call Gene Niemi at (978) 934-2977: FAX (978) 934-3048,
email at Eugene_Niemi@...

DIRECTIONS:
Rt 495 or Rt 3 North to Lowell Connector,
Exit 5B from Connector onto Thorndike St (also Rt 3A North for a
short distance),
Stay on Thorndike St (not 3A after this) through 3 sets of lights.
After 3rd light (after the Gallagher train deport), get in left lane.
Go under overpass and turn left at green arrow onto Fletcher Street.

Take Fletcher St. to end & take right at Texaco station onto Pawtucket St.
At 2nd light, take left onto University Avenue.
Cross Merrimack River bridge and take 2nd right onto Riverside Street.
Take 4th parking lot entrance on right into Riverside Street Parking Lot.
Walk back up Riverside Street to yellow brick building on left side
(Ball Building) with gray and glass front.
Ask anyone in Ball for directions into Kitson building, which is
connected to the Engineering Bldg and Ball Building (Room 309 Kitson).
See map in newsletter for building arrangement and possible alternate
parking lots.

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Rhode Island Aviation and Space Education Day

- It's November 18th.
- Location is Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RI.
- Events include aviation demos, exhibits, static aircraft
displays, high school competitions.
- A Super Loki sounding rocket is scheduled to be launched in the
early afternoon, weather permitting. The payload is designed to gather dust
from the passing Leonid meteor showers. Trajectory is over the North
Atlantic and has a 300,000 ft apogee.
- web site: http://users.efortress.com/mudbug/
- point of contact: Dr. Kathleen Melander, <dkmlnder@...>;
Henry Tarlian (401-732-7700)
- AIAA New England could use volunteers to run an AIAA booth that
day. Contact Ian Dargin for more details.   Ian.Dargin@...

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or expressed interest.

AIAA-NE chairperson:      Ian Dargin,  Ian.Dargin@...
AIAA-NE newsletter, submissions:  Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@...
Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
AIAA-NE newsletter back issues:       www.mews.org/AIAA-NE/main.htm
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          !!!  Picnic Tomorrow  !!!


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Oct 23         AIAA New England Section Annual Picnic
  (Sat)         Daniel Webster College,   see below

Nov 1          AIAA Technical Committee Nominations due, see below

Nov  4         Chandra X-Ray Telescope (AXAF)
                Dr. Dan Schwartz of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
                Dr. Schwartz is leader of the Chandra Science Operations Team,
                NSS meeting, 7:30,  MIT room NE43-800, directions below.

Nov 10         History of German Rocketry as a Forerunner of the Saturn V
                Mr. Alex von Braun
                AIAA-NE monthly program meeting

Nov  11        Rhode Island Aviation and Space Education Day,
                (no further info is available)

Dec. 8         AIAA-NE Honors and Awards Dinner, Hanscom AFB,
                with Distinguished Lecturer:  Adm. Gilcrist

Nov. 1, Dec. 6, 1999
                AIAA-NE Council meetings
                Planning meeting for council members & volunteers,
                Newcomers welcome,  Dave Paris, dsp@...
                First Monday each month,  6 pm
                at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass

Jan. 12 ?      AIAA-NE monthly program meeting, with speaker TBA
Feb. 9 ?       usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
March 9 ?


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details:


AIAA Technical Committee Nominations are due not later
than November 1, 1999.  Please submit names to Paul
Schwartz at pschwart@...

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Picnic
AIAA New England Section Annual Picnic

