Mon, Oct 18, 2010
Prototype To Be Featured Featured at NASA/NIA Conference
Future airplanes may be as small as birds and cars of tomorrow
may get 100 miles to the gallon. One of those concepts is being
developed by Lynchburg-based Edison2, which just won $5 million in
the Automotive X Prize competition for its Very Light Car. That car
will be one of the technologies featured at "Aviation Unleashed," a
three-day forum sponsored by NASA's Langley Research Center and
National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), in Hampton, VA, October
18-20.
Edison2 chief designer Ron Mathis is scheduled to be the
conference luncheon speaker, Tuesday, October 19, and the Edison2
Very Light Car will also be on display nearby.
"Some of the technologies that have made the Very Light Car
possible could be used in airplanes," said David Hinton, deputy
director of NASA's Aeronautics Research Directorate. "So we thought
Edison2's knowledge and experience would interest an audience
that's focusing on what's possible in aviation."
Other speakers scheduled to share ideas at the conference
include Henri Seydoux, designer of a small helicopter that can be
controlled from a smart phone; Peter Norvig, director of research
at Google; Neil Gershenfeld, director of MIT's Center for Bits and
Atoms; futurist John Petersen, founder of the Arlington Institute;
and visionary Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist at NASA Langley.
During Aviation Unleashed participants will have the chance to
see demonstrations of a number of small remotely piloted flying
concepts, learn more about how video and tele-technology may shape
travel and how advanced aircraft, made of new materials, propelled
by innovative engines, could give people and goods efficient
on-demand mobility. They'll also hear various future scenarios and
how those scenarios could impact current aviation development.
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