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served as a test pilot for the Bell 429 and worked closely with
the helicopter's design engineers. He was recruited due to his
intimate knowledge of the aircraft and his familiarity with a
variety of global regions, airports and aviation regulations. Civil
aviation protocols are comparable when flying in Canada, the
United States and much of Europe, but flying through Belarus
and Russia - which accounts for one-third of the journey -
requires additional considerations and procedures.
Preparing for the two longest legs of the circumnavigation -
from Baffin Island to Greenland and Greenland to Iceland - also
requires precise planning. These distances of approximately 400
nautical miles (about 740 kilometres) precariously approach
the helicopter's maximum range. To compensate, the Denglers
will remove two of the seats from the back of the helicopter for
this segment of the journey to accommodate an auxiliary fuel
bladder that will provide additional range as they fly over the
North Atlantic.
notable stops alonG the c150Go route

"We as Canadians tend not to celebrate our country's
accomplishments nearly as much as other nations, but there is
no shame in having pride," says Bob. "Likewise, engineers don't
always think about promoting our profession by showcasing
the beneficial applications of engineering in the world around
us. But we have every reason to do so when we look at what
Canadian engineers have created over the last 150 years."
The C150GO will visit national and international landmarks
of Canadian engineering significance including:

* Confederation Bridge (Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward
Island): Confederation Bridge is the world's longest bridge
crossing ice-covered waters. The 13-kilometre-long bridge
links Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick with mainland
Canada.
* Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck,
Nova Scotia): In February 1909, aviation pioneer John A.D.
McCurdy made the first powered flight in Canada in the AEA
Silver Dart - a plane financed by Alexander Graham Bell and
constructed by his Aerial Experiment Association.
* Signal Hill National Historic Site (St. John's, Newfoundland)
and the Marconi Centre (Poldhu, England): In 1901, the first
transatlantic radio signal was sent from Poldhu, Cornwall and
was received by Guglielmo Marconi on Signal Hill. Marconi's
first long-distance wireless telegraph consisted of a telephone
receiver and a wire antenna kept aloft by a kite.
* Canadian National Vimy Memorial (Vimy, France): During
the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps successfully
captured this embankment thanks to extensive planning and
technical and tactical innovation. In honour of the 100th
anniversary of this World War I battle, the C150GO crew will
deliver a wreath from Parliament Hill.
* Canadian military bases: The C150GO team will visit seven
Canadian military bases. C150GO is a registered federal notfor-profit raising money for the veterans charity True Patriot
Love, as well as Southlake Regional Hospital in Newmarket,
Ontario, one of Canada's leading cancer care facilities.
* Bell Helicopter plant (Mirabel, Quebec): The Bell Helicopter
Mirabel plant has been manufacturing some of the world's
most advanced helicopters since 1983, including the C150GO's
Bell 429.
The C150GO team will have full satellite broadband Internet
capabilities in the cockpit thanks to a generous partnership with
Honeywell Aerospace, which is providing its state-of-the-art
AspireĀ® 200 Satellite Communications System. This will allow
the team to share their travels on social media so that Canadians
and the world can appreciate each feat of engineering in
more tangible terms. The goal is to use social media to raise
awareness about the critical role that engineers play in society
by bringing what may be unfamiliar engineering achievements
to some, onto familiar platforms that are second nature to so
many around the world. The team plans on using OSPE's own
#AnEngineerWasHere tags to promote and share their journey
online along the way.
"As we highlight these landmarks on social media, we
hope to transform this nebulous concept of engineering to a
real narrative that people can follow and share," says Steven.
"We particularly hope to reach the next generation of people
considering what they want to do with their lives going forward.
If we can stir up feelings of Canadian pride and turn some of
that awe into inspiration to change the world for the better
through STEM, it would be a massive win for us."
"We're proud to become goodwill ambassadors for Canada
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