Fri, Aug 18, 2006
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.
This feature is in addition to our daily news briefing --
available in either a quick "Touch And Go" format, or an expanded
Aero-Briefing -- where you'll hear these stories:
...Terror at home? An airport evacuation in West Virginia
after banned carry-on luggage tests positive for
explosives...
...A bomb threat forces the evacuation of a flight from Fiji
to Sydney...
...And a judge clears the way for Northwest flight
attendants to go on strike
ANN Daily Touch N Go:
08.18.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
08.18.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
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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