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Nominations The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the Air Care Alliance (ACA) have created a new set of national awards designed to recognize the contributions of Public Benefit Flying and the outstanding work of individuals, groups of individuals and organizations engaged in this humanitarian activity. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) traces its roots to the Aero Club of America, founded in 1905. The National Aeronautic Association sent nomination materials to the primary administrative offices of all public benefit flying groups in May, 2005, via U.S. Mail and follow-up email messages. www.aircareall.org /nominations05.htm   (1266 words)

National Aeronautic Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary mission of National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is the advancement of the art, sport, and science of aviation and space flight by fostering opportunities to participate fully in aviation activities and by promoting public understanding of the importance of aviation and space flight to the United States. This page was last modified 18:47, 1 May 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Aeronautic_Association   (82 words)

National Aeronautic Association of the U.S.A. --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia National Aeronautic Association of the U.S.A. organization; follows development of American general and military aviation as well as spaceflight; founded 1905; affiliated with Fédération Aéronautique Internationale; supervises competitions and oversees official world records in aeronautical areas such as gliding, ballooning, helicopters, model flying, and astronautics; sponsors teams in sport aviation;... More results on "National Aeronautic Association of the U.S.A." when you join. More from Britannica on "National Aeronautic Association of the U.S.A."... www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9331015   (932 words)

Encyclopedia: National Aeronautic Association People who viewed "National Aeronautic Association" also viewed: The primary mission of NAA is the advancement of the art, sport, and science of aviation and space flight by fostering opportunities to participate fully in aviation activities and by promoting public understanding of the importance of aviation and space flight to the United States. Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com). www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-Aeronautic-Association   (107 words)

THOMPSON TROPHY STORY It was to be awarded annually to the foreign nation, department of government service, organization or chapter of the National Aeronautic Association represented by the winning pilot, (a plan never actually followed) to be properly exhibited until one month prior to the date it is next competed for. He also posted an endowment fund with the National Aeronautic Association, interest on which will be used to annually purchase gold, silver and bronze plaques of the trophy, to be awarded to the first three pilots in the race. Upon the trophy being retired, this fund would revert to the National Aeronautic Association for the use as that organization saw fit in the promotion of aeronautics. www.airrace.com /thompson_trophy_story.htm   (1091 words)

Clisham's Speed Records - The FAI and Speed The National Aeronautic Association is the National Aero Club of the United States. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) traces its roots back to 1905 when the Aero Club of America was founded. NAA, as the U.S. representative of the FAI, is responsible for coordination and certification of all aviation and space records originating in the United States. www.dannyclisham.com /naa.htm   (638 words)

CourseSpecific The National Aeronautic Association has been around nearly as long as powered flight--it is the oldest national aviation organization in the United States. Dick Ionata, an observer for the National Aeronautic Association, was an official observer for the recent Steve Fossett solo jet round-the-world flight. NAA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) "dedicated to the advancement of the art, sport and science of aviation in the United States,” as stated in our Mission Statement. www.caapilots.com /courseSpecific.asp?pam=1154   (258 words)

Air Force Link - News National Aeronautic Association officials still need to verify the results, before they become official. The NAA is the national authority in overseeing and certifying aviation records. www.af.mil /news/story_media.asp?storyID=123005898   (162 words)

thc1995005757/PP National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. hdl.loc.gov /loc.pnp/thc.5a41658   (53 words)

index.asp?webpageid={F3401AC2-408C-42A7-AD0F-CDDC7942F110}&eID=378 Received the Reed Aeronautics Award in 1985 and the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy of the National Aeronautic Association in 1989. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and honorary fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1985, Jones received the Reed Aeronautics Award, the institute's highest honor in the field of aeronautical science and engineering. www.nationalaviation.org /website/index.asp?webpageid={F3401AC2-408C-42A7-AD0F-CDDC7942F110}&eID=378   (648 words)

N Organizations National Association of Temporary Staffing Services ensure that competent temporary help services are available to business and industry while simultaneously providing flexible employment opportunities to the workforce. National Institute for People with Disabilities is to build brighter futures for people with developmental and learning disabilities and their families. National Rifle Assocation promotes an appreciation of the shooting sports, a belief in our constitutional right to keep and bear arms and, most of all, a commitment to safety, responsibility and freedom. world.std.com /~Richard/nonprofit/n.htm   (315 words)

The Southern California Aeronautic Association (Aero Club of Southern California): About SCAA The Southern California Aeronautic Association (Aero Club of Southern California) (SCAA) traces its roots to the mid-1920s, when it was formed as the local chapter of the National Aeronautic Association. Everyone who joins the SCAA also becomes a member of the National Aeronautic Association, based in Washington, D.C., which is in turn the U.S. affiliate of the worldwide Federation Aeronautique Internationale, headquartered in Paris. Officers of the Southern California Aeronautic Association (Aero Club of Southern California) for 2005 www.aeroclubsocal.org /aeroclub_about.html   (1256 words)

