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The Prop & Rotor Issue 04 Fall/Winter 2018

Army Aviation Museum Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 620610

Fort Rucker, AL 36362

334-598-2508 ph

www.armyaviationmuseum.org

Issue

FALL/WINTER

2018

Where your donations go P. 2

Foundation & Gift Shop News P. 2

Annual Golf Tournament P. 3

Museum Director Bob Mitchell (Photo by Jackie Blades)

P. 5

QT-2 The Pre Stealth

Stealth

The Quiet Trainer QT-2 -was

created out of the need for a

quiet propeller driven recon-

naissance aircraft. The pro-

ject was funded by the Army

Research Projects Agency,

ARPA, and produced by

Lockheed Missile and Space

Company. The program

quickly yielded a successful

prototype, the QT-2, which

in 1968 was deployed and

proven in combat in Vi-

etnam. This amazing, air-

craft is one of only two

produced, is a recently re-

stored addition to our collec-

tion. Please come see it!

November 11th marks the

centennial anniversary of

the siging of the Armistice

and the ending of WWI. At

the end of WWI Army Avi-

ation and the use of the

airplane in combat were

firmly rooted in US Army

doctrine which was a defin-

ing event for Army tactics

and strategies for the future.

Please come see our Cen-

tennial WWI exhibit at the

Army Aviation Museum.

We will be open forVeter-

ans Day observance, Mon-

day 12 November from 9-4 .

Hello once again from the Director’s office of the Army Aviation Museum! It seems like every quarter is busier than the last with fresh restorations and changes to our existing exhib-its. Over the past few months we have had to “tighten” things up to make room for aircraft, engines and new displays rolling in the back door.

Our local command graciously funded the pur-chase of cases and furniture for our long await-ed “Army Values and Heritage Gallery”. This will be an important teaching element for our Soldiers and visitors to illustrate the service and sacrifice of men and women throughout Army Aviation History. We hope to have that fully stocked with stories and artifacts in the coming months. It will be dedicated to Mr. Walter D. Sabey, a former Army Aviator and beloved volunteer at our Museum for years.

This month saw the 65% design conference for the Training Support Facility (TSF). We spent one afternoon picking out wall colors and fur-niture. Although I can’t promise I have an eye for interior design, I will say we are getting close to the end game. Our new Curator, Eury Cantillo has been laying out the floor plan for the TSF exhibits, a huge challenge even with the cavernous space it will provide. The Army Aviation Museum Foundation has offered to fund several restorations we plan to exhibit in

the main Museum and the TSF. One of these is the AH-56 Cheyenne. Once the gift offer is approved and work commences there will no doubt be a huge following on social media. I cannot emphasize enough how our Foundation has set the standard for all Army Museums throughout the country and supported us every step

of the way.

Since coming to the Army Aviation Museum in early 2013 it has been a whirlwind of a ride! Coming from a position as the Academic Branch Chief for Attack and Scout Training to Museum Curator was a huge leap in disciplines. With the help of some great people and a lot of prayers the Army Aviation Museum has been wildly successful. Some say I exceeded my potential as a former Warrant Office but these successes are certainly not by my hand alone. In closing I would like to say that as we move into the winter months, visitation normally slows. This gives the Museum time to ramp-up for the coming spring and summer season with fresh ideas and improved interactions. I en-courage all to visit our Museum and see the many changes and new displays.

Spot Light On History

The Gift Shop has been a very

busy place on may fronts. We

have seen changes in our ap-

pearance, with both our physical

and on line store and new mer-

chandise coming in weekly.

October 3rd is the day the Gift

Shop got a major facelift by

way of a glass store front. The

doors were expertly installed

and immediately gave the Gift

Shop a sleek and professional

look. Merchandise in the shop

looks even better behind these

beautiful doors.

With the weather finally cooling

down, Christmas rapidly ap-

proaching and new merchandise

coming in weekly the Gift Shop

is where you need to be. We

have; sweatshirts and fleece

jackets to keep you warm, Ala-

bama Clay, Fort Rucker, War-

rant Officer and Aviation

throws, puzzles, model aircrafts

and other great gifts for every-

one on your Christmas list.

Can’t make it in to shop with

us? No worries. Our on-line

store has been improved and

continually updated to make

your shopping experience easier

and more enjoyable.

You can find us online at:

Www.armyaviationmuseum.org

Click on the SHOP button and

let the fun begin.

duction began on the A model

AH-56 in the mid 1960's. Cost

overruns, politics, and the debut

of the AH-1 Cobra all led to the

demise of the Cheyenne program.

