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CASI TORONTO FLYER NOVEMBER 2018, Volume 26 #2 CANADIAN AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INSTITUTE CASI TORONTO FLYER NOVEMBER 2018, Volume 26 #2 Toronto Branch Membership Newsletter THE FLYER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS UNTIL A NEW EDITOR VOLUNTEERS NEWSLETTER LINKS Our current Executives are: LOCAL NEWS Click on any of the links below to Chairman move to other sections of the Chris Hayball Newsletter Vice Chair & Flyer Editor Local News Gillian Clinton Industry News Councillor Academic News Alex Tsoulis Museum News Treasurer CAHS Toronto Chapter Bhavik Mody Education Chair UPCOMING CASI EVENTS Amir Masoud Tahvilian Secretary Captain Les Evans (Ret’d) NOTE: THERE IS NOW A $5 TBD Capt. Evans will be talking about CHARGE FOR NON-MEMBERS Member at Large his military service career from Keep an eye on our Facebook Fatemeh Mousavilar 1974 - 2005 which included 10 page for information about CASI years in the Navy and 20 years in Toronto Branch meetings. the Air Warning Centre as well as seeing Gulf War service. Our next CASI Toronto Branch SPREAD THE WORD meeting will be on SATURDAY, November 17. Join us for a tour Help us to publicize our Toronto Saturday, Nov. 3,1:00 p.m. of the Seneca College School of Branch meetings. Share your Aviation facilities at their meeting notice with friends and Peterborough Airport location. colleagues, and post them around Armour Heights Officers’ Mess Space is limited so keep an eye your school or workplace. out for the meeting notice and Canadian Forces College register early! 215 Yonge Blvd. YOUR NEWSLETTER Landing Fee: $3.00 per person CONTACT US The CASI Toronto Flyer brings you More Info: l o c a l a e r o s p a c e n e w s . Get in touch with CASI Toronto Bob Winson 416-745-1462 Suggestions and/or contributions [email protected] Branch Executive with questions, are always welcome. If you’ve comments or suggestions: been to an interesting lecture or [email protected] or want to see coverage of an on Facebook (“CASI Toronto”). aerospace business in southern Ontario, let us know. Contact information for specific Contact the Editor at: Executive members and additional [email protected] event information is also available o n t h e C A S I w e b s i t e (casi.ca/toronto). Aero Skills NE Regional We would also like to thank the demonstrating their skills, hear Finals at the Ontario Science Ontario Science Centre, as it was about the numerous career options Centre a great backdrop and a fabulous the aerospace industry has to offer venue for this first Toronto event. and to tour an aviation facility or The staff there were terrific and school to see first-hand what a Our Chair, Chris Hayball, attended with the trial event a success, career in aviation is all about. For the Aircraft Technologies Group there was much interest to work competitors it’s not only competing (ATG) Aero Skills Tournament in towards next year’s event and the with likeminded people, but it also September and thoroughly enjoyed opportunity to share with the public quickly opens the door to the many herself. She’s looking forward to at large. Thank you to the good employment opportunities that next year! people at the Canadian exist in the aerospace industry On Saturday, September 22nd, a Aeronautics & Space Institute today. first-time ATG Aero Skills event for (CASI) for the work they did in the Toronto area was held at the helping to promote the event. ATG’s Aviation NETWorX platform Ontario Science Centre where the features a new autonomous, competition was a huge success The Top Gun for the fabrication heuristic work force development and a very entertaining one. The and build round went to Allan program and CertTEC is a four Aircraft Senior Level Peckford, Second to Ryan performance-based testing Journeyperson technicians from Geddes, Third to Tahir Khan. The platform. Both are the industry the area squared off for the $6,000 Overall Exhibition Award, for best sponsors for the Aero Skills Tour, purse and an all expense paid trip total of four events, went to Allan and they would like to give a shout to the Can-Am Nationals in Peckford, Second to Tahir Khan, out to technicians who are taking Tucson, Arizona. The Aero Skills third to Ryan Geddes on the challenge across the tournaments are now into the country. “Every one of these young second year of competition across Over forty schools have competed techs (and of course the senior the U.S. and Canada. over the past couple of years with techs) made these events great many more schools and facilities and proved that it’s a fun and providing feedback. Where the unique experience for all, Local events at the trade schools guaranteed.” said a sponsor and the Regional events across spokesperson. the country are set to an audience engaging competition with ATG Aircraft Technologies Group Individual Top Gun and Team specializes