Ohio Student Wins Aviation Art Contest The International Aviation Art Contest is an annual event sponsored by the National Aeronautic Association, National Association of State Aviation Officials and Federal Aviation Administration in cooperation with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, to motivate and encourage young people to become more familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering and science. Fisher was honored at a National Awards Ceremony hosted by the National Aeronautic Association in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. "It was great to go to Washington D.C. and receive my award," said Fisher. The state competitions are judged by the states aviation agencies and the winning art work in each category is sent to the National Association of State Aviation Officials Center for Aviation Research and Education for the national competition. www.dot.state.oh.us /news/1998/4-15-98b.htm   (365 words)

NAA: National Aeronautic Association It is awarded annually for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, as demonstrated by actual use in the previous year. Unique among all aviation organizations in this country, NAA identifies and recognizes those who have contributed to the "art, sport, and science of aviation and space flight." In recent years, NAA has been responsible for, and directly involved in, presenting hundreds of awards and honors to exemplary individuals and outstanding organizations. We are also the custodian of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy for significant public service, the Brewer Trophy for education, the Katharine Wright Award for significant contribution by a female, and the Mackay Trophy, for the most meritorious Air Force flight each year. mirameinteractive.com /secure/naa/website/html/secureset.htm?...   (187 words)

CASCADE MODEL HELICOPTER CLUB The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is a non-profit organization and is an associate member of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). NAA is the official U.S. representative of the Federation Aeronautique internationale (FAI), the world governing body for sport aviation, and represents the U.S. at FAI meetings. NAA delegated to the AMA supervision of FAI related aeromodeling activities such as record attempts, competition sanctions and selection of U.S. teams for World Championships. home.comcast.net /~dixter/ama_info.htm   (128 words)

Life For his achievements, in 1998 the National Aeronautic Association named him an Elder Stateman of Aviation. Walter J. Boyne, former director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, enlisted as a private in the United States Air Force in 1951 and retired in 1974 as a Colonel with more than 5,000 hours in a score of different aircraft, from a Piper Cub to a B-52. The Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the international aviation organization of which NAA is a member, honored Boyne with its 1998 Paul Tissandier Diploma. www.air-boyne.com /life.htm   (166 words)

Editor In late August the National Aeronautic Association, wrote to Balloon Life, “It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Karl Stefan, whom you nominated, has been selected to receive one of the National Aeronautic Association’s most prestigious and distinguished recognitions, the Elder Statesman of Aviation Award. Each year the NAA solicits nominations and convenes a distinguished committee of august aviation leaders from all segments of the aerospace community to choose worthy recipients. The article points out that, “ we can watch storms progress through their life cycle, but all the technology aside, it remains true that a storm’s outward appearance—which is what is most often presented to our pilots’ eye—can in no way correlate the amount of rain, turbulence, etc., within the storm. www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9609/editor.htm   (614 words)

Lowcountry NOW: Local News - 3,805 airports later, Kitty Hawk 02/14/02 He's checked all the records and statistics with the National Aeronautic Association, and he would be the first to land and take off from all of the nation's airports. Actually, the germ of the idea was planted in Wright's imagination as he was flying for a company that offers on line data on the nation's major general aviation airports, including hours of operation, runways, takeoff and landing tips, fueling and mechanical facilities. With a flight plan that calls for touching down and taking off from America's 3,805 public, paved airports by December 2003 -- the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. -- Wright is aiming for an achievement that no one has even come close to. www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/021402/LOCwrightstuff14.shtml   (726 words)

Navstar GPS JPO - Collier Trophy Each year since 1912, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has chosen an individual, a group, or an organization to receive the award. In 1992, the US Air Force JPO, Aerospace Corporation, U.S. Navy Research Laboratory, Rockwell International, and IBM Government Systems were awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy for their work on GPS. Collier, who believed that flying machines should be perfected to their greatest potential, was the first person to purchase an airplane from the Wright Brothers for personal use. gps.losangeles.af.mil /jpo/trophy.htm   (81 words)

Women In Aviation Resource Center : Organizations : General Aviation A national non-profit membership association that oversees and sanctions aviation and space records, presents national and international aerospace awards, and represents U.S. National air sport organizations worldwide. The Aviation Insurance Association is committed to enhancing the aviation insurance industry worldwide, and the professional lives of the people who work in it, through a variety of programs and services. A national non-profit charitable organization of over 1,000 private pilots who fly ambulatory patients who cannot afford the cost of travel to medical facilities for diagnosis and treatment. www.women-in-aviation.com /Organizations/General_Aviation   (435 words)

