FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 19, 2015)
WHAT:
As part of its commitment to providing the most relevant training possible to students in its aviation program, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus Center of Excellence for Aviation, Transportation and Logistics (CEATL) has partnered with Gulf Aerospace to expand its program by including a Fuselage Mock-up of a G-280 Gulfstream Aircraft.
The portable mock-up includes a completely powered fuselage mounted on a flatbed trailer. The systems are displayed so they can be recognized and observed while in use. This complex fuselage will be used to train TCC students and educate students from elementary to high school and the general public at various air shows about career opportunities in aviation.
Savannah, Ga.-based Gulfstream, parent company of Gulf Aerospace, has manufactured business and personal aviation equipment since 1958. Gulfstream operates facilities on four continents, employing more than 15,000 people worldwide. The Dallas facility completes the manufacturing of the mid-cabin aircraft. Dallas staff, who serve on the CEATL advisory board, coordinated the donation.
WHEN:
Thursday, Aug. 20
12:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Tarrant County College Northwest Campus Center of Excellence for Aviation, Transportation and Logistics (CEATL)
Alliance Airport
2301 Horizon Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76177
OTHER DONATION:
Earlier this year, TCC’s aviation program at CEATL received 80 737 aircraft windows from Southwest Airlines. The donation moved TCC’s structural element training to a more sophisticated level.
EVENT CONTACTS:
Joe McCourt, director of aviation, 817-515-7263
Darrell Irby, aviation department chair, 817-515-7358
