HS International – The Vertical Flight Technical Society has Camber Corporation D more than 70 corporate members worldwide representing FlightSafety International D Aall facets of the vertical flight industry. As AHS corporate Kamov Company D members, leading companies ensure that their organizations are Karem Aircraft, Inc. D kept up-to-date on the latest research, engineering and Mil-Com Aerospace Group D technology developments within the rotorcraft and VSTOL Piasecki Aircraft Corporation D segments of the industry. Membership and participation in QinetiQ North America D Society meetings such as the AHS Annual Forum and Technology REM Surface Engineering D Display and technical specialists’ meetings provide unique SAIC D opportunities to learn about current design and manufacturing Sentient Corporation D Singapore Technologies Aerospace D developments and to network with the top industry leaders SKF Aerospace D worldwide. Corporate member benefits and costs vary according Survice Engineering Co. D to the class of membership. Membership classification is based on System Studies & Simulation D annual gross revenues from vertical flight activities. Telephonics Corporation D Triumph Group D Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Platinum Wyle D Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Platinum Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. E GE Aviation Gold AeroGear Inc. E AgustaWestland A Amarillo Economic Development Corp. E American Eurocopter A Australian Army Aviation Systems Prog. Office E The Boeing Company A AVX Aircraft Company E Eurocopter A Carter Aviation Technologies, LLC E Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Rotary Wing Research Centre A CD-Adapco E Honeywell A Cobham Life Support E Lockheed Martin Corporation A Continuum Dynamics, Inc. E Pratt & Whitney Canada A Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions E Rolls-Royce Corporation A Eagle Aviation Technologies, Inc. E AgustaWestland SPA B Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. E Aurora Flight Sciences B Headquarters, Fleet Air Arm E Lord Corporation B HeliValue$, Inc. E SAFRAN USA B Marenco Swisshelicopter AG E SPX Precision Components B Marvel Manufacturing Co. E UTC Aerospace B MSC Software E Applied Composites Engineering C Optical Air Data Systems, LLC E Barry Controls Aerospace C The Patuxent Partnership E Carson Helicopters, Inc. C Polish Institute of Aviation E CMC Electronics Inc. C QinetiQ Australia E Eaton Aerospace C QuesTek Innovations, LLC E Fuji Heavy Industries C Robertson Fuel Systems, LLC E Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. C Rotary Wing Society of India E MDS Coating Technologies Corp. C Shell Aircraft Limited E Mitsubishi Heavy Industries C Strategic Alignment Global, Inc. E Moog Inc. C Technical Data Analysis, Inc. E Robinson Helicopter Co. C U.S. Naval Safety Center E Rockwell Collins C Urban Aeronautics Ltd. E Breeze-Eastern D C.I.R.A. D AHS Corporate Membership Classification Class Revenues Annual Dues Number of Representatives Platinum Greater than $100 million $23,500 150 representatives Gold Greater than $100 million $18,500 100 representatives A Greater than $100 million $12,500 40 representatives B $50 million to $100 million $6,250 30 representatives C $10 million to $50 million $2,950 20 representatives D $1 million to $10 million $1,250 15 representatives E Less than $1 million $500 10 representatives 34 VERTIFLITE November/December 2013 Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. [Class E] ment and commercial application. The company’s R&D budget represents www.flightlab.com an important commitment to improve existing products as well as devel - 635 Vaqueros Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA oping innovative solutions. All of this is combined with an excellent sup - +1-408-523-5100 portability level devoted to total customer satisfaction. Providing unmatched capabilities with technologically advanced platforms is a dis - ART has served the rotorcraft industry since 1982 with specialized rotor - tinctive AgustaWestland characteristic. In 2011, AgustaWestland had craft consulting skills, computer aided aeromechanics engineering tools, 13,000 employees with major manufacturing facilities located in the USA, flight dynamics models, simulation productivity tools and a wide range of Italy, the UK and Poland. AgustaWestland firmly believes investing in R&D training solutions that include virtual training suites, flight training means offering the widest range of solutions for customers’ needs by devices and full flight simulators. Customers include military, commercial, expanding existing product capabilities, installing state-of-the-art academic and government organizations around the world. ART’s technologies in its future programs and developing revolutionary rotor - products are: FLIGHTLAB – Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) computer- craft. For this purpose