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Richard Glassock and Beacons of Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard Glassock is an Australian scholar and designer currently living in Nottingham, England, working as a Professor at the University of Nottingnam.\u00a0 One if the founding lights in the Outback Joe competions, in which teams launched autonomuous aircraft into remote parts of Australia to find the eponymous character and deliver aid, he was on the forefront of things to come.<\/p>\n

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Richard Glassock’s electric motorglider would take parties of six to cloudbase<\/p><\/div>\n

Later, he designed a twin-motored sailplane to take parties of six or eight to cloudbase, a perfect outing for kid’s parties or adult’s anniversary celebrations.\u00a0 He was part of a team that designed a modern hybrid parachute jump plane<\/a>, optimized for rapid turnarounds.\u00a0 His motorcycle range extender <\/a>would enable a pilot to ride to the airport in style, and when connected to an electric or hybrid aircraft, provide long range – and at the end of the flight – a ride home.<\/p>\n

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Jam-pakced motorcycle range extender would get pilot to the airport, two passengers to aerial destination<\/p><\/div>\n

Not only a professor, Richard is project lead for this Beacon of Excellence project<\/a> – one of several at the University.\u00a0 (The other Beacons are dedicated to eradicating human slavery worldwide, improving food security, creating precision medical imaging, developing carbon-neutral chemicals, and making smart products in smart factories.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “Through strategic investment in facilities, talent and research programs, and collaboration with academic and industrial partners, the University of Nottingham is at the forefront of this exciting revolution in aerospace transport.”<\/p>\n

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Richard Glassock (left) with Jeff Zaltman and Air Race E Cassutt racer being modified for electric flight<\/p><\/div>\n

Richard will be developing a motor, controller, battery and support system for Air Race E, a racing platform in which all aircraft will use the same power system, much like current Formula 1 racers use a Continental O-100 as their base powerplant.\u00a0 These systems will go into what will undoubtedly be a new series of unique race planes, much like the range of craft we see at the Reno Air Races and other outings.<\/p>\n

Jeff Zaltman and Air Race E<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expanding air racing worldwide, Jeff Zaltman is the Chief Executive for Air Race 1 and the recently announced Air Race E.\u00a0 Both feature groups of eight airplanes\u00a0 flying around a closed circuit about 30 feet above the ground and at 400 kilometers per hour (248 mph).<\/p>\n

Zaltman, a Navy veteran, decided to become involved in competitive aviation after seeing the Reno Air Races.\u00a0 To provide publicity and to manage air races and other such events, he founded The Flying Aces in 2003.\u00a0 He was successful in negotiating “an exclusive broadcast contract with the World Air Sports Federation for every aerial world championship\u2014including hang gliding, hot air balloons, blimps, skydiving, helicopters and more.”<\/p>\n

Moving into creating an international racing program, he started Air Race 1 in 2013 and\u00a0 managed Virgin Racing’s Formula E team starting in 2016.\u00a0 Perhaps inspired by this new type of motorsport, Zaltman decided to form Air Race E, with competition closely matching that of the fossil-fuel-burning racers.\u00a0 Like Formula 1\/Formula E ground-bound races, Air Race 1 and E events will take place at the same venues, helping boost attendance and maintaining the quality of competition.\u00a0 Zaltman sees the electric racers extending their popularity and influence beyond that of the internal-combustion craft.<\/p>\n