惭厂鲍鈥檚 Raspet Flight Lab to bring 1940s-era airplane to Louisville airshow
Contact: Chris Bryant
STARKVILLE鈥擜 Boeing Stearman biplane owned by Mississippi State鈥檚 Raspet Flight Research Laboratory will be displayed during Saturday鈥檚 Wings Over Winston Airshow at the Louisville Winston County Airport.
Gates open for the free event at 9:30 a.m., and the airshow begins at 11 a.m.
鈥淲hile our lab is best known for our unmanned aircraft systems research, we have a rich history in manned aviation that continues today,鈥 said Tom Brooks, director of the Raspet Flight Lab. 鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to participate in Wings over Winston and look forward to visiting with the many aviation fans and supporters in attendance and providing them a close-up look at one of our special planes.鈥
The 1940s-era Boeing Stearman PT-17 serves as the centerpiece of Raspet鈥檚 manned aircraft fleet. Stearman biplanes are best known for training U.S. Army Air Corps and Navy pilots during World War II.聽Acquired by 小黄书 from Army surplus in 1950, the Stearman was used by August Raspet 鈥 after whom the lab is named. The plane, which has fabric-covered wings, was upgraded by the university with a new engine and still takes flight today.
Additional information about Wings Over Winston is available on the event鈥檚 .
惭厂鲍鈥檚 is the nation鈥檚 leading academic research center dedicated to the advancement of unmanned aircraft systems. Raspet is the only institute in the world designated both as the FAA鈥檚 UAS Safety Research Facility and as official UAS Test Sites for both the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security. Home to a fleet of the largest and most capable unmanned aircraft in academic use, Raspet conducts UAS research on behalf of federal agencies and commercial industry alike, and it remains a world leader in composite material research.
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