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 :ok:

Sikorsky is located about 60 miles southeast of Hartford in Stratford, perhaps its UTRC?

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.

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!:E

Hartford??? Grounds for divorce in my view!

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

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.

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, yes.

Does this mean that we'll have to provoke him, http://www.unicopter.com/StickPoke.gif
or get him drunk? http://www.unicopter.com/5shots.gif


Dave

Dave,

According to SASless, that's going to require an intervention.....:uhoh:

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

Congrats Nick. Welcome back to the North East!

That's FANTASTIC news !

GREAT NEWS!!! good luck:ok::ok::ok::ok:

Back to Sikorsky
 

Nick

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

Good luck.

Congrats, Nick!

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

Mart

Welcome Home Nick!!
 

It will be great to see your smiling face back here!

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.

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.

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.

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.