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The AHS History Committee showcases many of its ongoing projects at the Annual AHS Forum, and interested parties are encouraged to submit proposals for scholarly papers on vertical flight history. Listed below are papers that have been presented at past AHS Forums. Individual papers or complete Forum proceedings are available for purchase through AHS, International.
2008: Forum 64
(Montréal, Canada) |
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| Charnov, B. |
Deception, Obscurity and Irony in the Popular Rotorcraft Movement: Why the British Rotorcraft Association Did Not Develop as the Popular Rotorcraft Movement of Igor Bensen |
| Johnson, B., and Leishman, J. G. |
Engineering Analysis of the 1907 Cornu Helicopter |
| Linden, A. W. |
Fifty Years of Sikorsky High Speed Concepts |
| Cameron, D., and Thomson, D. |
Scottish Contributions to Rotary Wing Flight |
| Hirschberg, M., and Pryce, M. |
UK V/STOL Transport Aircraft Concepts of the 20th Century |
| Isaac, M. |
XV-3 Convertiplane --- A Study in Innovation |
| Connor, R. D. |
Kellett's Eggbeaters: The XR-8 and XR-10 (Supplemental Proceedings) |
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2007: Forum 63
(Virginia Beach, VA) |
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| Bisanz, M. |
Autogiro Company of America V. the United States No. 50328, 181 Ct. Cl., 384 F.2. 391 (1967) --- How the Longest Patent Case in U.S. History Defined the Rotary-Wing Legacy of Harold F. Pitcairn |
| Johnson, B., and Leishman, J. G. |
Engineering Analysis of the Helicopter Designs of the Marquis Raúl Pateras Pescara |
| Geissler, W. |
The FW-61, Henrich Focke's Masterpiece |
| Charnov, B. |
Gerard Post Herrick (1873--1955) America's Unforgettable "Forgotten" Convertiplane Pioneer |
| Crouch, M. A., and Wood, R. E. |
Ground Resonance History of the H-34 Helicopter |
| Hirschberg, M., and Müller, T. |
Soviet Jet V/STOL Bomber and Transport Concepts of the 20th Century |
| Connor, R. |
Windmills to Choppers: The Korean War and the Evolution of the Helicopter |
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2006: Forum 62
(Phoenix, AZ) |
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| Leishman, J. G. |
Etienne Oemichen: Scientist, Engineer and Helicopter Pioneer |
| Charnov, B. H. |
A Critical Re-Examination of the Franklin Institute Rotating Wing Aircraft Meeting of October
28--29, 1938: Facts and Myths Surrounding the Foundations of Autogiro/Convertiplane/Helicopter Development in America
and Europe |
| Connor, R. D. |
Grasshoppers and Jump-Takeoff: The Autogiro Programs of the U.S. Army Air Corps |
| Schank, T. C. |
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Tip-Jet Convertiplane Programs |
| Daniell, J. |
Flight Testing Bristol Helicopters |
| Hirschberg, M. J. |
Soviet V/STOL Jet Fighter/Attack Concepts of the 20th Century |
| Milliman, J. C. |
U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Lift --- Due for a "Golden Age" |
| Leishman, J. G. |
The 50th Anniversary of the AHS Journal |
| Connor, R. |
50th Anniversary Perspectives on the American Helicopter Industry |
| Strawn, R. C. |
30 Years of Rotorcraft Computational Fluid Dynamics Research and Development |
| Jackson, K. |
A Summary of DoD-Sponsored Research Performed at NASA Langley's Impact Dynamics Research Facility |
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2005: Forum 61
(Grapevine, TX) |
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| Charnov, B. |
The Buhl "Pusher" Autogiro of 1931: A Critical Appraisal |
| Leishman, J. G. |
The Gyroplanes, Helicopters and Convertiplanes of Raoul Hafner |
| Hirschberg, M. J., Müller, T., and Pryce, M. |
British V/STOL Rotorcraft Concepts of the 20th Century |
| Hendrickson, J. B. |
