AESS Dallas Meeting on March 22, 2005

Aerospace &

Electronic Systems Society

“Precipitation Induced Electrostatic Charge:

Airworthiness / Flight Safety Challenges”

Date: June 26, 2014, Full Buffet 6:30 PM / Program 7:00 PM

Place: Holiday Inn Select – Richardson, 1655 N. Central Expressway

(On the Southbound Service Road, south of Campbell Rd, North of Collins Road)

Our society meetings are open to all interested in attending ($5 for IEEE members and $5 for non-members). Our meetings start at 6:30 PM with a social, networking period with full buffet, followed by the program at 7:00 PM. Please mark your calendars and be sure to attend our very informative programs.

Speaker: Mr. Gary Drescher, Certified NARTE EMC Engineer

Program Summary:

- In this presentation, we’ll have a quick look at what p-static (precipitation induced electrostatic charge) is all about.

- We’ll then look at built-in protection against p-static.

- We’ll look at some highlights of a few p-static studies and investigations.
- And finally, (time permitting) we’ll get a bigger picture look at what’s being done to address the p-static issues on the Canadian CP140 aircraft.

Gary Drescher graduated with a BSEET from Texas Tech University in 1980. Retired after 34 years in Quality and Reliability Assurance (QRA)/E3 with TI/Raytheon. Started work with Texas Instruments in the Computer Systems Division [TI PC/Business Pro] in College Station with primary focus on compliance with FCC and UL regulations. Provided support for Reliability and EMC Qualification testing of the F111 APQ-172 Terrain Following Radar program after transferring to the TI McKinney facility in 1986. Supported EMC testing for NATO’s Tornado Aircraft’s Emitter Locator System (ELS), Abrams Tank’s Commander’s Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV), and the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3). Assumed supervisory role for the TI/Raytheon EMC Lab in McKinney in 1999. Transferred to Special Programs Division in 2009 through retirement end of 2013. Currently working as Senior Specialty Engineer (consultant) for EMSolutions in the Dallas area.

Visit the IEEE AESS Dallas Chapter web site at https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/dallas/aes

For information, please contact

Nathan R. Huntoon, nathan.huntoon@gmail.com;

Chris Pilcher, (972) 344-3183 cpilcher@raytheon.com;

Mark Gober, (972) 344-7396 Mark_D_Gober@raytheon.com

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