Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Aircrew Forums > Rotorheads
Reload this Page >

Nick Lappos: back to Sikorsky?

Rotorheads A haven for helicopter professionals to discuss the things that affect them

Nick Lappos: back to Sikorsky?

Old 6th May 2011, 12:54
  #1 (permalink)  
Chief Bottle Washer
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: PPRuNe
Posts: 5,085
Received 167 Likes on 99 Posts
Nick Lappos: back to Sikorsky?

I hear that Nick has returned to Hartford, home of Sikorsky Helicopters. No doubt he will continue to make a significant contribution to our industry, and thoroughly enjoy himself at the same time.

Good luck, Nick
Senior Pilot is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 13:39
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Earth
Posts: 693
Received 14 Likes on 9 Posts
Sikorsky is located about 60 miles southeast of Hartford in Stratford, perhaps its UTRC?
SansAnhedral is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 13:40
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Over here
Posts: 1,030
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Hartford is the home of the insurance industry. Many of the big insurance companies are based there. No aircraft companies that I know of, though.
Gomer Pylot is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 16:55
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Downeast
Age: 75
Posts: 18,263
Received 463 Likes on 187 Posts
He would be a breath of fresh air in the FAA....not that they need some!

He best hurry.....after 2012 he will be out of step with the new President!

Hartford??? Grounds for divorce in my view!
SASless is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 17:02
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Thumbs up

United Technologies Research Center.

East Hartford, Connecticut
411 Silver Lane
East Hartford, CT 06108
Telephone: (860) 610-7000


If Nick is back, perhaps this will revive technologically related rotorcraft threads, for the interested.

Dave
Dave_Jackson is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 20:16
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Western MA
Posts: 455
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Allthough Sikorsky has a full plate and a couple great birds in the oven, it needs an individual like Nick who talks the customer's lingo to bring everything together to fruition.
Dan Reno is offline  
Old 6th May 2011, 20:22
  #7 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Age: 64
Posts: 7,103
Received 295 Likes on 186 Posts
Dave, perhaps Nick will be, for the early going, immersed in his new job/position and likewise in a position where he can't comment on those matters of interest to many of us ... NDA's and all that.
Lonewolf_50 is offline  
Old 7th May 2011, 00:33
  #8 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Smile

Lonewolf_50, yes.

Does this mean that we'll have to provoke him,
or get him drunk?


Dave
Dave_Jackson is offline  
Old 7th May 2011, 05:42
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Downwind
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Dave,

According to SASless, that's going to require an intervention.....
Freewheel is offline  
Old 8th May 2011, 13:22
  #10 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: USA
Age: 75
Posts: 3,012
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yes, I am starting soon at Sikorsky, re-joining a great team, working to help develop new products and new innovations. I interviewed last month, and saw so many old friends, shook so many hands and smiled so much my face hurt! The meeting Friday was at United Technologies Research Center, part of the new assignment.

Nick
NickLappos is offline  
Old 8th May 2011, 13:51
  #11 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where I'm pointing...
Posts: 582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Congrats Nick. Welcome back to the North East!
birrddog is offline  
Old 8th May 2011, 14:57
  #12 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Western MA
Posts: 455
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
That's FANTASTIC news !
Dan Reno is offline  
Old 8th May 2011, 17:33
  #13 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: who knows....
Age: 38
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
GREAT NEWS!!! good luck
meloni is offline  
Old 8th May 2011, 21:27
  #14 (permalink)  
Passion Flying Hobby Science Sponsor Work
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Belgium
Age: 68
Posts: 461
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Back to Sikorsky

Nick

Looking forward to see really new technology being tested and used.

Good luck.
delta3 is offline  
Old 10th May 2011, 11:52
  #15 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Cambridgeshire, UK
Posts: 1,334
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Congrats, Nick!

I just can't wait to see how far the helicopter concept can be pushed while remaining a practical flying machine.

Mart
Graviman is offline  
Old 10th May 2011, 13:49
  #16 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Welcome Home Nick!!

It will be great to see your smiling face back here!
I Build 92's is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2011, 14:17
  #17 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Nicholas Lappos Named Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology

I am pleased to announce that Nicholas Lappos has joined Sikorsky Aircraft as Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology, effective June 1. Nick will report directly to me and will be based in Stratford, Conn.

In this newly created executive role, Nick will be responsible for identifying and successfully closing solutions to some of our most challenging technical issues. Partnering with our P&Ls and Sikorsky Innovations, he will also be responsible for developing customer communication strategies that outline the value propositions for strategic advanced technical programs leading to their production incorporation and enabling new program “wins”. Nick will Chair our Technical Fellows group, and leverage those resources to perform independent technical assessments and analyses, quickly resolve technical issues, provide technical leadership and mentoring, and attract and retain the best technical talent in our industry.

Nick brings more than 37 years of rotorcraft engineering and programs experience to this role. He spent 31 years at Sikorsky, with several roles in engineering, programs, and as a test pilot. Nick spent nearly 5 years as a UTC executive, most recently as Program Manager, S/H-92, before joining Gulfstream Aerospace Corp as Vice President, Government Programs in 2005. He held this position until January of 2008, when he joined Textron as Senior Vice President, XworX and then as Chief Technology Officer for Bell Helicopter. Nick is an AHS Technical Fellow, a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and holds 17 patents.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Please join me in congratulating Nick on his assignment and welcoming him back to Sikorsky.
I Build 92's is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2011, 17:29
  #18 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Downeast
Age: 75
Posts: 18,263
Received 463 Likes on 187 Posts
Nick is happiest when he is involved in any project that furthers the Helicopter Industry by means of technology and improved processes. The change in his demeanor and the enthusiasm he holds for that kind of effort is amazing to see. If you ever get an opportunity to sit in on a presentation or even corner him by the coffee pot....don't miss it! He has some great ideas and vision for the future.
SASless is offline  
Old 4th Jun 2011, 11:20
  #19 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,957
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
He is certainly a role model for any person wanting to get ahead. It is a great industry where mentors are free and willing. I suggest to all youngsters who wish to think outside the square, have a go ask the questions, the world is your oyster. We still seem to be in the beginnings of helicopter design.
topendtorque is offline  
Old 5th Jun 2011, 05:46
  #20 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: EGDC
Posts: 10,279
Received 608 Likes on 266 Posts
So did Nick leave Sikorsky after disagreements regarding the S92? Seems strange he left just before things started going pear-shaped there and has returned just when they really need to rebuild their reputation.
crab@SAAvn.co.uk is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.