Alumnus John Hurt’s unique donations of geodesic domes to the MTSU aerospace and biology departments will aid unmanned aircraft systems and spider research for students and faculty. Hurt, a member of the Class of ’82, owns Buffalo Valley, Tennessee-based Zip Tie Domes, which makes 10- to 25-foot structures primarily used for chicken coops and greenhouses. Aerospace’s unmanned aircraft systems, or drone, program will use the dome for testing and evaluation purposes in the enclosed environment, said Doug Campbell, who manages the UAS program.
Alumnus John Hurt’s unique donations of geodesic domes to the MTSU aerospace and biology departments will aid unmanned aircraft systems and spider research for students and faculty. Hurt, a member of the Class of ’82, owns Buffalo Valley, Tennessee-based Zip Tie Domes, which makes 10- to 25-foot structures primarily used…
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Army Col. Timothy Baxter, project manager for the Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems office, signed an agreement on Aug. 18 to share training and resources in the use of drone aircraft technology. The signing took place in Washington, D.C., at the annual gathering of the…
The Middle Tennessee State University Department of Aerospace’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operationsprogram is navigating the first year of a new partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration. Last fall, the FAA announced it had selected MTSU for the UAS Collegiate Training Initiative program. The FAA’s UAS Collegiate Training Initiative program recognizes…
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