National Helicopter Museum National Helicopter Museum traces the evolution of the rotary wing from early predecessors like the boomerang and Chinese tops to designs by Leonardo da Vinci and George Cayley to early motorized experiments to modern helicopters of today. Igor Sikorsky's first helicopter success in Stratford on September 14, 1939 is documented as well as his subsequent productions. Also displayed are the small gas turbine engines developed locally by Dr. Anselm Franz at Avco Lycoming which power such helicopters as the Bell Helicopter UH-1 Iroquois or "Huey" and the Boeing CH-47 Chinook. Other exhibits include ones on tilt rotor development; current photos
Chinook Sciences of Will Temple as Corporate Strategy Director of their Energy division. Will Temple who brings over 10 years of experience in private equity most of which was in the waste management and renewable energy sectors. The development of an energy from waste plant in North Lanarkshire, Scotland was announced in August 2013. A strategic partnership between Chinook Sciences' energy division Chinook Energy and Shore Energy gained planning permission to build a plant that can process up to 160,000 tonnes of Refuse Derived Fuel. This plant will be the first in a planned series of facilities as part of the joint