Freeflight And it was all Sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association, representing The Federation Aeronautique Internationale. I was informed that as a National Vice President of the NAA I must switch allegiance and bring the balloons into the right camp. The balloon was repairable and was seen again, nationally, lofting the Cheer Soap Lady to inspect her wash and also to carry Andy Griffeth to safety in Salvage One. www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9606/freeflig.htm   (827 words)

SBF Glossary: N to nawk National Association for the Advancement of Perry Mason. National Association of Minority Contractors of Upper Midwest. ``The National Association of Maritime Organizations (NAMO) is comprised of maritime-related organizations throughout the United States. www.plexoft.com /SBF/N.html   (8418 words)

Raymond Orteig-$25,000 prize The start of the flight was attested by the US National Aeronautic Association and the Procès-verbal established by the Aéro-Club de France on Lindbergh's arrival attested that the barograph was found sealed and reported that 322 litres of gas (85 gallons) remained in the sealed tanks. Finally, the FAI General Secretary Paul Tissandier informed the National Aeronautic Association on August 31st, 1927, that Lindbergh's flight was certified as the Class-C World Record for non-stop flight over a distance of 5809 kilometres". A sealed barograph, an instrument working with atmospheric pressure, was loaded on the aircraft; its six-hour cylinder recorded the altitudes flown and proved that the flight was uninterrupted. www.charleslindbergh.com /plane/orteig.asp   (762 words)

Hartzell FC-2, 1924 All aeronautical events, in order to be officially recognized, are controlled and conducted under the rules and regulations of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, which is the international sporting body of the Aeronautic Association, headquarters, 1623 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. This Asso- ciation supervises all races, provides for proper timing and authenticates all records. The International Air Races at Dayton have been sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association and are conducted under the rules and regulations of the F. Il. Wilbur Wright Field Hospital and Miami Valley Hospital will be utilized for surgical work is such is necessary. home.earthlink.net /~ralphcooper/pimagl17.htm   (538 words)

Clipper Facts 6 1936 Collier Trophy @ FyingClippers.com The trophy is administered by the National Aeronautic Association of the U.S.A. and is awarded annually for "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." The National Aeronautic Association’s Collier Trophy is named for Robert J. Collier. Collier proclaimed the ideal that, “The flying machine should be unselfishly and rapidly developed to its ultimate potential for America’s economic advancement.” Collier was the first person to purchase an airplane from the Wright brothers for personal use. www.flyingclippers.com /ClipperFacts6.html   (391 words)

Collier Trophy It was renamed in his honor in 1922 when the Aero Club dissolved, and the award was taken over by the National Aeronautic Association. *The Collier Trophy- contains a fairly up-to-date listing of the winners *National Aeronautic Association - complete winners list The name became official in 1944, and the award presented once a year by the President of the United States, with the Trophy on permanent display at theNational Air and Space Museum. collier-trophy.area51.ipupdater.com   (166 words)

NovAtel Inc. Selected to Develop a GPS Differential System for the ION and the National Aeronautic Association One of the primary functions of the NAA is to encourage, coordinate, document and promote competition and record-making aviation and space events in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), of which NAA is the official US representative. The NAA is the national aero club of the United States. Both the ION and NAA were extremely pleased with NovAtel's proposal, which provides the GPS equipment and technology base for this development effort, and creates an educational opportunity for a University of Calgary Co-op student. quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/ba/Bnovatel.Rd1b_DaC.html   (701 words)

Howard Franklin Wehrle Wehrle was Secretary of the National Aeronautic Association in 1924 and President of the Flying Club of Kansas City. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, December 21, 1964. Here's a group of the National Guard at Mineola back in 1916, including two Early Birds,. www.earlyaviators.com /ewehrle.htm   (326 words)

Directors E-4875: Paul F. Bikle Both marks were certified by the Soaring Society of America, National Aeronautic Association, and the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale. Paul F. Bikle became Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, on September 15, 1959, retaining that title until April 27, 1971, when he requested to be placed in an advisory role until his retirement on May 31, 1971. In his first 20 years of civilian service in aeronautical engineering, he was author of more than 40 technical publications. www.dfrc.nasa.gov /Gallery/Photo/Directors/HTML/E-4875.html   (295 words)

FAI Awards He is a strong supporter of the National Aeronautic Association and a key participant in its activities. In 1989 he was elected to the Board of the Turkish Aeronautical Association and served as Vice-President until July 1990 when he was elected President. From 1973 to 1988 he was President of the national Airsport Commission, from 1981 to 1991 he was Officer of the Swiss Aero Club, from 1985 to 1991 he served as its President. www.fai.org /awards/award.asp?id=6   (2575 words)

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