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                                       Roland A. Boucher Irvine CA

Education BS Electrical Engineering University of CT. 1954 MS Yale University 1955
California Professional, Engineer #6094 Inducted into Model Aviation Hall of Fame

After graduation from Yale, Mr. Boucher joined the Hughes Aircraft Company in California where he
was engaged in the design of satellites for communication, navigation and weather observation.

Mr Boucher developed an improved satellite camera to display real time weather photographs.

He demonstrated the feasibility of communicating directly from a satellite to aircraft using a modified
aircraft radio and managed the development of the spacecraft communications equipment for the NASA
Advanced Technology Satellites

1969, he was chosen to be a member of the United States delegation to the first CCIR conference in
Geneva to select frequency authorization for satellite communication.

In 1973, he left the employment of Hughes Aircraft Company to form a company devoted to the
development of a high altitude solar-powered electric aircraft.

Technical Publications

• “End Effect Losses in Magnetohydrodynamic Generators,” with Dr. D.B. Ames, Journal of Applied Physics, May 1961

• “Satellites for VHF Aeronautical Communications,” IEEE Aerospace Symposium, Seattle, Washington, July 1966

• “VHF Satellite for Maritime Mobile Communications,” RTCM Annual Assembly, May 1967

• “Current Satellite Development,” Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on Communications, June 1968

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The author roland boucher

  • 1. The Author Roland A. Boucher Irvine CA Education BS Electrical Engineering University of CT. 1954 MS Yale University 1955 California Professional, Engineer #6094 Inducted into Model Aviation Hall of Fame After graduation from Yale, Mr. Boucher joined the Hughes Aircraft Company in California where he was engaged in the design of satellites for communication, navigation and weather observation. Mr Boucher developed an improved satellite camera to display real time weather photographs. He demonstrated the feasibility of communicating directly from a satellite to aircraft using a modified aircraft radio and managed the development of the spacecraft communications equipment for the NASA Advanced Technology Satellites 1969, he was chosen to be a member of the United States delegation to the first CCIR conference in Geneva to select frequency authorization for satellite communication. In 1973, he left the employment of Hughes Aircraft Company to form a company devoted to the development of a high altitude solar-powered electric aircraft. Technical Publications • “End Effect Losses in Magnetohydrodynamic Generators,” with Dr. D.B. Ames, Journal of Applied Physics, May 1961 • “Satellites for VHF Aeronautical Communications,” IEEE Aerospace Symposium, Seattle, Washington, July 1966 • “VHF Satellite for Maritime Mobile Communications,” RTCM Annual Assembly, May 1967 • “Current Satellite Development,” Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on Communications, June 1968