Meet The Man Behind Cessna's LSA

Cessna turned more than a few heads at this year's Oshkosh fly-in with the introduction of its light-sport proof-of-concept-aircraft. It's a big step for Cessna... and for the LSA industry as a whole.

After all... if Cessna contemplates getting into LSA, then that segment of aviation must hold some promise, right?

Well, the man Cessna has tapped to fulfill that promise is Neal Willford, the lead engineer on the LSA proof-of-concept project. He spoke recently with ANN's Jim Campbell.

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ANN Special Feature -- Meet The Man Behind Cessna's LSA: 08.18.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Neal Willford, the lead engineer on Cessna's LSA proof-of-concept aircraft.)

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