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Apr 21 & 22 / 2021

Miami, FL

Jeffrey Baxter: Speaking at the The Heat and Fire Expo Miami

Jeffrey Baxter

Sr. Director of Research & Development at Erickson Incorporated  -  Erickson, Inc.

Developing an Optionally-Piloted 40,000 Pound Firefighting Drone

Night firefighting is a major key to managing damage due to forest fires. Our approach to aerial firefighting at night is to develop an advanced pilot-optional firefighting system based on our S-64 helicopter using airliner-grade avionics and sensor systems. Come learn about this new technology and how it is being developed at Erickson.

About Jeffrey Baxter

Jeff Baxter is responsible for Research and Development of new products to retrofit onto our existing fleet of aircraft, as well as the evaluation and incorporation of new technologies into our overall product offering. His experience covers a wide array of engineering disciplines, from spaceflight hardware design to autonomous flight controls. He is trained in Mechanical Engineering, with a BS from Brigham Young University. He also received his MBA from BYU while also leading a team to several world speed records with electric cars they designed. Before joining Erickson Jeff has achieved success on several challenging projects, including building his own airplane that he regularly flies. Jeff has worked at variety of aerospace companies including SpaceX, Columbia Helicopters and Vans Aircraft.