Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Deal Will Be Finalized At AirVenture
Purdue University's aviation technology program will provide
its students with a new, more modern fleet when it takes delivery
of a representative Cirrus aircraft at 1300 Thursday, July
29th at AirVenture.
The media event at the Cirrus Pavilion at the EAA AirVenture
Grounds in Oshkosh completes Purdue's $5.1 million purchase of 16
Cirrus aircraft that will be used to provide hands-on experience
for students enrolled in the supervised flight instruction program.
The Cirrus fleet replaces an older collection of Piper-built
aircraft.
"Purdue continues to push forward the use of modern aviation
technology to the benefit of its students and mankind," said
aviation technology department head Brent Bowen. "It's no
coincidence that the Wright brothers recruited a Boilermaker to
redesign their plane, Amelia Earhart came here to equip and test
her Electra and many future aviators, beginning with Neil
Armstrong, continue to come here to launch their careers as
astronauts."
The purchase comes as Purdue approaches the 50th anniversary of
its flight degree program. The program includes primary flight
instruction, instruction in advanced aircraft as well as large
airline-type simulation instruction. The flight program is part of
a larger educational department, which has a current enrollment of
about 600 students pursuing bachelor's, master's and doctoral
degrees in aviation technology.
With the recent purchase of an Embraer PHENOM 100 jet aircraft,
Purdue now offers the only non-military university flight-training
program in which every student flies a jet.
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