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Rising Star Awards
to, the better. There are a lot of programs
we're starting to see, especially
at the high school and middle school
levels that can introduce women to the
different industries. Especially when
you start talking about aviation, which
is often seen as a little bit more niche,
it's really about finding the right place
to introduce these different careers and
introduce the different kinds of roles in
aviation available and show case
women that are in those positions.
A&DT: We understand that you
have been involved in an initiative
called the Tango Flight program.
What is the Tango Flight program
and how does it help inspire the next
generation of engineers, pilots and
aviation technicians?
Cummings: Tango Flight is a high
school level program that can be offered
as a class or an after school program
where students get to build a certified
RV-12 kit plane. So it's a really great
chance to gain some hands on skills
with manufacturing and experience
towards A&P certifications, which a lot
of people are not aware of, especially at
the high school level. There's also
opportunities to visit airports and hear
from people working in the field, like
air traffic controllers and pilots. Most of
the mentors volunteering for this program
are also working in the aviation
industry. So it directly connects a lot of
people who can talk to these students
who might be at the point where they're
starting to think about what they want
to do for a career. It shows them how
many different types of positions are
available.
A&DT: When you look at what
you're currently working on in terms
of flight control and autonomy, what
are some of the technologies that you
This article was written by Woodrow
Bellamy III, Senior Editor, SAE
Media Group (New York, NY).
see real potential in providing game
changing capabilities for aircraft in
the next 5-10 years?
Cummings: An area that's particularly
exciting and interesting to me is
advancements in electrical and hybrid
electric technology in aviation. We've
seen plenty of electric aircraft specifically
in smaller vehicles like quadcopters
and drones. But then scaling that
to larger aircraft, especially as battery
technology continues to get better, it's
just going to keep improving the feasibility
of these aircraft with these alternative
fuel systems. I recently became
involved in a program to implement a
hybrid electric system on an aircraft
which makes me very excited for the
future of sustainable aviation.
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