Today's topics Specific fuel consumption and breguet range equation Transonic aerodynamic considerations Aircraft Performance Aircraft turning Energy analysis Operating envelope Deep dive of other performance topics for jet transport

Geometry jargon Standard atmosphere Airflow variables Forces acting on aircraft Aerodynamic coefficients Lift curve Drag polar Reference: Anderson, John D. Jr. Introduction to Flight

Systems Engineering and Lean Thinking Systems Engineering grew out of the space industry in response to the need to deliver technically complex systems that worked flawlessly upon first use SE has emphasized technical performance and risk management of complex systems

Briefing Summary US Navy Acquisition Process Overview F/A-18 Aircraft Overview Flight Control Law Software Upgrade Program Requirements Constraints and Challenges Results

SHUTTLE HISTORY 1952 FULLY REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE CONCEPT DISCUSSED 1962 FULLY REUSABLE VEHICLE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AIR FORCE STUDIED PROJECT DYNASOAR. WHICH WAS CANCELLED IN1969 1969 NASA ADOPTED THE IDEA OF A FULLY REUSABLE SPACE SHIP

Ron Suiter, BSEE Lehigh, MBA USC Ron began his career as an aircraft system designer in Douglas Aircraft Company's Hydro-Mechanical system design group. He became Unit Chief of the braking system design

Major US Airline Year 2000 Operating Costs Cost per ASM=9. Aircraft Fuel 13% Engine Maint. Material &OSR 2% Engine Ownership Salaries

• Lifecycle cost • Operating cost • Development cost • Manufacturing cost • Revenue • Valuation techniques

Commander Paul A. Sohl, USN CDR Sohl was born in Waterloo, Iowa and graduated from Rock Island High School, Rock Island, Illinois in May 1981. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical

PAUL ALFRED LAGACE Margaret macvicar Faculty Fellow Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems Co-Director, Leaders For Manufacturing and System Design and Management Programs