GAS TURBINEPROPULSION SYSTEMS
BD (Bernie) MacIsaacDr MacIsaac received an Honors B. Eng. (Mechanical) from the Technical University ofNova Scotia in 1970. He was awarded a Science ’67 graduate scholarship which tookhim to Ottawa to study Jet Engine Dynamics and Controls at Carleton University. He wasawarded an M.Eng. in 1972 and a Ph.D. in 1974.Following completion of his studies, Dr MacIsaac spent four years at the NationalResearch Council of Canada where he helped to develop the first 8-bit microprocessorcontrol for general aviation gas turbines. He was awarded a patent for a control designto prevent in-flight engine stalls on helicopter engines.Dr MacIsaac formed GasTOPS Ltd. (Gas Turbines and Other Propulsion Systems ) in1979, an Ottawa-based company...