Sat, May 27, 2006
Aviation Program's New Seminole Will Carry Her Name
What better way to honor
a retiring university president who garnered high marks for her
support of her school's aeronautics program... than to name an
aircraft after her?
We're sure retiring Kent State University president Carol A.
Cartwright (right) would agree... and on June 1, she will fly on
the maiden voyage of the KSU aviation department's newest training
aircraft -- a twin-engine Piper Seminole bearing her name.
"In appreciation for 15 years of excellent leadership and
support of the aeronautics program, we have named this aircraft
after President Cartwright," Dr. Issac Richmond Nettey, senior
academic program director of aeronautics, told the Youngstown (OH)
Business-Journal.
"This is the first time in our aviation program’s history
that we have named a plane in our fleet after someone," Nettey
added.
The PA44 is the latest aircraft purchased by the KSU aviation
department this year. As Aero-News reported in
January, KSU also took delivery of two G1000-equipped
Cessna Skyhawks as part of an ongoing fleet modernization
program.
"The addition of [the Seminole] provides a critical capability
to provide flight education and training in a multi-engine
aircraft, which is indispensable in preparing flight students for
the profession of commercial airline pilots," added Nettey.
Kent State's aviation program also boasts a Bridge Program
Agreement with Continental Express. Its graduates include the
nation's very first female Marine Corp. pilot.
More News
With Testing Soon Complete, Launch Preparations Begin in Earnest Sierra Space's Dream Chaser has been put through the wringer at NASA's Glenn Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio, but w>[...]
Takeoff Roll The process whereby an aircraft is aligned with the runway centerline and the aircraft is moving with the intent to take off. For helicopters, this pertains to the act>[...]
“We’re proud of the hard work that went into receiving this validation, and it will be a welcome relief to our customers in the European Union. We couldn’t be mor>[...]
"Aircraft Spruce is pleased to announce the acquisition of the parts distribution operations of Wag-Aero. Wag-Aero was founded in the 1960’s by Dick and Bobbie Wagner in the >[...]
IDENT Feature The special feature in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) equipment. It is used to immediately distinguish one displayed beacon target from other be>[...]