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CELEBRATING NATIONAL AEROSPACE WEEK
September 13-17, 2010

Stay up to date with all of our Aerospace Week activities.  Click here for a full schedule and details.

A healthy workplace is a win-win for Oklahoma businesses. Businesses that make wellness in the workplace a priority enjoy the benefits of reduced absenteeism, employee health plan savings, better employee retention, increased productivity, and a happier, healthier workforce.

For businesses and restaurants receiving the best scores in their categories, there will be an awards and recognition luncheon in early 2011.

Please forward this notice to your members and encourage them to participate in the program. And, of course, sign-up yourself. Nominations forms are available online at http://www.okturningpoint.org. Or print out a hard copy and return it to Neil Hann, Community Development Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 NE 10th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73117. You may also FAX your completed form to Neil at 405/271-1225.

Commuter Air Technology (CAT), a company specializing in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) modifications, training, and special operations support, had been awarded a commercial contract to install a CAT developed ISR pod on the B200 aircraft by GA-ASI.  Working in concert with Valair Aviation, also an AGC company, the team was able to complete delivery ahead of schedule.  GA-ASI will use the modified aircraft as an ISR sensor test bed in its San Diego, Calif. location.
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“We focus on delivering a quality product on time, and if we can deliver ahead of schedule, we will,” commented Darryl Wilkerson, president of Commuter Air Technology and the AGC Integrated Defense Group.  “This early delivery is a perfect example of the synergy created within the AGC Integrated Defense Group.”
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All CAT pods – used in both commercial and military applications to increase cargo space, maximize cabin room, or improve aircraft ISR capabilities through the installation and integration of radar, signals intelligence (SIGINT), or electro-optical infra-red (EO/IR) equipment – have received FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the King Air Beechcraft family of aircraft.

ABOUT COMMUTER AIR TECHNOLOGY
CAT focuses on delivery of certified aircraft and aircraft modifications, including high-performance and flight characteristics enhancements, commuter and high-density passenger systems, military and special missions systems and support, corporate reconfigurations, and cargo conversions.  Additionally, the company offers a range of services that include consultation, engineering, and program management.  CAT operates within the Integrated Defense Group of AGC Aerospace & Defense.

AGC AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
AGC Aerospace & Defense is a leader in supplying technologies, systems and services that support key commercial and military programs.  Operating in  multiplie locations across the globe, capabilities within the AGC Aerospace & Defense portfolio range from financing, engineering, and integration services to manufacturing, logistics, and aircraft modifications.

Hayden, ID – Unitech Composites and Structures, Inc. (Unitech), an AGC Aerospace & Defense Company, has been awarded a development contract to reduce the weight and improve the performance of the Survival Egress Air (SEA) System.  The company recently completed the Preliminary Design Review – ahead of schedule – and will complete the design later this year.

The SEA System, a safety measure for overwater missions, provides soldiers with a type of pressurized oxygen tank, known as a composite overwrapped pressure vessel or COPV.�
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“Unitech is honored to work on the design for the next generation SEA system for the Air Warrior Program Office.  Reducing weight and increasing breathable air time of the COPV will result in a product which will improve performance of the system for our soldiers,” stated Alan Haase, President of Unitech and the AGC Composites Group.  “Nothing is more important to us than delivering a quality product on time.”
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The U.S. Army contract to design and deliver an improved COPV for the PEO Soldier Air Warrior product office was awarded to Unitech in early 2010.  Unitech, using advanced composite materials design techniques, has been able to reduce the weight of the vessel an estimated 20 percent, while increasing breathable air by approximately 50 percent. This improvement in performance increases the time that the soldier has for surviving emergency situations. The new COPV design is backward compatible, so it can be used with older, currently fielded support systems.
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UNITECH COMPOSITES AND STRUCTURES
Unitech is a world leader in designing and manufacturing composite structures in the commercial and military aerospace industries.  The company maintains continued commitment to innovation, quality, and flexibility towards the requirements of individual airlines and OEMs. Unitech operates within the Composites Group of AGC Aerospace & Defense.

ABOUT AGC AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
AGC Aerospace & Defense is a leader in supplying technologies, systems and services that support key commercial and military programs.  Operating in  multiplie locations across the globe, capabilities within the AGC Aerospace & Defense portfolio range from financing, engineering, and integration services to manufacturing, logistics, and aircraft modifications.

“The U.S. Army selected Veracity to develop a more objective and trustworthy testing capability than they had,” said Gary Hensley, President of Veracity. “We were able to provide a proof of concept which can give the Army a viable solution for the inspection of rotor blades.”

The only utilized inspection method has been the “Tap Test” where a technician taps the surface of the rotor blade with a small hammer and then listens for any changes in the tapping sound which could indicate a possible defect.  Even with the most skilled technician, this testing method is very subjective and can result in erroneous findings. The Veracity solution eliminates the subjectivity while maintaining the flexibility of being able to conduct the test either in the field or at a depot.

