Spring Awards Luncheon & Collier Winner Announcement

 

You're Invited to NAA's Spring Awards Ceremony Luncheon  and announcement of the 2010 Collier Trophy Winner Tuesday  March 15  RSVP by March 8       Reception 11:30 Lunch at Noon Program 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm     Crystal Gateway Marriott  1700 Jeff Davis Hwy (at Eads and 15th St.) Arlington, VA     $75 per seat $550 Table of  Eight (8)    REGISTER NOW    Sponsorships available for information email springawards@naa.aero Join us to meet Aviation Record Setters of 2010 and learn the winner of the 2010 Collier Trophy* as it is announced for the first time. NAA will recognize the Most Memorable Aviation Records of 2010 including: 82 year old Arnold Ebneter who set a 2,327 mile distance record in a airplane he personally designed and built. Christopher Kelleher and the Qinetiq HALE team that remotely piloted an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to an absolute record for duration of 14 days, 22 minutes. Thunder Mustang pilot John Parker who smashed a 35 year old speed record flying over a 100 kilometer closed course. James Dexter who piloted a new technology Zeppelin airship 441 miles non-stop along the California coast setting a new gas airship distance record. Four USAF B-1 Bomber pilots who set a new time to climb record besting the 1993 record by more than 9 minutes. 41 women skydivers who formed together in a head-down formation, done previous by a maximum of 20 women. Douglas Cairns who spent 5 days, 15 hours and 16 minutes in his Beechcraft Baron 58 visiting all 50 states and District of Columbia 8 days fasters than the previous record. *The winner of the 2010 Collier Trophy will be chosen on March 14 by an esteemed Selection Committee that includes three former Collier winners:  Neil Armtstrong, Dick Rutan and Richard Truly as well as other leaders of the aviation and aerospace industry.    Nominees for the 2010 Collier Trophy are: Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System Fighter Risk Reduction Program Team General Aviation: Saving Thousands of Lives in Haiti MC-12W Project Liberty Team Orion Launch Abort System Development Team Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the X2 Technology Demonstrator Team The Boeing Company C-17A Globemaster III Team X-51A WaveRider Team Click here to reserve your seat/table now! Reception 11:30 Lunch @ Noon Program 12:30 - 1:30 pm $75 per seat; $550 per table of eight  Sponsorship opportunities available. For information email springawards@naa.aero   LOCATION: Crystal Gateway Marriott  1700 Jeff Davis Hwy (at Eads & 15th St.) Arlington, VA   This luncheon is part of the 2010-2011 NAA Luncheon Series   Military and Government Agency employees, please check with your ethics office on attending.