2013

AEROSPACE EXTRAVAGANZA 2013 PART I

  Over 50 members went and it was great. If you missed this years trip plan on going next year.

AE Trip March 11 thru 15  to: click on pictures to go to their web page

, & Boneyard

Titan Missile Museum

Seniors and Cadets leaving KAFB early March 11 returning evening March 15.
So far we know: Est cost $125 per person,  includes $11 a night for rooms,$12 a day for food Breakfest/Dinner , entry into Museums, Cost of gas for CAP vans.
Contact: 2lt Jane Lingenfelter for details

 AEROSPACE EXTRAVAGANZA 2013 PART II

Keep checking for summer dates, to be held in Albuquerque

Looking for input on what you would like to see and attend.
 

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NEW MEXICO AEROSPACE EDUCATION  2012

At the New Mexico Wing Conference November 11 the following Aerospace Education Awards were presented

Cadet AE of the year: Cadet Mst/Sgt Ruth Darsey Eagle Cadet Sq.
Senior AE of the year: Lt Col Darrel Knutson Squadon II Senior Sq.
Senior AE Teacher of the year: Maj. Alta Zenonian Farmington Sq.
AEM AE Teacher of the year: Gary Bodman Madison Middle School.

Cadet Achevement 3 Mary Fiek attended several New Mexico Wing conferences and Aerospace Extravaganza.

19 year old Mary Fiek inspecting her design of a Captivair for a WWII P-51

New Mexico Wing Aerospace Education

Director of Aerospace Education: Ltc. Roland Dewing             This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Internal Aerospace Education: 2lt Jane Lingenfelter            This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
External Aerospace Education: Ltc.Ted Spitzmiller   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
New Mexico Aerospace Education advisors:
   CAP 1lt. John English (Space Science)
     (Data engineer on Mariner mission to Mars)
   CAP Capt. Ken Johnston (Apollo Specialist)
   (Trained Apollo Astronauts to fly lunar module)
   AEM Jerald Cross (Model Rocket Specialist)
   USAF Capt. Heather Greatting (STK Specialist)
   CAP Capt. David Braddi (Radio Control Specialist)
   Col. James Novell

Southwest Region AE Chief of Staff: Lt. Col. Beth White

      New Mexico Squadron Aerospace Education Officers

Alamogordo Composite Squadron 073       2^nd Lt. Andrew Kemna
Meeting: Seniors 1^st Tuesday 1900    Cadets Mondays 1815
Albuquerque Heights Composite Sq. 083   2^nd Lt. Mary Fox
Meeting: Thursdays 1830
Albuquerque Senior Squadron II 030           Ltc. Darrel R Knutson
Meeting: 2^nd Wednesday 1900
Clovis High Plains Composite Sq. 060         SM Yvonne Gurnick
Meeting: Seniors 1^st Tuesday 1900       Cadets Thursday 1800
Eagle Cadet Squadron 012 
Meeting: Thursday 1900
Farmington Composite Squadron 068           Maj. Alta Zenonian
Meeting: Seniors 1^st 3^rd Monday   Cadets Mondays 1830
High Desert Composite Squadron 085          Ltc. Roger Lenard
Meeting: Mondays 1830
Las Cruces Composite Sq. 024                        Ltc. Alan Fisher
Meeting: Seniors 1^st 3^rd Thursday 1900     Cadets Tuesdays 1830
Los Alamos Composite Sq. 016                       Cpt. Marianne Francois
Meeting: Seniors 3^rd Tuesday 1800 Cadets Mondays 1800
Rio Rancho Falcon Composite Sq. 077          Ltc. Ted Spitzmiller
Meeting: Thursdays 1900
Roswell Composite Sq. 082                                Maj Thomas Clarke
Meeting: Mondays 1900
Santa Fe Composite Sq. 018                    1 Lt. Roger A Tennant
Meeting: Tuesday 1830
Socorro Composite Sq. 084                                Maj. David G Finley
Meeting: Thursday 1830
Taos Senior Sq. 006                                    1 Lt. Jonathan S Kushner
Meeting: 2^nd Thursday 1800
Thunderbird Composite Sq. 033                       Cpt. Rocio Gonzalez
Meeting: Tuesday 1845

              Group 800 (School program)

Eagle Ridge Middle School        Sq. 805            Cpt. Paula S Blagrave
LBJ Middle School                       Sq 811             Cpt. Michelle L Noyce
AIMS (Abq School for Math & Science)     Sq. 816            1^st Lt. Philip Watje
Rio Rancho Middle School         Sq. 817            Cpt. Robert Will
Tony Hillerman Middle School   Sq. 818            2^nd Lt. Garland Harris
 Belen Middle School                    Sq. 819           Maj. Ralph Johnston

