AHS International is the world's premier
professional vertical flight society. Since its inception in 1944, AHS
has been a major force in the advancement of a global rotorcraft
industry, marked by rapid technical developments and expanding military
capabilities and commercial applications. The strength of AHS as a
professional and technical society is its diverse international
professional and corporate membership. The aim of the society is not
only to emphasize and further engineering excellence in traditional
rotorcraft platform disciplines, but to expand this focus to the
multidisciplinary fields of vertical flight and the related support
industries. By supporting the needs of today's vertical flight
industry and advocating the requirements for tomorrow's industry, the
AHS will benefit both military and commercial sectors of the rotorcraft
industry.
The Hampton Roads
Chapter (HRC) of AHS represents all of Virginia (excepting zip codes
22000-22499). The HRC of the AHS has approximately 230 members and is
one of the most active chapters within AHS. Our members are employed by
the military, government agencies, and industry including:
- US Army Aviation Applied
Technology Directorate (AATD, Ft. Eustis Va)
- Army Research Lab (ARL), Vehicle
Technology Directorate
- Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AMCOM)
- NASA Langley Research Center
- Local Industry: Sikorsky Aircraft,
Boeing, Lockheed Martin , General Electric, Pratt and Whitney, Rolls
Royce, Eagle Aviation Technologies, Inc, Advanced Technologies, Inc,
Triumph Aerospace
- In addition we have an active
group of retired members and student members at Old Dominion
University, North Carolina State University and other colleges in
Virginia
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Latest/ Upcoming Events:
28-30 October 2008. "Vertical Lift – Devils of the Night,
Angels of the Day" is the theme for the 2½-day conference
More information on the activities page!
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Career Day at NASA Langley-
The American Helicopter Society Hampton Roads Chapter hosted a
booth at the NASA Career Day event, held February 20-21, 2008.
Dr. Henry Jones, Dr. Karen Jackson and David Meyer represented
the local chapter. The day was spent speaking to many high
school students about their careers and exciting news within
their industries.
The NASA Langley Career Day event for National Engineer's Week
was held in The Reid Conference Center. Career Day is sponsored
by the Peninsula Engineers Council (PEC) in conjunction with
NASA to provide an opportunity for students to explore technical
careers as engineers, scientists, and mathematicians. It is also
designed to reinforce and broaden a student's career objectives. 
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