Programme manager David Hall said: "Our aim with
Lift Off is to make funding and help as accessible to businesses like Jet Blades as we can to make the maximum impact across the region.
Jim Coyle, AWM cluster manager, said: "MAS-WM is one of the region's most successful projects and
Lift Off has formed a key part of their work with manufacturers involved in the aerospace sector.
NEW INITIATIVE: David Wright, chief executive of the advisory service for the West Midlands, launches
Lift Off, a programme to support the region's aerospace industry
The objective of the
Lift Off programme is to ensure that the West Midlands maintains a sustainable and world-class aerospace industry, meeting current demands while at the same time preparing to capitalise on the imminent up-turn in the market.
Spy satellite Ofek 9 has been
lift off from Palmachim Air Base where is being in South of Telaviv.
Lift Off funding will be used to help the company with marketing, financial and business planning, and it is designed to help it seek out new business and much-needed investment.
Caudipteryx This dinosaur was a fast runner, but its feathers couldn't have helped it
lift off the ground.
Under the terms of the contract, AMC-16 is slated for launch onboard Proton/Breeze M from Baikonur in Q1 2005, AMC-14 is to
lift off on Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral in Q1 2006, and ASTRA 1L will be placed into orbit also on Proton/Breeze M in Q4 2006.
The wind-tunnel data should reveal how to modify the wings' shape and plane's center of gravity so it can
lift off.
Walt Disney World Resort's newest attraction, Mission: SPACE, to be presented by Compaq Computer Corporation, will
lift off at Epcot in 2003.
The first module, a Russian-built power engine called Functional Cargo Block (FGB, from the Russian name), is scheduled to
lift off this fail on a Russian rocket.
3--Ran in Valley Edition only) Rutan and Melton
lift off aboard the Global Hilton in Albuquerque as they try to become the first to fly around the world nonstop.
The launch vehicles will
lift off from the Space Center in Tanegashima, Japan.
The launch team postponed the potentially record-breaking journey just hours before the balloon was to
lift off.