Ten aircraft were built; one

crashed during test flight killing

the pilot David Beil, another was

lost during wind tunnel testing,

one is in the Ft. Polk Museum,

another is at Ft. Campbell, four

are derelict and the two in the

collection of the Army Aviation

Museum. Both of these beautiful

machines require and deserve

restoration.

In the past two years the Founda-

tion has gifted approximately

$200,000 to the Aviation Muse-

um for the restoration of aircraft

of great importance to Army Avi-

ation history. These funds came

from programs and events such as

pavers, membership, golf tourna-

ments, Museum donation lunch-

eon and donations in honor, in

memoriam, or just gracious dona-

tions. These are programs that

were supported by individuals,

and companies like you.

Thank you for helping the Foun-

dation achieve our mission and

goals.

In a nut shell, the mission of the

Army Aviation Museum Foun-

dation (AAMF) is to put the

museum out there as a venue for

informing and educating the

public on the important role of

US Army Aviation and to sup-

port the US Amy Aviation Mu-

seum’s efforts to preserve and

restore its aircraft, artifacts and

collections.

Your donations are critical to

the preservation and restoration

projects. In 2017 and 2018 your

contributions supported many

completed and future projects to

include: restoration of the Brant-

ley YOH-3B, Bell UH-1M and

YOH-4, Sikorsky XH-59 Ad-

vancing Blade Helicopter, Piper

L-4B, Del Mar DH-1A Helicop-

ter trainer, repainting of the Si-

korsky YH-18 and fabric repairs

on several aircraft and display

preparation of the engine collec-

tion. One of our next big pro-

jects, with a hefty bill to match,

will be the restoration of the AH

-56A Cheyenne.

The AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter

was a "game changer" in rotary

wing technology. The General

Electric T64-GE-16 engine de-

livered over 3,000 shp and it

was to be the first production

ridgid rotor helicopter. The

Cheyenne also had a pusher

prop on the tail for additional

speed or even reversal during

diving attacks to control de-

scents and stabilize firing. De-

signed to fly above 250 mph, the

wings would assist aerodynami-

cally for hover loads. Built by

Lockheed, the program began in

the late 1950's when a series of

three experimental aircraft

would be built, each more stable

and faster than its predecessor

until the rotor system could be

proven at high speed. Following

these airspeed benchmarks, pro-

He became its commander in

time to deploy the squadron as

part of General Pershing’s Puni-

tive Expedition against Pancho

Villa in March 1916. It was

during this operation that the

first sortie of a U.S. military

airplane over hostile territory

was accomplished.

By tis time Foulois was proba-

bly the most experienced of-

ficer in the U.S. military in re-

gards to aviation. Due to this

experience, he was tasked with

the development, procurement,

and production of aircraft upon

the United States’ entry into the

First World War. Foulois later

deployed to France and in late

1917 became Chief of Air Ser-

vices in the Zone of Occupation

for the Allied Expeditionary

Force. Although the U.S manu-

facturing effort could not meet

the requirements of the U.S Air

Service, Foulois was successful

in procuring British and French

aircraft to arm the squadrons.

During the war Foulois was able

to witness first hand the im-

portance of military aviation on

the battlefield. After the armi-

stice he and General Billy

Mitchell, were the leading pro-

ponents of a strong, independent

Air Force. His carefully– rea-

soned, methodical approach to

the matter often brought him

into conflict with the more fiery

Mitchell. However, this period

of theorizing and testing led

directly to the U.S. Army Air

Forces 'success in the Second

World War. Their tactical and

strategic doctrines contributed

greatly to victory.

“The Tactical and Strategic Val-

ue of Dirigible Balloons and

Aerodynamical Flying Ma-

chines”, displaying an early

grasp of aviation’s importance

in future conflicts. A quote

from Foulois’ thesis reads, “In

all future warfare, we can expect

to see engagements in the air

between hostile aerial fleets.

The struggle for supremacy in

the air will undoubtedly take

place while the opposing armies

are maneuvering for position.”

Foulois was essentially saying

that the flying machines would

seek to gain air supremacy be-

fore any offensive actions. No-

body, at least in the U.S. Army,

had really talked about this be-

fore him. Quite prophetic!

Foulois was selected as one of

three Signal Corps officers to

receive flying instruction. He

took instruction from the Wright

Brothers before being sent to Ft.

Sam Houston to complete his

training on his own. On 13 July

1912, he became only the fifth

Army officer to be rated as an

aviator. During his time at Ft.

