ABOUT

Robert Rutherford CURRICULUM VITAE March 2022

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Air Safety Consultant (Managing Director for In Flight Dynamics, LLC) in practice supporting business and legal enterprises. Specializing in airborne operational issues, flight test and certification (icing), Flight Demonstration, aerial display and expert litigation – plaintiff and defendant.

Consultant (EGC Enterprises) supporting engineering and management in a variety of product areas including aerospace and aeronautical devices for ice protection and high temperature sealing.

Public Speaker / Educator Speaking to aircraft industry groups on various topics and specializing in in-flight icing.

Currently Own and Operate Cessna 340A N340FA SN-0527 Boeing PT 13 Stearman N65051

Board of Trustees Cleveland National Air Show
Executive Flight Training Instructor for recurrent training in simulators and

aircraft

1980 to 2015
President for GBSA Inc. a small import/distribution company dedicated to rubber

molded sealing components

1998 to 2014

Design Consultant and owner of Therapy Innovations, a manufacture of heat modalities for sports medicine, physical therapy, and chiropractic markets.

1978 to 2014

CEO for EGC Enterprises Inc. a design and manufacture of graphite components specializing in high temperature fluid sealing and thermal management. Developer of the Thermawing Ice protection system and numerous ice protection components.

2000 to 2005

Invited Guest Pilot flying research/test aircraft for NASA Glenn Research Center under Space Act, involving NASA’s highly modified Twin Otter icing research aircraft.

2005 to 2007

Managing Partner for Kelly Aerospace Thermal division, task with certification of the Columbia aircraft with Thermawing. Responsible for all aircraft projects and direction of certification teams other light aircraft.

Test Pilot for Columbia and Cirrus aircraft. 1970 to 1978

Pilot flying various corporate and government contracts in addition to NASA aircraft.

1968 to Present
Certified Flight Instructor instructing in several aircraft for over 20000 hours,

both single engine, multi-engine, and turbine.

1966 to 1970
US Air Force weapons system specialist Phantom F4

1968 to 1972 University

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California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, with a BS in engineering. Emphasis in Aero, Mechanical and Manufacturing.
Research and Professional Background

Member Fluid Sealing Association board of directors
Member SAE AC9C committee for icing
Member Cleveland National Air Show board of directors (past president) Member of the International Council of Air Shows
Former International Sealing Distributors board of directors
Former member of Ohio Technology Transfer Board
Former air district staff officer for US Coast Guard Aux.
Former Advisor to Western Michigan University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering External Advisory Board

Professional Achievements:

Holder of 7 US patents:
5934716 De-Ice and anti-ice system and method for aircraft surfaces 6194685 De-Ice and anti-ice system and method for aircraft surfaces 6237874 Zoned aircraft de-icing system and method
6279856 Aircraft de-icing system
6330986 Aircraft de-icing system
6667100 Ultra-thin flexible expanded graphite heating element 6886233 Method for decreasing the thickness of flexible expanded graphite sheet (Graphene)

BAE Aerospace certifying pilot for C550, C560 reboot icing certification program
Technical director an actor for NASA icing general aviation video Technical director for NASA regional airlines icing video

Technical director and actor for NASA updated tail plane icing video Golden Knights honorary member, two jumps into CNAS

Presentations for:

State of Ohio numerous business conferences SAE world icing conference (France)
SAE icing conference (US)
Boeing (Seattle Navy 737)

Alaska Airlines Bombardier
Cessna
Cirrus Aircraft (jet) Diamond Aircraft (jet) Piper

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FAA
US Air Force (Wright Patterson) And others

Education and Training

BS Engineering Cal Poly
Pomona Valley Aviation flight schools Flight Safety
Simuflight
Simcom flight training
US Air Force school of electronics
US Air Force advanced weapons school F4 US Air Force instrument flight school

Consultation and/or Deposition Testimony

Columbia Aircraft (Bend Oregon)
US Aerospace Corp. (Challenger Disaster)
Hafif and Shernoff (Audie Murphy case 72-75)
US Coast Guard Aux. in flight training manual for SAR

Flight Statistics:

ATP Commercial Pilot #1778938 Single Engine Multi-Engine Instrument Flight Instructor Single Multi Instrument
Type Certificates C525S, SIC Lear 31 Global 5000

Approximately 20,000 Hours Flight time 100 Tactical Military

2500 Civilian Turbine
100 NASA
15,000 Pilot In Command
Numerous corporate and training hours

Aerobatic Training
Pitts training with Sean D Tucker Columbia upset training Sean D Tucker L39 upset with Loft Training

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Aircraft Flown

AEROCOMMANDER 680 AEROCOMMANDER 840 BE33
BE35

BE36 BE55 BE58 BE90 C150 C-152 C172 C-172 C177 C182 C182R C206 C210 C210P C310 C340 C414 C421 C47 C525 C550 C560

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CJ1 COLUMBIA DLX Jet Prop FALCON 10 GLEX
M20
PA23
PA24
PA31
PA32
PA32R
PA34
PAY1
PAY2

SR 20/22
TBM 700A
Simulator and Special use Aircraft

BE58 Sim C421 Sim CJ Sim
Fras 142 Sim PA31 Sim PA31T Sim G-IV Sim F4E SIC DHC6

L39
T34
Pitts S2B

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