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Pushing aviation science & technology is my passion. I've been fortunate to learn from, work with, and lead some very smart engineering teams.Since picking up RC airplanes as a hobby at 12, I've beaten multiple world records for endurance and had my hand directly in several world's-first technology demonstrations:* 8-days on one tank of Jet-A?* 48 hours endurance on hydrogen?* 5hr (and 100km) without a motor? * 81hr on hydrogen and solar and autonomous soaring?* Rocket-launching a helicopter?* Flying Submarines?* Co-molding solar photovoltaic arrays?* CD-sized micro-UAVs?* Flying in the Arctic?Yes to all of these, and more.I joined Platform Aerospace as CTO in 2019 to help transition the Vanilla UAV across the valley of death. In this time, I've led Vanilla's engineering and test-flight teams through significant envelope expansions, many technology upgrades, and manufacturing improvements for enabling full-rate production. We successfully completed multiple high-profile demonstrations & missions, and delivered unit sales and international exports, Vanilla is on a healthy path as the world-leader for long-endurance at tactical altitudes.With Vanilla's production ready for "rinse & repeat," it's nearing time to get back into applied S&T.
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Chief Technology OfficerPlatform Aerospace Inc.Washington, Dc, Us -
Chief Technology OfficerPlatform Aerospace Inc. Sep 2019 - PresentHollywood, Md, UsResponsibilities include the oversight of the engineering departments and the technical development of the Vanilla UAV, from ownership of the product roadmap through the integration process, including flight demonstrations thereof. Under my tenure, Platform's endurance of Vanilla has increased from a short 5 hour flight to over 72hr including a full ISR mission payload (EO/IR gimbal, >1.5Mbps SATCOM, and other capabilites). -
Senior Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Research SectionU.S. Naval Research Laboratory May 2004 - Aug 2019Washington, Dc, UsStarting as a coop student to now Chief Scientist of the Vehicle Research Section, my team and I have developed several unmanned platforms and related core technologies for multiple sponsors within the DoD, other government agencies, and industry partnerships. -
Aerospace EngineerNasa - National Aeronautics And Space Administration Aug 2006 - Dec 2006Washington, Dc, UsHelped develop autonomous soaring algorithms for the CloudSwift UAV.
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Dan Edwards Education Details
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North Carolina State UniversityAerospace Engineering
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What company does Dan Edwards work for?
Dan Edwards works for Platform Aerospace Inc.
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Dan Edwards's current role is Chief Technology Officer.
What schools did Dan Edwards attend?
Dan Edwards attended North Carolina State University.
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Dan Edwards has skills like Project Management, Proposal Writing, Team Leadership, Flight Testing Of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Aircraft Design, Aircraft Performance Analysis, Unmanned Vehicles, Media Interviews, Program Management, Principle Investigator, Unmanned Aircraft System Design.
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