in providing work force Exhibition competitions, the support to the heavy maintenance National format is based ONLY industries and manufacturing upon the Top Gun Fab and Build through highly skilled technicians project. This Championship had and teams, streamlining service, four time-based and quality standardizing and targeting, and There has never been so much rounds; fabrication, build (riveting through fixed price programs. playful banter between the parts together), disassembly technicians as they ribbed each (removing the rivets) and For more about what ATG, other in comedic attempts to throw reassembly of the same parts. NETWorX workforce development each other off their game. “I felt Special thanks to each competitor, p r o g r a m s p l e a s e v i s i t : like I was back on the hangar floor. school and industry partner as they www.myATG.aero and to learn I think we need to give these guys truly are the ones who have been more about the Aero Skills microphones, so the audience can instrumental in bringing the whole Tournament please visit: hear them, like a great comedy idea to life! www.myATG.aero/schools/tourna skit.” chuckled Jay Logie, ATG ments Founder and developer of the AERO SKILLS is a competition event. Jay added, “A great big based on industry processes and thank you to all those competitors best practices, set in an audience that truly made the event environment so that students and something special”. the community at large have an opportunity to see technicians Page 2 INDUSTRY NEWS Bombardier’s experienced flight (CVS) in business aviation – the test team reports that the Global only system to seamlessly merge 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft are enhanced and synthetic images in performing exceptionally well a single view. throughout the rigorous flight The Global 5500 and Global 6500 testing program. aircraft have class-leading ranges “The flight test team feels of 5,700 and 6,600 nautical miles, privileged to execute another respectively, with top speeds of Bombardier Global 5500 and program for such superior aircraft,” Mach 0.90 and Bombardier’s said Tom Bisges, Vice President, smooth ride technology. The Global 6500 Business Jet Bombardier Flight Test Centre and Global 5500 aircraft can connect Program on Schedule for Flight Operations. “The Global New York to Cairo, and Miami to Delivery in 2019, with Flight 5500 and 6500 aircraft flight test Moscow; the Global 6500 aircraft Testing 70% Complete program is proceeding smoothly, can connect New York to Beijing, TORONTO – October 15, 2018 – and we find that our extensive and Miami to Istanbul. experience testing the Global 7500 Bombardier is pleased to These aircraft have highly aircraft, as well as the quality of announce that the flight test favorable operating costs versus these newest aircraft, allow us to program for the Global 5500 and smaller competing aircraft with less continue to execute on schedule.” Global 6500 aircraft is progressing range, and also deliver a range on schedule, with 70 per cent of Aerodynamic validation of the increase of up to 1,300 nautical flight testing complete. aircraft’s newly optimized wing, miles when operating out of “The response to the Global 5500 which was re-profiled to further hot-weather and high-altitude and Global 6500 aircraft has been refine Bombardier’s signature conditions, thanks to increased overwhelmingly positive since their smooth ride, is now complete. The thrust and improved fuel efficiency. unveiling at EBACE,” said David Rolls-Royce Pearl engine, the They also boast superior agility, Coleal, President, Bombardier most advanced in business with the ability to access airports Business Aircraft. “The program is aviation, is delivering on the that others can’t, such as London proceeding to schedule and these unmatched total performance that City. sets these aircraft apart. exceptional new long-range Global aircraft offer greater peace business jets are on track to enter Interior completions of the first of mind for customers, with an service in 2019.” customer aircraft are set to begin abundance of electrical power – Bombardier Business Aircraft this year at Bombardier’s four variable frequency generators revealed at the European Business state-of-the-art completion and an auxiliary power unit – that Aviation Convention & Exhibition facilities. The Global 5500 and far exceeds that of other business (EBACE) in May that it was Global 6500 aircraft will enter jets in their class. growing its successful Global service with stunning new cabins, family with two long-range featuring the patented Nuage seat, business jets, featuring a newly engineered for maximum comfort Global 7500 Aircraft, optimized wing and premiering on long flights, and debuting the Industry’s Longest Range exclusive Rolls-Royce Pearl industry-first Nuage chaise in the Business Jet, Awarded engines.
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