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The following companies are members of the
Aircraft Tooling & Design Group:
Gil Crouse, Jr., Ph.D., is the founder and President of DaVinci Technologies, a company focused on aircraft design and on developing computer-based design and analysis tools for the aircraft industry. Dr. Crouse has performed aircraft design analysis under contract on a variety of aircraft types from a low-speed, 2-seat homebuilt aircraft; to a 9-passenger, 250-knot business turboprop aircraft; and on up to a 6-passenger, supersonic business jet. Dr. Crouse is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), a member of the American Helicopter Society (AHS), and a former member of Sigma Pi Sigma (a national physics honor society). He has been nominated to the Aircraft Design Technical Committee of the AIAA for the upcoming 2003-2004 term. He was the recipient of a US Army Rotorcraft Fellowship and an AHS Vertical Flight Foundation Fellowship. He has authored a number of technical reports and conference papers on aircraft design, aerodynamics and target tracking, and his papers have appeared in the AIAA Journal of Aircraft and the Journal of the American Helicopter Society.
Software For Engineers, Designers &
Enthusiasts The DreeseCode Software Company was founded in 1996 by John Dreese, an aeronautical engineering graduate from the Ohio State University. After completing his Masters Degree, he decided to pursue work in the exciting world of experimental aviation. Since then, he's worked for companies all around America. John is a licensed pilot and member of the EAA.
Aerospace Design & Development • Market Support • Performance Kit Aircraft
Western Pacific
Aerospace Group was founded by Mr. Chris Michalak in the fall of 2001 as a
design, development and marketing support firm for the aerospace industry.
As such, WPAG provides complete project development, vehicle design,
management and marketing support for the Aircraft Tooling & Design Group and
other industry organizations. Western Pacific is also developing a new
series of high performance composite aircraft for the kit/experimental
markets, which will be offered through proprietary channels. In addition to
attending Embry-Riddle University, Mr. Michalak is a licensed pilot of 15+
years and has extensive experience in aerospace management, marketing and
aircraft development through a variety of established companies and
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This site was last updated 11/11/04