"Clean, Safe, Affordable Propulsion Through Innovation"

Mr. Terry Spath - Testing Director

Terry Spath is an aerospace engineer with a long career developing, testing, and operating aircraft, aircraft engines and rocket motors. He was the prime contractor to DARPA for the test of an innovative supersonic propulsion system. Under his direction, a US fighter jet engine was operated at conditions of Mach 3.2 flight using liquid mass injection. Under contract to AFRL he participated in the build-up and operation of a bi-propellant liquid rocket engine test stand. Tests included firings of a 20 ton thrust class LOX /RP1 rocket and a mono-propellant gas generator. Mr. Spath worked as a flight test engineer during certification of the Learjet model 31 and an accident investigator for Cessna aircraft. He participated in development of composite aircraft structures for Beech aircraft and structural dynamic loads analysis of the space shuttle for Rockwell International. He flew professionally for FedEx and is an 8,000 hour ATP who flies and maintains his own twin engine Beech Baron aircraft. Other licenses include an FAA A&P with inspection authorization. Mr Spath graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics.