{"id":27827,"date":"2024-02-12T20:41:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27827"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:41:52","slug":"electra-founder-john-langford-elected-aiaa-honorary-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/electra-founder-john-langford-elected-aiaa-honorary-fellow\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Electra Founder John Langford Elected AIAA Honorary Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211;  Electra founder and CEO John Langford with Electra\u2019s EL-2 Goldfinch eSTOL technology demonstrator aircraft.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electra.aero, Inc. has announced that the American Institute\nof Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), has honored Electra\u2019s founder and Chief\nExecutive Officer (CEO), John S. Langford, by electing him as an Honorary\nFellow \u2013 the AIAA\u2019s highest distinction. This recognition acknowledges\nLangford\u2019s exceptional contributions spanning the creation of three aerospace\ncompanies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award cites \u201cFor the creation of three pioneering and\nsuccessful aerospace companies and leadership in robotic aircraft, sustainable\naviation, STEM education, and national R&amp;D policy.\u201d First bestowed on\nOrville Wright in 1933, the AIAA Honorary Fellow recognizes preeminent\nindividuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace and\nwho embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics. To\ndate, only 242 people have been recognized with this award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langford is an aerospace entrepreneur who currently leads\nElectra, which he founded in 2020. Electra is developing sustainable electric\nshort takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft that will make urban and regional\ntransportation more rapid, safe, and affordable. The eSTOL aircraft\u2019s unique\nability to take off and land in areas as compact as a soccer field, along with\nits in-flight battery recharging, broadens flight operations to locations\npreviously inaccessible by flight. Langford previously founded Aurora Flight\nSciences, a leader in advanced robotic aircraft, and served as CEO from 1989 to\n2018. Aurora was acquired by Boeing in 2017. He also co-founded Athena\nTechnologies in 1998 when it was spun out of Aurora. Athena specialized in\nadvanced flight control solutions and was acquired by Rockwell Collins in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langford joined the AIAA in 1977 as a student at the\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and served as AIAA President from\n2018 to 2020. He was elected as an Associate Fellow in 2002 and a Fellow in 2012\nand has previously been honored with the AIAA Young Engineer of the Year Award,\nthe AIAA Goldwater Award, and the AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award. Langford is a\nmember of the National Academy of Engineering and holds a doctoral degree from\nthe MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The honor will be presented at the AIAA\u2019s Awards Gala to be\nheld on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing\nArts, in Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; Electra founder and CEO John Langford with Electra\u2019s EL-2 Goldfinch eSTOL technology demonstrator aircraft. Electra.aero, Inc. has announced that the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), has honored Electra\u2019s founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John S. Langford, by electing him as an Honorary Fellow \u2013 the AIAA\u2019s highest distinction. 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