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AVID Bids Farewell To Aviation Pioneer

Dr. Paul MacCready passes away at the age of 81.

PRESS RELEASE, September 5, 2007

September 5, 2007 - AVID LLC bids farewell to an aviation pioneer: Dr. Paul MacCready. AeroVironment announced on August 29th that the founder and former chairman of AeroVironment had passed away at the age of 81. “His passing occurred less than one week after the 30th anniversary of one of his most notable accomplishments, the record-setting flight of his human powered airplane, the Gossamer Condor.” Read The full press release from AeroVironment here: http://www.aerovironment.com/pr_detail.asp?ID=58.

“I knew Dr. MacCready well. He was a great innovator and he will be missed!”, said Sam Wilson, President of AVID LLC. This sentiment was echoed by Dr. Andy Ko, also of AVID LLC: “Quite sad to know that such a pioneer has passed away.”

AVID LLC continues the tradition of excellence inspired by innovators such as Dr. Paul MacCready and provides aircraft design consulting services and produces several aircraft design and analysis software tools. Providing aerodynamic design expertise and software support, AVID LLC serves military and commercial sectors. Current projects focus on unconventional concepts, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), manned aircraft, fan blades and wind turbines. Founded in 2001, AVID LLC has offices in Blacksburg and Yorktown, Virginia. Customers include Honeywell, Boeing, AAI, DARPA, NASA, DRS, Orbital, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force.

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www.aerovironment.com

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mac0pro-1

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