We are proud to once again host the USNA Midshipmen Seniors for our final Dinner Meeting of the season! Attendees will get to hear the USNA students present on their senior capstone design project. The dinner will be on April 15th, at AHMEC (the Helicopter Museum)
For more info, to RSVP, and to pay, please see our Upcoming Events page.
Hope to see you there!
Unfortunately, we’ve had to cancel our planned dinner meeting due to lack of RSVPs. We are hoping to reschedule this event for a later date. Check back soon.
We are excited to bring you our March Dinner Meeting event at the American Helicopter Museum (AHMEC) in West Chester this month! Our speaker is Rachel Axten, a PhD student at Penn State University and co-founder of Soteria Flight Technologies. Her team is competing in the GoAERO Prize Competition.
Please see our Upcoming Events page for details
On Monday, December 8th we heard from Leonardo and Boeing on their partnership to produce the USAF MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter. Attendees got the chance to see an exciting presentation on the MH-139 and hear first-hand about the program. It was also our first chapter meeting to feature the Grey Wolf!
Members are invited to check out the Members Only page for pictures from the event. If you are a member and don’t have the password for the Members Only page, please contact us via email.
The Philadelphia chapter of the Vertical Flight Society hosted our April Dinner Meeting on Monday, April 14th. The dinner meeting featured a talk from Col. Hurst of the USMC and also a Capstone Project presentation from the class at the USNA.
Thanks to all those that came! Be sure to check out our Members Only page for pictures from the dinner event!
The Philadelphia chapter of the Vertical Flight Society held our February Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th. John Piasecki from Piasecki Aircraft Corporation presented an interesting talk on their recent developments and also generously sponsored the dinner meeting!
Members can head over to our Members Only page for pictures. It is password protected, so if you are a member and don’t have the password, please email the board.
On Wednesday, January 15th, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society held our January Dinner Meeting, featuring a presentation by Philly Red Tails members. We also had an original Tuskegee Airman in presence with us!
Much thanks goes out to the local chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Philly Red Tails for a wonderful evening!
Members can find a gallery from the dinner on our Members Only page.
Thanks to all those who joined us!
Join us for our upcoming dinner meeting at Widener University where we will hear from a panel of people from Widener and Penn State!
Check out more info in our Upcoming Events page and to RSVP for the event.
We had a great turnout for our dinner meeting on Wednesday September 11th, 2024, where Mark Ballew, Senior Director or Vertical Lift Business Development for Boeing Defense, Space & Security led a discussion on Boeing Vertical Lift 2025-2035.
Thanks to all that came out for our April dinner meeting at the Emerald Room in Philadelphia! We heard two presentations: one from the United States Naval Academy Rotorcraft Students on their Capstone Work, as well as a presentation on European Rotorcraft Developments by Jim McLaughlin, Director – Technology & Innovation, Leonardo Helicopters. Special thanks to the National Defense Industrial Association Delaware Valley Chapter (NDIA DVC) for sponsoring this meeting!
To see the presentations from the dinner, check out our Members Only Content page
On Wednesday February 28th, VFS Philly heard from Kaydon Stanzione, CEO of LogistiWerx Inc and VFS Membership VP and the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center. In addition to his extensive experience in advanced technology development, Kaydon has aided both VFS and AIAA in varying capacities – especially in expanding student outreach and programs.
