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Diane Barney:

AF veteran, aeronautical and astronautical engineer, pilot, aircraft owner

by Cathy Hansen pendent Contractor) at The Spaceship Calif. She is working with the X-57 and arrived at Tehachapi Airport on Tiger and co-owns a 1943 open-cock-
special to Aerotech News Company. Maxwell project. Sept. 13. She chose KTPI because pit Stearman with Tehachapi resident
While serving in the Air Force, Four years ago, during a trip to her hand-held radio was giving some Dustin Mosher.
Mojave, Calif., resident Diane Bar- Barney had the opportunity to fly as a North Carolina, she happened to look problems. She had to stay overnight Recently she was elected to the
ney is an amazing young woman and flight test engineer in the B-1 bomber at a post on Barnstormers and found a in Apple Valley when she ran out of Mojave Air and Space Port Board of
no stranger to adventures. and was able to swing the wings and 1946 Piper J-3 Cub for sale in South daylight. Arrived KTPI at 11 a.m. on Directors and is presently working
She served in the U.S. Air Force experience the terrain following sys- Carolina. Looking turned into buy- the 13th! Seven days, 29 flights, 36.2 with the other members to choose a
for six years and graduated Perdue tem. She lights up when describing ing and since this Air Force veteran hours of flying, 2012 nautical miles new CEO/General Manager for the
University with Aeronautical and As- the thrill of flying in the Lancer! doesn’t really like to fly commercial, at 80 mph! Wonderful adventure — spaceport.
tronautical Engineering degrees. She Presently, she is a Senior Flight she decided to fly her new Cub home and a real inspiration to all who love She considers the aviation commu-
worked at Scaled Composites as a Li- Systems Engineer with ClancyJG In- to Mojave! to fly! nity in the Antelope Valley as family
aison Engineer and as a Flight Test ternational at NASA Armstrong Test She took off on Sept. 7, 2017, Barney also owns a Grumman and enjoys the comradery it offers.
Analyst Engineer (Consultant/Inde- Center at Edwards Air Force Base,

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