While Veracity has successfully tested rotor blades on the UH-60 and CH-47, this technology has a wide range of applications and has been successfully implemented in detecting and mapping delaminations in composite materials and corrosion in metal materials.

ABOUT VERACITY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Veracity is a leader in developing customized solutions to provide faster, better, and more cost effective non-destructive inspection approaches for customers in both the aerospace and defense and the power generator industries.  The company operates within the Services Group of AGC Aerospace & Defense.

ABOUT AGC AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
AGC Aerospace & Defense is a leader in supplying technologies, systems and services that support key commercial and military programs.  Operating in locations across the globe, capabilities within the AGC Aerospace & Defense portfolio range from financing, engineering, and integration services to manufacturing, logistics, and aircraft modifications.
Earlier this year, Veracity received the 2010 Aviation Week MRO of the Year Award for Innovative Supplier/Services Provider.


Contact Information:
Jennyfer R. Guebert
Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications
AGC Aerospace & Defense
2701 Liberty Parkway, Suite 311
Midwest City, OK 73110
405.737.2676 Ext. 2012

Please note this track includes all tracked bills from the past two sessions as a final review of dead legislation and bills signed into law.  

Governor Completes Legislative Action
In his final round of action on pending legislation, Gov. Brad Henry on Friday (6/11) signed 43 pieces of legislation and vetoed 22 separate bills, including a measure that would have created an energy stabilization fund to reduce the volatility of state revenue collections.

Henry, who is completing his second and final term in office, said he supported the fund’s concept, but that in the last-minute rush of the 2010 legislative session, the bill contained “numerous technical errors.”

Among the other bills vetoed by Henry was a proposal to consolidate the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board and the Oklahoma Employees Benefits Council and make other changes to the state’s health insurance plan for state employees. Henry criticized lawmakers for unveiling such a major policy shift in the legislative session’s final days.

Henry vetoed another bill that would have restricted lottery advertisements, and three other measures to transfer money from a special fund at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics to various state agencies.

Henry signed 43 bills into law Friday, including a measure that allows local school districts to roll back several initiatives aimed at improving public education across Oklahoma, such as required professional development for teachers. The bill also suspends for two years new applications for a state program that offers a $5,000 annual stipend for teachers who attain National Board certification.

Henry vetoed 40 of the 522 measures sent to his office for consideration this year. Three of those vetoes – all abortion-related bills – were overridden.

2010 Election Deadlines

June 7-9, 2010 - All candidates file federal, state, legislative and judicial offices

July 27, 2010 - Primary election

August 24, 2010 - Runoff primary election

SPIRIT AERO BILL TRACK

06-15-2010 – 08:43:46

Bill History:

05-25-10 H House finally passed conference bill (Vote: Y: 83/N: 05-25-10 H Reynolds attempts to reconsider and the Chair rules his motion out of order. Reynolds moves to challenge the chair. Wright (Harold) moves to table the Reynolds Challenge. 05-25-10 H The tabling motion carries. 05-26-10 G Sent to the Governor 06-07-10 G Signed by the Governor

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FlightSafety International Inc., has broken ground for its new facility at Kenosha Street and Lynn Lane.

A rough timetable of when the corporation will completely transition to mid-town BA has the relocation taking place sooner, rather than later.

“We believe we’ll have the construction completed within the next year,” said Lowell Faulkenberry, director of finance for FlightSafety. “At that time we’ll be moving the majority of our operations over.”

Scheduled for completion in June 2012, within the structure, 1,000 Flight Safety employees will design and produce sophisticated, technology-laden flight simulators used to train civilian, commercial and military aviators.

“The structure is currently slated to be about 340,000 square feet,” said Rick Armstrong, vice president of the company. “It will be able to hold up to 1,000 of our teammates.”

In business since 1951, the company is an internationally recognized developer and supplier of flight simulation training equipment that chooses to base some of its global-reaching operations in Broken Arrow.

“We have been very pleased with the community and the availability of qualified persons who have joined our team,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong was clearly excited in regard to the company’s expansion in BA; however, before the site can support the planned structure, it must undergo significant development.

A two-story building will share the southwest corner of Kenosha Street and Lynn Lane with water and communications towers after utilities and an engineered retaining wall is put in place.

“We have a retaining wall that will be going around the cell towers and water tower,” said Colby Yokley, site superintendent for Crossland Construction Co. Inc. “The wall will be roughly around 1,800 to 1,900 feet in length, and it will be like a ‘U’ shape going around them [towers].”

Crossland is responsible for clearing the site, ahead of earthwork and preparation for utilities. The company will also complete the buildout of the custom-designed facility. FlightSafety is currently located at 2700 N. Hemlock Circle.

The move and expansion was made possible by a tax increment finance district put in place by the city of Broken Arrow to keep the high-paying jobs in the community. That TIF will ultimately provide more than $6 million for the project.

 Read More at the Broken Arrow Ledger