Presentation Date: April 28, 2011
Larry Rinek
Larry will present an interesting PowerPoint slide show overview, followed by a 22 minute DVD video of the B-1B in action. He will provide background on the prototype aircraft plus production models, discuss innovative technical features (such as variable-geometry wings supported by a massive titanium structure), and review the B-1B combat record (exemplary service in Afghanistan and Iraq). Larry will have a well-detailed scale model on hand for hangar flying.
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Presenter Larry Rinek is a Senior Technology Consultant, Technical Insights Division at Frost & Sullivan in Mountain View, California. He is also a recognized aviation historian with many publications to his credit, former USAF officer, former student pilot (Piper J-3 Cub), trained engineer, and veteran of the US aerospace industry.
He is an active member of the AIAA and SAE technical societies, as well as the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), Society for Aviation History (SAH), Wings of History (WOH), and the Aircraft Engine Historical Society (AEHS).
He earned a BS (with honors) in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in Marketing, both from UCLA, and has over 35 years of consulting experience. Many of his projects were sponsored by leading aerospace companies around the world, particularly when he worked for SRI International (the former Stanford Research Institute) in Menlo Park for 24 years.
Larry will present an interesting PowerPoint slide show overview, followed by a 22 minute DVD video of the B-1B in action. He will provide background on the prototype aircraft plus production models, discuss innovative technical features (such as variable-geometry wings supported by a massive titanium structure), and review the B-1B combat record (exemplary service in Afghanistan and Iraq). Larry will have a well-detailed scale model on hand for hangar flying.
Presenter Larry Rinek is a Senior Technology Consultant, Technical Insights Division at Frost & Sullivan in Mountain View, California. He is also a recognized aviation historian with many publications to his credit, former USAF officer, former student pilot (Piper J-3 Cub), trained engineer, and veteran of the US aerospace industry.
He is an active member of the AIAA and SAE technical societies, as well as the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), Society for Aviation History (SAH), Wings of History (WOH), and the Aircraft Engine Historical Society (AEHS).
He earned a BS (with honors) in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in Marketing, both from UCLA, and has over 35 years of consulting experience. Many of his projects were sponsored by leading aerospace companies around the world, particularly when he worked for SRI International (the former Stanford Research Institute) in Menlo Park for 24 years.