Don Nolan-Proxmire July 24, 1995

Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone: 202/358-1983)

Michael Mewhinney Keith Henry

Ames Research Center Langley Research Center
(Phone: 415/604-3937) (Phone: 804/864-6124)

Cam Martin Lori Rachul

Dryden Flight Research Center Lewis Research Center
(Phone: 805/258-3448) (Phone: 216/433-8806)

RELEASE: 95-119

NASA REPORTS ON AVIATION, SPACE ADVANCES AT OSHKOSH '95

"National Leadership/National Partnership" is NASA's theme

at this yearÕs Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fly-In
Convention and Sport Aviation Exhibition July 27 - Aug. 2 at
Oshkosh, WI.

Exhibits highlighting the latest innovations in aerospace

research will be featured in an updated exhibit hall and
technical aerospace forums at AmericaÕs largest fly-in
convention and air show.

Craftspersons from NASA's research centers will discuss and

demonstrate how they make wind tunnel models, instruments and
other devices that make NASA's advancements in aeronautical
research possible.

Computer experts and novices alike will enjoy an exhibit

area devoted to a new on-line Internet World Wide Web hookup
devoted to general aviation.

A featured exhibit identifies unique partnerships formed

between government, industry and academia to revitalize the
general aviation industry in areas ranging from modernizing
cockpits to reducing aircraft weight and cost. A concept
demonstrator flight simulator will introduce advanced general
aviation technology. Highlighted are activities of selected
companies developing general aviation technology through the
NASA Small Business Innovation Research program.
 Another exhibit showcases NASA's role in making air travel
safer for thousands of pilots and millions of passengers. The
agency's research on weather-related hazards such as wind
shear and icing, and on new technology to combat them will be
featured.

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Visitors will learn how the products of NASA research

travel from the lab to the runway in a recap of the payoffs of
NASA's aviation research. The way NASA technology is utilized
in a variety of products, ranging from new engines and
nacelles for the Boeing 777 to small aircraft, automobiles and
sailboats, also will be discussed.

Although NASA's Oshkosh exhibit is geared toward aviation,

exciting displays of the agency's space programs will include
the latest on the Hubble Space Telescope and the international
Space Station.

NASA's contribution to the EAA forum program includes a

panel of distinguished researchers, government officials and
industry representatives who will discuss aviationÕs past and
future. Other presentations will range from using
revolutionary composite components in wind tunnel research to
icing protection, advanced cockpit systems for general
aviation aircraft and the challenge of flying subsonic
aircraft at very high altitudes.

Four NASA aeronautics research centers are supporting the

Agency's presence at Oshkosh this year: Ames Research Center,
Mountain View, CA, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,
Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, and Lewis Research
Center, Cleveland, OH. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center,
Huntsville, AL, is contributing space exhibits and
interpreters.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: News media attending Oshkosh '95 are invited

to participate in a signing ceremony/media briefing and award
presentation Saturday, July 29, at 10 a.m. at the EAA press
site.
NASA administrator Daniel Goldin will be present to sign for
NASA. The agreement will formally establish a consortium for
the revitalization of general aviation in this country. The
consortium is made up of NASA, the FAA, U.S. aviation
companies and universities. In addition, winners of the first
NASA/FAA general aviation university design competition will
be announced, and NASA officials will unveil plans for a new
general aviation CD-ROM and the establishment of a general
aviation site on the Internet World Wide Web.