Wind and wireless is the culmination of 20 years of systems engineering experience. Its my "Show your work"
For the reasearch I am doing
For ideas and concepts that can power the future
So others can be inspired and take the next step.
I have FELT the thunder of the SR-71 blackbird, and the BOOM of the space shuttle as it landed at Edwards Air Force Base, home of all "The Right Stuff", especially to me. I feel like we owe that kind of awe to the next generation. Wind and Wireless is how I give back.
Show your work — why?
I remember very vividly what got me hooked on aviation. You ever FEEL the thunder on an SR-71 Blackbird engine in your chest as it does an afterburner test? Ever FEEL the pressure wave hit you in the face 3 times in a row as the Space Shuttle comes in to land? I have had the honor and privilege :) It's something that sticks with you forever.
Back in the early 90s, the Golden Age of Aviation was at its Apex. 9/11/01 was not even a POSSIBILITY in people's minds. Our parents were so PROUD of what the country had accomplished. The science, the tech, the medicine. They wanted their kids to see it all! LOOK! LOOK at your future! And I gotta say, it was a very bright looking future indeed.
As a child, I was able to walk around all sorts of air bases and space labs. Palmdale, Edwards AFB, JPL, Miramar (Top Gun!!), North Island (Top Gun again!). All of it.
I know the world is a different place now. But if you have the opportunity to show your kiddos something EXTRAORDINARY, please: take the day off work and go experience it with your family :)
from systems engineering to sky stories
Wind & Wireless is not a single project — it's a way of thinking. It's the Grumman Albatross that could become a science lab, the retired fire bomber that still has stories to tell. It's the research into novel hydrogen cells, open‑source flight computers, and low‑cost atmospheric sensors. It's about taking the thunder of the Blackbird and turning it into a blueprint for the next generation’s inspiration.
explore the concepts