W. Laurence LePage, From XR-1 to Tilt-Rotor |
| Swinford, G. and Charnov, B. H. |
The Last Autogiro: Skyway Engineering AC-35 of 1961--1966 |
| Liberatore, E. K. |
Schneider Award Winner's Presentation: Achenback and the 1874 Tail Rotor Helicopter (via videotape) |
| Connor, R. D. |
Downwash and Uproar: The U.S. Navy's Troubled Association with the Helicopter in World War II |
| Prouty, R. W. |
The Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane |
| Bertelsen, W. R., and Bertelsen, W. D. |
History of Vectored or Deflected Slipstream VTOL Aircraft |
| Brack, B. |
Arrival of the Tiltrotor |
| Mullett, T. |
Back to the Future of Rotorcaft? |
| Carter, J., Jr. |
CarterCopter: Slowed Rotor/Compound (SR/C) Aircraft |
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2004: Forum 60
(Baltimore, MD) |
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| Charnov, B. |
From the Cierva C.4 to the CarterCopter: An Analysis of How the Autogiro Became the Gyroplane |
| Ham, N. |
Canadian Helicopter History: The Doman-Fleet Story |
| Piper, R. R. |
Aerial Jeep Retrospective |
| Lawrence, T. H. |
Little Known Sikorsky Helicopters |
| Dixon, D. F. |
Variable Configuration Aircraft Patented in the US Before the Second World War |
| Leishman, J. G. |
A Chronicle of Early British Rotorcraft |
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| Pryce, M. J., and Hirschberg, M. J. |
Without the Harrier: Non-Kingston V/STOL Combat Aircraft Concepts of the 20th Century |
| Burgess, B. |
The ABC Rotor --- A Historical Perspective |
| Ni, X., Cai, R., Cao, X., and Yu, J. |
Present Situation and Prospects of Helicopter Technology |
| Connor, R. D. |
Weighty Matters: How C.G. and Weight Concerns Shaped the Helicopter Industry, 1945--1950 |
| Kothmann, B. D., Stiles, L. R., Mayo, J. R., and Wittmer, K. |
Impossible to Resist --- The Development of Rotorcraft Fly-by-wire Technology |
| Vrionides, P. |
Kaman's Unmanned Air Vehicle Designs --- A Run Through History Including Latest Developments |
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2003: Forum 59
(Phoenix, AZ) |
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| Hirschberg, M. J., Müller, T., and Piñero, E. |
Italian V/STOL Concepts of the Twentieth Century |
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2002: Forum 58
(Montréal, Canada) |
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| Hirschberg, M. J., Müller, T., and Rocher, A. |
French Low-Speed V/STOL Concepts of the Twentieth Century |
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A Day With the Pioneers ---
A one-day special session, hosted by Ray Prouty and dedicated to the memory of John
Schneider, during which engineers, pilots and operators from the pioneering days of
the helicopter world, 50 years ago, recounted their experiences of those early days.
The entire session has been recorded on video; The unedited tape, which runs for approximately
seven hours, is available for $49.95, which includes
shipping and handling. Prepayment is required. Please contact
AHS International Headquarters
by phone: (703) 684-6777; fax: (703) 739-9279; or e-mail:
Staff@vtol.org to place your order.
Highlights:
- Tribute to John Schneider by Dan Newman (10 minutes)
- The History of the Helicopter - 1952 video produced by Shell Oil (30 minutes)
- Recollections of a Pioneer by Sergei Sikorsky, about his father (30 minutes)
- The Birth of the Bell Helicopter by Bart Kelley (video, 50 minutes)
- Pioneering the Helicopter by Les Morris (video, 30 minutes)
- Helicopter Development --- The First Fifty Years by Ray Prouty (slide show, 45 minutes)
- Presentations by engineering pioneers (10--20 minutes a piece)
- Panel discussions with audience participation (60 minutes)
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