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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 117 - Napa, CA - March 2016
Agenda Location	4 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 4.2 Research Institutions, Industry, and University Reports 4.2.1 Research Institutions and Companies 4.2.1.4 Mitchell Aerospace Research
Title	Mitchell Aerospace Research
Presenter	Dave Mitchell
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Abstract	After several years of delay, the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter has begun a flight test program that is expected to require about 2,000 flight hours. The first aircraft, Engineering Development Model 1 (EDM-1), flew for 30 minutes on 27 October 2015. Even though the aircraft is full-authority fly-by-wire, the early flights have all been with augmentation turned off, until the rigid-body and flexible modes have been identified. On the opposite end of the flight spectrum, the FAA is gearing up work on revitalization of 14 CFR (“FAR”) 23. The Congressionally mandated changes are intended to allow for more streamlined certification for advanced designs, including fly-by-wire general aviation airplanes. More will be presented on this at future meetings. Finally, change is happening at the US Air Force Test Pilot School. Traditionally, academics at the school were divided into four Phases: Performance, Flying Qualities, Systems, and Test Management. There will soon be only three Phases, with Perf & FQ combined into one Flight Sciences Phase, under the direction of Dr. Chris Cotting. As a big part of the school’s academics, UAV flight test training is expanding. In the future, students will be able to routinely operate the Calspan variable-stability Learjet from one of the school’s fixed-base simulator cockpits; small UAVs and micro-UAVs will be introduced – the latter represented by powered and remotely-controlled paper airplanes!