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Forum 82
West Palm Beach, Florida
May 5-7, 2026

History

Technical Session B: Wed. May 6, 2026

Computer-Aided VTOL Design: from Slide Rulers to Artificial Intelligence
Kaydon Stanzione

Exploring the Lineage from Renaissance Imagination to Twenty-first-century Urban Air Mobility
Jason Lorenzon, Amy Alrutz

Fort Wolters, Texas: The U.S. ARMY Primary Helicopter Center/School 1956-1975: Preparing Army Helicopter Pilots for War
Paul Fardink

How a Georgia Tech Led Grand Challenge (GC) Project for Implementing the 2015 ASB Guidance for Science and Technology for Army Aviation 2025-2040 can be implemented through CONOPS, SOS, and Wargaming Scenarios in Vietnam and Taiwan in Southeast Asia
Daniel P. Schrage, Dimitri Mavris, Jacques Virasak

Shaping the Future through the Past – The Beginning of Leonardo Helicopters’ Journey in Convertible Rotorcraft Design
Federica Russo

The Evolution of Remote Control Helicopters: From K-225 to HTK-1K
Robert Thompson

Vertiflite Before Vertiflite: VFS Membership News 1943 to 1953
Michael Hirschberg