{"id":290,"date":"2019-08-09T15:08:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtlott.vtol.org\/?p=290"},"modified":"2019-08-09T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T20:25:28","slug":"june-20th-2019-a-talk-by-michael-jensen-at-ena-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtlott.vtol.org\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"June 20th 2019 – A talk by Michael Jensen at \u00c9NA facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, June 20th<\/sup><\/p>\n

The \u00c9cole Nationale A\u00e9ronautique (\u00c9NA) hosted a few dozen aerospace students and professionals on June 20th<\/sup> 2019 for an evening event organized by the Vertical Flight Society including a talk by Michael Jensen as well as a tour of the \u00c9NA facilities.<\/p>\n

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Michael, who holds a degree in Physics from the Bishop\u2019s University and a Masters of Engineering from University of Sherbrooke, is currently working on a project to build and fly a \u201csurfable\u201d glider aircraft. He takes inspiration from his background in circus arts and unicycle riding for his aerospace venture. He\u2019s been hooked on flight since building a small glider that actually allowed him to get airborne on his family\u2019s farm with a running takeoff. He is inspired to create a thrilling experience by flying low over, say, a body of water, on an aircraft that is controlled through weight shifting while standing on top of the fuselage.<\/p>\n

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Yves from \u00c9NA then guided the group of enthused attendees on a tour of the facility\u2019s impressive fleet of educational aircraft, including a handbuilt and flyable RV6\u00a0 aircraft, an airworthy H135, and many aircraft and engines for student learning on the ground including a Bell 47, several Bell 206\u2019s, a Hughes 369, a BO-105, a Schweizer 300, a Robinson R44, Eurocopter AS350, and a Pratt&Whitney PT6 twin-pack along with all the tools necessary to assemble and disassemble it. Before finishing the tour, the group stepped outside to take a look at a flight-tested Bombardier CS 100. The impressive resources and facilities at \u00c9NA are clearly adequate for its staff\u2019s vision to produce Qu\u00e9bec and Canada\u2019s next generation of aerospace technicians and engineers.<\/p>\n

By Matthew Gruber<\/p>\n

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Michael Jensen’s weight-shift controlled glider currently in construction at B\u00e2timent 7 in Point-Saint-Charles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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