National Headquarters Aerospace Resources:
AEO Schools, reports Awards for senior, cadets and Teachers, AEX Awards Program,
AFA Grants, Teacher TOP, Model Rocketry Program, Publications

Links to other Aerospace Related Web Sites:

Air Force Association AFA
Air&Space Smithsonian  
We Choose the Moon
Centennial of Flight Commission
Utube videos  Col. Joseph Kittinger Felix Baumgartner
Hubble 
Last B36 now at Pima was at Amon Carter Field Ft Worth 
Starship Schemtics
Free Flightsimulators  Article on X-Plane, FlightGear and Orbiter - view information, screenshots and download directly from the article.
Unusual Looking Aircraft

Senior Member AEPSM (Chuck Yeager Award)  Download and study each chapter of  "The Journey of Flight 2nd Edition" in e-services "Aerospace Downloads", or purchase the "Journey of Flight" book from Vanguard. Take the open book test on National web page, CAP University. Your accomplishment will be automatically credited to your CAP record and you can print out the Chuck Yeager Certificate. 

Aerospace Web Sites:

• Aerojet
• Aerospace 
• AeroVironment Inc.
• Allegheny Technologies Inc.
• Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK)
• American Pacific Corporation
• Analytical Graphics, Inc.
• Aurora Flight Sciences
• Arianespace
• Aspen Avionics Albuquerque
• ATK
• BAE Systems Inc.
• Ball Aerospace and Technologies Albuquerque
• Bendix King
• The Boeing Company
• Boeing SVS  Albuquerque
• Bombardier Inc. 'B'
• Cessna Aircraft Company
• Cobham
• CSC
• Curtiss-Wright  Corp.
• Diamond Aircraft
• DigitalGlobe Inc.
• Ducommun Incorporated
• EADS 
• Eclipse Aerospace Albuquerque
• Elbit Systems Ltd.
• Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc.
• European Space Agency  ESA
• Esterline Technologies Corp.
• General Electric Company Albuquerque
• Goodrich Corporation
• Hamilton Sunstrand
• Harris Corporation
• Hexcel Corp
• Honeywell Albuquerque
• Intelsat
• IBM
• ITT
• Kaman Aerospace Corporation
• L-3 Communications Corporation
• LMI Aerospace Inc.
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Loral Space systems
• Moog  Albuquerque  
• Natel Engineering Co. Inc.
• NRAO Very Large Array  Socorro
• National Technical Systems (NTS)
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Orbital Sciences Corp.
• Parker Aerospace
• Raytheon Company
• Rockwell Collins
• Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
• Sandia Aerospace Albuquerque
• Sea Launch
• Spaceport America Las Cruces
• SpaceX
• Textron Inc.
• United States AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate KAFB Albuquerque
• United Technologies Corporation
• Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
• Woodward Governor Company

New Mexico Wing Civil Air Patrol receives a grant from Boeing to show teachers ways to use Aerospcae in the classroom. These are the

the Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) workshops we have held for 2012. We will have more in 2013, watch this page for information on the next
TOP

Albuquerque KAFB, Saturday February 28 2012
39 teachers attended 

Las Cruces Airport, Saturday April 28th 2012
30 teachers attended

Hobbs, NM   June 25th  2012
30 teachers attended 

Next TOP November 3 2012  
18 teachers attended

We held our second Aerospace Extravaganza Oct 12-14  

Aerospace Extravaganza II 
40th Anniversary of Apollo Space Program
Over 100 CAP members across the state including El Paso Texas attended
Where: Alamogordo, NM
Hosting: Alamogordo Composite Sqdn  (Senior members Did a terrific job hosting the event. Here's the activities

Friday, 12 Oct – Cadets/Seniors worked with the Space Museum. Museum was     celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo Space Program!!!!! Cadets/Seniors provide help to school students making and launching air pressure rockets. Manned the Civil Air Patrol booth. Cadets met Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt and overfiled the IMAX theater presention "Reno Air Races". Cadet C/MSgt Darsey had lunch with astromaut Harrison Schmitt. 
Saturday, 13 Oct–  AE/Apollo Space Program Presentations by Cadet C/MSgt  Ruth Darsey and Maj. Ken Johnston. Cadet Darsey did two 45min presentions on the history of the apollo program and Maj. Johnston who trained the Apollo astronauts to fly the luner module including astronaut Harrison Schmitt talked about his experances in the Apollo program.   24 New cadets received their first Power orientation Ride. The evening finished with a DDR presention by Capt. Helen Green.
Sunday, 14 Oct – Finished the weekend with breakfast and clean-up. Departure around 1000. Everyone had a safe weekend.