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X-37B Team Wins Collier Trophy for Aerospace Excellence

X-37B Team Wins Collier Trophy for Aerospace Excellence. #X37B #Boeing

The U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) and Boeing X-37B autonomous spaceplane is receiving the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for the greatest American achievements in aeronautics and astronautics of 2019.

The X-37B set a new 780-day on-orbit endurance recordand completed an overflight of the United States, using Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace, before making a pinpoint…

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Editorial - Alan Klapmeier's name should be on the Collier Trophy!

Editorial – Alan Klapmeier’s name should be on the Collier Trophy!

The Collier Trophy presentation to Cirrus for the Vision Jet is a wise choice, as the Vision Jet is changing general aviation and bringing personal jets to a new audience. But the Collier Trophy committee and Cirrus fail to mention the true inventor and force behind that aircraft, company co-founder Alan Klapmeier.

I remember meeting with Alan to understand his logic in building the lowest and…

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Cirrus wins Collier Trophy for Vision Jet

Cirrus wins Collier Trophy for Vision Jet

Congratulations to Dale Klapmeier and the team at Cirrus for winning the Collier Trophy for 2017. Given annually by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association to those who have made the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics, this prestigious award was given for the development and introduction of the Cirrus SF-50 Vision personal jet.

First awarded in 1911, the Collier Trophy is one…

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Rockwell Collins part of Collier Award-winning U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D team

Rockwell Collins part of Collier Award-winning U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D team

Rockwell Collins is a member of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) team, which received the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy at a ceremony Thursday night. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented aviation’s highest honor to the team, which is comprised of leaders in government, business and industry.

The NAA voting committee recognized the U.S. Navy, Northrop…

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