Saturday, October 23, 1999
10 AM to 5 PM
Daniel Webster College

DWC will be showing off their campus (specifically the
Aviation Center and the BRAND NEW Eaton-Richmond Center,
the world class teaching facility dedicated just last
weekend... and their aircraft.  Some of the aircraft are
unique to the collegiate aviation educational
environment, namely the Grob 109B motorglider and the
CAP-10b aerobatic aircraft.  There was a complete
description in the last newsletter -- To obtain
directions to the college look on their web page at
www.dwc.edu at the bottom of the page under "campus
directions" which will get you to the campus.  If you
turn ONE ROAD SHORT of University Drive as it says in the
directions (this is Perimeter Road) and follow this
around until you see the brick building at the base of
the Aircraft Control Tower, this is the Aviation Center.
Park behind this building.  Arrivals around 10AM, Tour of
the Aviation Center (this can be repeated as necessary
later in the day) at 11AM, Picnic Lunches at 12-1PM, Tour
and demonstrations in Eaton-Richmond Center at 1PM-2:30PM
with flying when we can sandwich it in around all that.
Flights in our BRAND NEW Cessna 172's can substitute for
the C-152 rides for the same price.  The CAP-10 and
motorglider will be available for those with a true
interest in the "physics of flight."  Should be a great
day!  Hope to see you there.

Food:  The New England Section will provide sodas and
snacks.   Also, a grill will be available from the school
food services for those who want to bring food items to
cook. Bring your own food, utensils and condiments to cook.

No Entrance Fee.  Attendance is limited to
families and guests of AIAA members

Guided tours of the Nicholas N. Tamposi Aviation
Center and Joseph E. Eaton/ Martin R. Richmond Center at
11AM and 2PM, possibly other times.

Rides:  Airplane Rides available from Daniel Webster
College - half hour long and priced as follows:
  Airplane (C-152)        $36.50
  Motorglider (G-109)     $52.50
  Aerobatic (CAP-10)      $70.00
  Cessna 172              $36.50
Daniel Webster College assumes sole responsibility for
the conduct of all aerial flights.

RSVP:  If you are planning on attending, please RSVP to
either Rick DeMeis at rickd@... or Dave Paris at
dsp@... not later than Friday, 10/22/99.

Directions to Daniel Webster College:

Boston and the South Shore:
         Take Interstate 93 north to Route 128. Take Route 128
         south to Route 3 north. Once in New Hampshire look for
         exit 6. (see below.)

West of Boston:
         Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) east to Interstate
         495. Take Interstate 495 north to Route 3 north. Once in
         New Hampshire look for Exit 6. (See below.)

Southern Connecticut and New York:
         Take Interstate 95 north to Interstate 91 north to
         Interstate 84 east to Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90 east),
         then follow to Interstate 290 east. Turn north on
         Interstate 495 and north again on Route 3. Once in New
         Hampshire look for Exit 6. (See below.)

North of Daniel Webster:
         Take Interstate 93 south to 293 to the Everett Turnpike
         south to Exit 6. (See below.)

Exit 6:
         Take Broad street east to Blue Hill Avenue, 1/8 mile form
         exit; turn left. As it crosses Route 3, Blue Hill becomes
         Pine Hill Road. Continue on Pine Hill Road to the
         entrance at University Drive.

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Nov.  11  AIAA - NE  meeting

"The History of German Rocketry as a Forerunner of the Saturn V"
Speaker:  Mr. Alex von Braun
Place:  UMass Lowell North Campus,
Room Kitson 309, One University Ave., Lowell, MA. 01854.
Cold cut buffet at 7 pm, speaker at 7:45 pm,
Members $10, Non-members $12, Students $7.
More info from Gene Niemi, 978-934-2977, email Eugene_Niemi@....

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Chandra X-Ray Telescope (AXAF)
Dr. Dan Schwartz of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Nov  4         7:30pm

Boston NSS Meeting:    First Thursday of each month  (except October)

Meetings of the Boston chapter of the National Space Society
are held in the 8th floor "playroom" of the Laboratory of Computer
Science, 545 Main Street (Tech Square), in Cambridge. The building is
located just past the railroad tracks on Main Street, near the
intersection with Vassar/Fulkerson Street. Free parking is available
in the parking lot adjoining the building. By T, take the Red Line to
the Kendall/MIT stop, then walk up Main Street (away from Boston)
about three blocks to the building.

More info:   http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

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AIAA-NE chairperson:      Ian Dargin,  Ian.Dargin@...
AIAA-NE newsletter, submissions:  Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@...
Calendar compiled by:   Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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