VFS Philly is pleased to announce that Paul Taylor, Educations and Programs Manager at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) will be presenting the next dinner meeting on Tuesday, February 7. Further details can be found on the Upcoming Events page.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, VFS Philly had the incredible opportunity to hear from the Executive Director of the Vertical Flight Society, Mike Hirschberg!
On Wednesday November 16th ,2022, Rebecca Lehman from DroneDeploy discussed about Drones for Sustainable Development.
The most recent dinner meeting was presented by Matt Hutchison on Tuesday October 18, 2022 at the Towne Hall in Media, PA. The meeting had a large audience with employees from all over the Philadelphia region, including Boeing, Piasecki Aircraft, Leonardo, DFI, and many others.
The latest virtual Lunch N’ Learn took place on August 31st, titled: Pushing the Boundaries of Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Rotorcraft by Umberto Saetti, Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland.
The Philly Chapter of VFS hosted a dinner meeting on April 12, 2022 and was held at the Town Hall in Media, PA. The dinner meeting included two presentations, one by Fred Piasecki on the PA-890 EVTOL Slowed Rotor Winged Compound, and the second by USNA Students on the Design of a VTOL UAS for Environmental Survey Above the Arctic Circle.
Technical society to further the knowledge of vertical flight technology. VFS Philly networks through dinners, virtual Lunch N’ Learns, and other events! Our members are employed by The Boeing Company, Leonardo Helicopters, Lockheed Martin, Piasecki Aircraft, the American Helicopter Museum, and other rotorcraft and support industries in the Philadelphia area.
