On Wednesday May 15th, the Aero Club membership was invited to a special tour of the Robinson Helicopter Factory in Torrance. The event was hosted by Kurt Robinson, Frank Robinson’s son, who gave a history of the company and his father’s vision. Frank Robinson received the Howard Hughes Memorial Award from the Aero Club of [...]
May Meeting Set for Robinson Helicopter
Our next meeting will be at the Robinson Helicopter factory at 2901 Airport Drive Torrance, CA 90505 on Wednesday, May 15. Members will recall our last visit, when our host was company founder and 2004 Howard Hughes Memorial Award Honoree Frank Robinson, now retired. Since then Robinson Heli has added a five passenger Rolls-Royce powered [...]
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2012 Howard Hughes Memorial Award
The 2012 Howard Hughes banquet, celebrating Steven Udvar-Hazy, took place February 13, 2013 to a sold out audience at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. In attendance were five previous Howard Hughes Memorial Award recipients including Clay Lacy, Bob Hoover, Jim Albaugh, Ron Sugar, and Sam Lacobellis. Jim Albaugh introduced Steven Udvar-Hazy to [...]
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