the company is not only investing in its own tech - aided engineering software to facilitate development, analysis and utiliza - nology research, but also researching external noise reduction technolo - tion of flight vehicle dynamics models in simulation applications; it sup - gies, cleaner and more efficient use of power, and environmentally friend - ports rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft modeling and analysis. SIMpho - ly flight paths. AgustaWestland is also studying tiltrotor and tiltwing tech - ny – Distributed host software to synchronize FLIGHTLAB models to real nologies. The company believes that combining turboprop performance time and integrate them with simulator cueing systems such as visuals, with helicopter flexibility will help redefine the next generation of rotor - control loaders and motion platform. Real-Time Rotorcraft Models – Mod - craft with an innovative approach for a number of missions. ular, self-contained, rotorcraft dynamics models are physically based, have proven fidelity, and are capable of real-time operation on modern PCs. Amarillo Economic Development Corporation [Class E] The library includes: AH-64A/D, UH-60B/L/M, SH-60B, CH-47D, AH-1W, UH- www.amarilloedc.com 1, OH-58D, OH-6 and CH-53. 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 205, Amarillo, TX 79101 USA +1-806-379-6411 Aero Gear, Inc. [Class E] www.aerogear.com The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation leads the city of Amar - 1050 Day Hill Rd., Windsor, CT 06095 USA illo’s economic development efforts. The Amarillo EDC is particularly +1-860-688-0888 focused on assisting businesses whose average wage rate is equal to, or greater than, the average for primary businesses in the local labor market. Aero Gear Inc. is a leader in aerospace power drive systems. The company Over the past 24 years, the Amarillo EDC has engaged in more than 120 supports their customers through the real life of the product, from design projects with over 100 different companies. Those projects involve the to manufacturing to full gearbox assemblies. Aero Gear provides its cus - attraction of new businesses, the retention and expansion of existing tomers with carburized/hardened ground gears and gearbox assemblies businesses, and entrepreneurial efforts resulting in the establishment of for main transmissions, auxiliary gearbox assembly and tail rotor gearbox new businesses. The Amarillo EDC is currently offering aggressive incen - assembly. The firm is AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001:2008 certified, and Nad - tives for aviation expansion in Amarillo. The Bell Helicopter Textron cap certified for heat treat, temper etch and magnetic penetrant inspec - Assembly Center is located in Amarillo where the final assembly of the V- tion. Doug Rose is President and Lee Welch is Director of Sales and 22 is performed and assembly of the 525 Relentless will be performed. Marketing. This state-of-the-art facility is adjacent to the massive 13,500 by 300 ft runaway at Amarillo’s Rick Husband International Airport. AgustaWestland (Italy) [Class B] www.agustawestland.com American Eurocopter [Class A] Via Giovanni Agusta, 520, Cascina Costa di Samarate (VA) Italy www.eurocopterusa.com +39-0331-229111 2701 N Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 USA +1-972-641-0000 AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has the widest and most mod - ern range of rotorcraft to meet our customers’ vertical lift requirements. American Eurocopter is the leading supplier of turbine helicopters in the For offshore, passenger and VIP transport, air ambulance, law U.S. civil market and produces aircraft for the U.S. Army, Homeland Securi - enforcement, SAR or utility missions, AgustaWestland has the solution, ty and other local, state and federal agencies. The company is a subsidiary with the unique advantage of a family of helicopters that share a of EADS North America Holdings and is an affiliate of Eurocopter, the common design approach, common parts, common training and the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world. American Eurocopter’s prod - same maintenance philosophy. In the military sector, AgustaWestland has uct line represents the most cost-effective, technologically-advanced heli - the most capable helicopters in production today for naval, attack, utility copters in the U.S., serving all markets and missions. Company headquar - and combat SAR missions. Our 24/7 customer support and a full range of ters and principal customer support facilities are located in Grand Prairie, training solutions enhance availability and safety whatever your mission. Texas with a large manufacturing and production facility in Columbus, AgustaWestland has its main operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the Mississippi that produces the UH-72A Lakota for the Army’s Light Utility USA, but has a global presence through its network of industrial