堪萨斯州威奇托市航空名人堂11日公布新入选名单 试飞员卡尔等6人入选

堪萨斯航空名人堂11月11日公布新一届入选名单,共六人入选,并授予Clay Lacy终身成就奖。入选者包括公务航空界资深人士Ed Bolen,其奖项由侄子帕特里克·博伦代为领受。名单中的Carr累计飞行逾13,000小时,曾任Beechcraft Starship与T-6 JPATS项目的首席试飞员,并参与Garmin Autoland自动着陆系统的试飞。堪萨斯航空名人堂设于威奇托,旨在表彰为航空事业作出卓越贡献的堪萨斯州人士,威奇托所在的塞奇威克县长期是美国通用航空制造业重镇。
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame Names New Inductees, Clay Lacy Lifetime Honor
The Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame announced its newest class of inductees on Nov. 11, naming six honorees and presenting a lifetime achievement award to Clay Lacy. Among the inductees is business aviation veteran Ed Bolen, whose honor was accepted on his behalf by his nephew, Patrick Bolen. Fellow inductee Carr logged more than 13,000 flight hours, served as a first-flight test pilot on the Beechcraft Starship and the T-6 JPATS trainer programs, and flew test work for Garmin's Autoland system.
Based in Wichita, Sedgwick County, the Hall of Fame honors Kansans who have made outstanding contributions to aviation in the city long known as the Air Capital of the World.
来源:AIN Online
发布:GSM·美国(发布链接)
图片来源:图:堪萨斯航空博物馆展出的 B-47 轰炸机。Balon Greyjoy 摄,CC0,经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A B-47 on display at the Kansas Aviation Museum. By Balon Greyjoy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
GSM Global · 本篇英文版 English edition of this story