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Louis Knotts

 
Pres. - Calspan Corp.
 
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Company Name : Calspan Corp.
 
Company Website : www.calspan.com
 
Company Address : 4455 Genesee St.
, Buffalo, NY,
United States,
 
Louis Knotts Profile :
Pres. - Calspan Corp.
 
Louis Knotts Biography :

Most recently senior manager of the flight and aerospace research group at Calspan, Lou Knotts is also an engineering test pilot. He has been with Calspan since 1981.

Following his education at the Naval Academy, Lou entered pilot training and was designated a Naval aviator. He flew A-6 "Intruder" attack jets in training for several years while stationed aboard the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier. Lou next served as an instructor pilot in an A-6 fleet training squadron before leaving active duty. As a graduate student at MIT, he worked as a research assistant at the Charles S. Draper Laboratory on a flight control system design for the A-10 aircraft using linear quadratic design.

Lou served as the program manager of the USAF NT-33A variable stability research aircraft from 1982 until the aircraft was retired in 1997. From 1988 until 1995, he was the company's program manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in- flight simulation contract.

In January 1996, Lou assumed the position as head of the company's Flight Research Department. During this time, he formulated the concept for applying the company's in-flight simulation technology toward improved training in the air transport community. Since then, this concept has grown into a multi-million dollar contract with the FAA to provide Upset Recovery Training for airline pilots. In 2001, he assumed responsibility for all the Buffalo-based aeronautical research and development operations within the company.

Lou continues to stay technically involved by providing classroom and airborne instruction in aircraft stability and control at both the U.S. Naval and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Schools, and by flying the variable stability Learjets. Lou is a retired Air National Guard lieutenant colonel and Air Force command pilot; holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot rating; and has more than 6,000 hours of flight time.

Lou lives in Wheatfield with his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Emma. Their son, Douglas, attends the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, while daughter, Sarah, is a student at Canisius College.

 
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