XV-15 litho - NASA's History Office
XV-15 litho - NASA's History Office
XV-15 litho - NASA's History Office
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1 October 1980 Iven C. Kincheloe Award (Society of Experimental Test<br />
Pilots) presented to Bell <strong>XV</strong>-<strong>15</strong> test pilots Ron Erhart and<br />
Dorman Cannon, designating them test pilots of the year.<br />
20 May 1981 Grover P. Bell Award (American Helicopter Society) presented<br />
to the NASA/Army/Bell <strong>XV</strong>-<strong>15</strong> Project Team for<br />
“outstanding achievement in successfully demonstrating<br />
the feasibility and potential of TiltRotor technology.”<br />
10 September 1981 Kelly Johnson Award (Society of Flight Test Engineers)<br />
presented to the <strong>XV</strong>-<strong>15</strong> flight test team.<br />
18 October 1983 Aircraft Design Award (American Institute of Aeronautics<br />
and Astronautics) presented to Ken Wernicke, Bell<br />
Helicopter technical manager of tilt rotor programs.<br />
29 May 1986 Harmon Trophy presented by President Ronald Reagan to<br />
<strong>XV</strong>-<strong>15</strong> pilot Dorman Cannon for the most outstanding<br />
achievement in the art of flying in 1983.<br />
V-22<br />
7 May 1990 Paul E. Haueter Memorial Award (American Helicopter<br />
Society) presented to the Bell-Boeing and NAVAIR V-22<br />
team for “significant contributions to development of<br />
VTOL aircraft other than helicopters.”<br />
17 May 1991 1990 Collier Trophy (National Aeronautics Association)<br />
presented to the V-22 tilt rotor team for the greatest<br />
achievement in aeronautics demonstrated by actual use<br />
during 1990.<br />
Model 609<br />
9 February 1998 Laurels (Aviation Week and Space Technology) to Webb<br />
Joiner and John P. Magee of Bell and Anthony M. Parasida<br />
of Boeing Aircraft and Missiles Systems for the “development<br />
of the 609 and the foresight to launch a unique mode<br />
of civil transportation using tilt rotor technology.”<br />
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