Vertical Flight Society Announces 2021 Lichten Award Winners
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The winners of the VFS Robert L. Lichten were selected for technical excellence from first-time technical paper presenters
VFS announces Andrew Lavoie as the winner of its prestigious Robert L. Lichten technical award
Andrew Lavoie of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, was selected as the overall Lichten Winner, with his winning paper, “Variational Tolerance Analysis (VTA) – Design and Manufacturing Optimization using Statistical Simulation FAIRFAX, Va. (PRWEB) April 13, 2021 The Vertical Flight Society today announced the winners of its prestigious Robert L. Lichten technical award. The overall winner will be recognized on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, during the Society’s 77th Annual Grand Awards Ceremony, premiering at 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4), on the Society’s YouTube channel: http://www.YouTube.com/VTOLsociety.
13-Apr-2021 Source: VFS
The Vertical Flight Society announced the winners of its prestigious Robert L. Lichten technical award. The overall winner will be recognized on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, during the Society’s 77th Annual Grand Awards Ceremony, premiering at 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4), on the Society’s YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/VTOLsociety.
Mr. Andrew Lavoie of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company,
was selected as the overall Lichten Winner. His winning paper, “
Variational Tolerance Analysis (VTA) – Design and Manufacturing Optimization using Statistical Simulation,
“ will be presented at Forum 77 on Monday, May 10, during the Manufacturing & Technology technical session. Mr. Lavoie was also the winner of the VFS Northeast US Region Lichten Competition.
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