Cadet Contreras ’17 Soaring Summer AIAD

CDT Diana Contreras (ME, '17, E3) recently flew on a Russian MI-17 helicopter and US OH-58D as part of her Advanced Individual Academic Development summer assignment at Ft Eustis, VA. Diana is a Mechanical Engineering major focusing on Aeronautical and worked with the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) this summer. The flights focused on aircraft control, flight test techniques, and the difference between US and Russian helicopters. Diana's work this Summer with AATD will support her upcoming capstone project focusing on using 3-d printing of aircraft components.