September 27, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt (video) & Peter Morenus (photos), University Communications
Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus
A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27.
A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27. ()
Leaders from the University of Connecticut and Lockheed Martin celebrated their longstanding partnership connecting students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields to careers and internships with a technology demonstration day.
A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
A Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter lands on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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A Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter lands on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Abdullah Alsenan, a graduate student in the School of Business, left, steps out of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Abdullah Alsenan, a graduate student in the School of Business, left, steps out of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Cara Workman '95 (CLAS), '17 MBA sits at the controls of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Cara Workman '95 (CLAS), '17 MBA sits at the controls of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Kicking off the festivities, pilots landed two helicopters from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, in the middle of the Student Union Mall at the Storrs campus. Selected students joined Lockheed Martin employees and UConn staff on a morning ride in one of the helicopters over the campus and surrounding area.
The daylong event featured TED-style talks by company leaders, simulators, innovative technology, and onsite interviews with Lockheed Martin, a leader in aerospace and defense technology.