Sam Houston he was engaged in

testing and research of military

aircraft. He concluded that the

pusher-propeller layout used by

the Wright Military Flyers then

in service was not suitable for

combat aircraft, and recom-

mended the tractor –style pro-

pulsion such as European de-

signs used be adopted instead.

He was also instrumental in

getting away from the skid and

rail method of takeoff to a

wheeled undercarriage. Foulois

later joined the brand-new 1st

Aero Squadron, the first such

unit in the U.S. military.

Among the many works of art

held in the Army Aviation Mu-

seum’s collection is one of a

Wright Military Flyer shown

taking off before a group of on-

lookers. The handwritten in-

scription at the lower right reads

“ Army Airplane No 1. Ft Sam

Houston, Texas—2 March,

1910 Pilot (signed) B D Foulois

Maj. Gen’l USAF.

Major General Benjamin D.

Foulois occupies a privileged

place in the history of Army

Aviation. Foulois first entered

the U.S. Army in 1898 to serve

in the Spanish-American War,

but was mustered out after sev-

eral months. He rejoined the

next year at the age of 18 and

quickly ascended the ranks, be-

coming a Second Lieutenant in

1901. Assigned to the Signal

Corps, he served in various

capacities at home and overseas.

In 1908 he was sent to the Army

Signal School where he wrote

the thesis,

officer to “stay the course”,

remaining in Aviation for his

entire career. Every Army

Aviator who has come after

can trace his or her heritage

straight back to him. His

contributions to military

aviation were many. Foulois

was a man of action as well

as a man of vision. He was

there at the very birth of

aviation. As the saying

goes, “Cometh the hour,

cometh the man”. We are

indeed fortunate he came

along!

Bob Barlow

Foulois later served as Chief

of the Army Air Corps from

1931 until his retirement in

1935. After his retirement

MG Foulois was a tireless

champion of a strong and

versatile Air Force, and was

an important voice in the

military aviation world until

his death in 1967 at the age

of 87.

MG Foulois was one of our

nation’s very first military

aviators, and the first Army

SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORY

(The new doors on the AAMF Gift Shop)

(MG Benjamin Foulois)

(Wright Flier at Ft. Myers VA)

(Signature of MG Foulois on the painting above)

(AH-56 Cheyenne)

more than worth of preserva-

tion.

The Museum was not the

only winner that day. The

golfers all played well but

there were several that came

out on top. For Gross we

had: 1st place -Golf Bandits,

Kelly, Eldridge, Kelly and

Williams, 2nd place - Birdies

and Eagles (BAE), Tyner,

Dawson, Ankrum and Hen-

nies, 3rd place -DES, Brown,

Sherry Niles and Bonilla.

Net winners were: 1st place

M1, Wood, Faria, Stanfield,

and Kelley, 2nd place - Boe-

ing, Rellinger, Gray, Allman

and Allman, and 3rd place -

Team McGarvey, Scyphers,

Buchanan, Judah and

McGarvey. Closest to the

line winner was Dennis Graf-

er and Best Team Name went

to the Weapons of Grass De-

struction: Freeberg, Geer,

Perlik and McIntyre. The

ball drop winners were Eric

Schwegler, Bo Hood, Jeremy

Smith and Ryan McGarvey.

Congratulations to all golf-

ers and thank you for helping

us reach our goals!

Tournaments like this do not

happen all by themselves and

there are so many that de-

serve thanks for making it

happen; Stan Tanna and is

incredible crew at the golf

course and Divots, the Gift

Shop manager, Linda

Gentzyel, and staff member

Angela McHugh, volunteers

Ray Gentzyel, Tim Edens,

Deborah Kennedy, Richard

Frye, Stafford Thompson,

and Floyd Rodgers and the

Friends of Army Aviation-

Ozark. And a special thank

you to Mr. Robert Michell

and staff for bringing the

2016 golf project, the UH-1

Mike Model Huey, to the

course for the day. The

Foundation set a goal, and

your support made it happen.

THANK YOU!!

29 September was a fantastic

day for fun, fundraising, net-

working and golf. After a

solid week of torrential rain,

the skies magically opened

up and God said “Lets Golf”.

Golfers came out from many

different organizations to

support the AAMF and to

help raise funds for this years

target project, the NASA

Rotor System Research Air-

craft, RSRA.

The incredible RSRA was

produced by Sikorsky in

1979, for a joint NASA/

Army project, and designed

to investigate the concepts

involved with stopping the

main rotor in flight. This

concept gave the aircraft the

vertical flight stability of a

helicopter, and the horizontal

cruise capability of a conven-

tional aircraft. The technolo-

gy and aircraft are both im-

portant cogs in the Army

Aviation history wheel and

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