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Pilotless aircraft will be the greater part of the coming electric aircraft revolution. A wide industry consensus agrees that they will eventually enable a sustainable autonomous transit system of small aircraft carrying cargo and passengers in on-demand service to one’s own neighborhood or doorstep.

The Sustainable Aviation Symposium’s first-ever Autonomous Flight Forum will showcase the leading experts in this field, discussing how future Regional Sky Transit systems will be acceptable to the public. Speakers include:

Dr. Tyler MacCready

CEO, Oceanlab

Dr. Parimal Kopardekar

Principal Investigator - NASA

Dr. Kevin D. Jones

Research Associate Professor - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey

Bill Parks

Chief Engineer, Aerovironment

Please register today to join us for this fascinating discussion.

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The 2016 Sustainable Aviation Symposium will convene the leading experts and visionaries from across the globe to present the latest breakthroughs in technologies relevant to the electric aviation movement. Topics this year will span everything from Solar and High Altitude Flight to Sky Taxis and Cargo Drones, from Batteries and Ultra capacitors to Fuel Cells.  Among the presenters are:

• NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell on Green, Renewable Energy
• Tomas Brødreskift of Equator Aircraft from Norway on The P2 Xcursion Hybrid Amphibious LSA
• Eric Raymond of Solar-Flight from Italy on Solar 6-Seat Transporter, Sunstar and Sunseeker Duo
• Dr. Josef Kallo of DLR from Germany on Emission-free Flight with Hydrogen
• Dr. Dan Raymer on Sparky Flapjack – Inspirations From the Vought 173
• David Calley on Electric Motor Breakthroughs
• Dr. Justin Jaworski of Lehigh University on Silent Owl Wings and Their Implications for Noise Reduction Technologies
• Philip Barnes of Pelican Aero Group on Regenerative Flight

Please check out the full list of speakers planned for this year.

A block of discounted hotel rooms is also available for a limited time at the beautiful Sofitel San Francisco Bay hotel where the meeting is planned.  Questions?  Please email us at contact@sustainableaviation.org

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The 2016 Sustainable Aviation Symposium is proud to announce that Dr. MacCready’s long-time and renowned colleague, Ray Morgan, has been chosen to deliver the first inaugural honorary Dr. Paul B. MacCready Lecture on the theme of “doing more with much less”.  Ray’s lecture, “From Solar Challenger to HALE Aircraft, Doing More with Much Less” is sure to be packed with relevant insights for the future of electric aviation.

For two decades Ray was Director of AeroVironment’s Design and Development Center in Simi Valley, CA, transforming many of Dr. MacCready’s ideas into realities. There he oversaw the creation of one record-breaking airplane after another, from the human-piloted Solar Challenger that flew from Paris to England in 1981 to the Helios solar wing that climbed to 96,863 feet in 2001.

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Dr. Paul B. MacCready

Aviation Pioneer and Founder of Aerovironment

Dr. Paul B. MacCready, revered pioneer of human powered flight and founder of Aerovironment, launched the core concept of sustainable aviation in his keynote address at the world’s first Electric Aircraft Symposium in 2007. In that speech, Dr. MacCready urged the emerging electric aircraft movement to heed his long held ethic of “doing more with much less” in order to sustainably deal with the scarcities caused by over-population. By pushing the boundaries of efficiency he was able to create aircraft that could do what was previously thought impossible. His philosophy becomes ever more fitting as the cornerstone of sustainability, not just for aviation but for the modern world.

Dr. MacCready often looked to the skies admiring the accomplishments of bird flight, using minimal energy while achieving the convenience of point-to-point travel and unencumbered route planning in the 3D airspace. He relentlessly pursued the sorts of technological innovations and design philosophies that would let humans achieve this same ease in travel. This honorary lecture celebrates the accomplishments of aviation leaders who share the philosophy of transformative innovation in the pursuit of sustainable aviation.

The 2016 Sustainable Aviation Symposium will convene the leading experts and visionaries from across the globe to present the latest breakthroughs in technologies relevant to the electric aviation movement. Topics this year will span everything from Solar and High Altitude Flight to Sky Taxis and Cargo Drones, from Batteries and Ultra capacitors to Fuel Cells. Please check out the outstanding list of speakers planned for this year.

Questions?  Please email us at contact@sustainableaviation.org

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SA Symposium Program Chairman, Dr. Brien Seeley, reports on the progress:

After my 9 years convening global leaders in this field, it is clear to me that this 2016 event is going to surpass them all. It will be held at the beautiful Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay, close to SFO and to Silicon Valley. The rapidly expanding prospects for clean electric propulsion and autonomous flight are attracting a wide array of leaders from across the globe in each of the key technology sectors.

The SA Symposium 2016 Preliminary Program already has these keynote presenters on tap with several more in final negotiation:

• NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell on Green, Renewable Energy
• Dr. Josef Kallo of DLR in Germany on Emission-free Flight with Hydrogen
• Dr. Justin Jaworski of Lehigh University on Silent Owl Wings for Noise Reduction Technologies
• Philip Barnes of Pelican Aero Group on High-efficiency Electric Flight.

To further enhance the SA Symposium program we are adding detailed discussion panels on Batteries, Noise Reduction, Motors and Autonomous Flight.  These panels will be moderated by Professor Yi Cui of Stanford University, Dr. Jaworski, David Calley of PlanetRider and Dr. Tyler MacCready of OceanLab, respectively.

Detailed discussion panels on Batteries, Noise Reduction, Motors and Autonomous Flight will convene their top experts during evening theme dinners.

For more information on this outstanding program or to inquire about participation please contact the Sustainable Aviation Foundation today.

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