WINGING IT LOCKHEED'S PALMDALE STAFF COMPETES IN DESIGN CONTEST.Byline: Daily NewsPALMDALE - Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Aeronautics aeronautics: see aerodynamics; airplane; aviation. Co. employees competed in a paper airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. contest held last week to recognize National Quality Month. The Best of Site award went to Kirk Cassidy for his paper-and-balsa airplane named Big Red. Cassidy will travel to Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , to represent the Palmdale facility at the Best of LM Aero Fly-Off Competition on Oct. 23, competing against airplane designs from Lockheed facilities in Marietta, Ga., and Fort Worth. Teams consisting of one to five Lockheed employees constructed airplanes adhering to strict guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. in three separate categories including Class A, all paper; Class B, paper and balsa; and Class C, experimental. Each team designated one member to hand-launch the airplane from a raised indoor platform. Winners in each category were determined by the total of the distance and duration of flight combined with the overall design score. ``This event was a great way to get a bunch of skilled people together to have some fun while really sending home the message of the importance of quality,'' coordinator Gary Martinson said. First-place winners are Class A - Don Masters, Class B - Kirk Cassidy, Class C - Don Masters. Winners received ribbons and trophies. October is National Quality Month, intended to reinforce Lockheed's message, ``Our Brand Means Quality,'' company officials said. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp. headquartered in Bethesda, Md. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Kirk Cassidy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Palmdale won the company's Best of Site Award for his balsa-and-paper airplane named Big Red. (2 -- color) Palmdale winner of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' contest were: from left, Terry Petit PETIT, sometimes corrupted into petty. A French word signifying little, small. It is frequently used, as petit larceny, petit jury, petit treason. PETIT, TREASON, English law. The killing of a master by his servant; a husband by his wife; a superior by a secular or religious man. , Robert Garcia This is about the SNK character. For the politician from New York, see Robert Garcia (politician) Robert Garcia is a character in the King of Fighters video game series. , Kirk Cassidy, Jack Zarley, Bill Dundes and Dan Fitzgerald. Peter A. Torres/Special to the Daily News |
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