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Elaine J. Camhi
Editor-in-Chief
Patricia Jefferson
Associate Editor
Greg Wilson
Inching toward reform
Production Editor
Jerry Grey, Editor-at-Large
Christine Williams, Editor AIAA Bulletin As the new year began, a new administration and a new Congress opened a door
to long-sought efforts to rewrite the tangle of controls governing U.S. exports.
Correspondents
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations were enacted in 1976 and
Robert F. Dorr, Washington
Philip Butterworth-Hayes, Europe closely mirrored laws in place in eastern bloc nations. Over the subsequent 30+
Michael Westlake, Hong Kong years, political winds have shifted, both domestically and internationally, and
those rules have been reinterpreted, refocused, and, in many cases, made even
Contributing Writers
more restrictive.
Richard Aboulafia, John Binder, James
W. Canan, Marco Cáceres, Edward Flinn, But recently many, particularly in the aerospace industry, have come to
Tom Jones, Théo Pirard, David Rockwell, recognize that the very regulations designed to protect the nation’s technologi-
Frank Sietzen, J.R. Wilson cal edge and asymmetrical advantage over potential foes have, with their re-
strictions on the export of possible dual-use technologies, also hamstrung the
Fitzgerald Art & Design
Art Direction and Design ability of the U.S. to participate in international trade in many areas only mar-
ginally related to defense.
Craig Byl, Manufacturing and Distribution International aerospace companies loath to endure the months of red tape
David W. Thompson, President
and deliberations required for the purchase of simple parts instead developed
Robert S. Dickman, Publisher
their own capabilities. The rise of the “ITAR-free satellite” was not a one-off.
STEERING COMMITTEE But with the new administration, there seemed to be genuine interest in re-
Michael B. Bragg, University of Illinois; examining ITAR issues. Members of both houses of Congress began holding
Philip Hattis, Draper Laboratory; Mark S. hearings, and many who had been adamantly opposed to change came to un-
Maurice, AFOSR; Laura McGill, Raytheon; derstand the damage being done to trade and now simply urged caution in
George Muellner, Boeing; Merri Sanchez,
moving forward. The House bill authorizing appropriations for the Dept. of
National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion; Mary Snitch, Lockheed Martin
State, where ITAR issues reside, and containing a section on reform of export
controls was passed in June. (Unfortunately, its Senate equivalent remains
EDITORIAL BOARD stalled.) And in August, President Obama announced a comprehensive review
Ned Allen, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; of export controls.
Jean-Michel Contant, EADS; Eugene This all might suggest a looming overhaul of the most trade-restrictive
Covert, Massachusetts Institute of Technol- parts of the laws. However, there are other troubles weighing heavily on the
ogy; L.S. “Skip” Fletcher, Texas A&M Uni- president and the Congress. For example, even as the economy appears to be
versity; Michael Francis, United Technologies;
turning around, unemployment is still rising. And the world clock is ticking on
Christian Mari, Teuchos; Cam Martin,
NASA Dryden; Don Richardson, Donrich
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Research; Douglas Yazell, Honeywell and the more mitigation will be necessary.
But these issues do truly tie together. The longer it takes to modify the an-
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There are those who argue that ITAR reform must take a back seat as our
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at the same address or elainec@aiaa.org government grapples with the larger issues of the day. But a closer look would
suggest the opposite, that major strides in repairing what is broken or out-of-
December 2009, Vol. 47, No. 11 date in ITAR would go a long way in helping solve those issues.
Elaine Camhi
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AEROSPACE SCIENCES
Fluid dynamics tified for the first time. Regular orbiter instru-
mentation was augmented by high-resolution
calibrated imagery obtained by a Navy NP-3D
The year has brought many significant and ex- Orion aircraft using a long-range infrared op-
citing developments in the study of fluid dy- tical package known as Cast Glance.
namic phenomena with a breadth of activities In low Reynolds number aerodynamics,
spanning from hypersonics to low Reynolds work continues on unsteady flow phenomena
number regimes. and control. Researchers at the University of
A significant development has been the es- Michigan found that for low-aspect-ratio flap-
tablishment of three national hypersonics cen- ping wings, tip vortices can increase lift by cre-
ters, overseen by NASA and the Air Force Re- ating a low-pressure region near the wing tip
search Laboratory (AFRL) Office of Scientific and delaying the shedding of the leading-edge
Research, to help forge a national direction vortex (LEV). AFRL/RB researchers have
for studying hypersonic flight. One center, led demonstrated, with a high-order implicit large-
by Texas A&M University with several part- eddy simulation (ILES) approach, that stall
ners, is called the National Center for Hyper- suppression can be achieved with small-ampli-
sonic Laminar Turbulent Transition. It will tude high-frequency oscillations. The resulting
specialize in boundary-layer control research. new flow regime has no LEV shedding or
AFRL, Caltech, and the University of Min- thrust generation, and features the dramatic
nesota have collaborated in a numerical and spanwise breakdown of the dynamic-stall vor-
experimental study on control of high-speed tex system. A joint effort by Caltech, Illinois
boundary layers. The team has demonstrated Institute of Technology, Princeton, and North-
significant eastern University has demonstrated signifi-
delays in cant reduction of lift fluctuations in unsteady
transition flows through flow control, with
applications in gust alle-
viation. Balanced POD
(proper orthogonal de-
composition)/observer
models were shown to
stabilize vortex shedding
using only two velocity
sensors, with important benefits
Complete transition to turbulence for small autonomous air vehicles.
was initiated by one particular through the suppression of instabilities with Control of the flow over a hemispheri-
transition mechanism for a
flat-plate boundary layer at the injection of CO2. Researchers at the Uni- cal turret for aerooptic applications is an im-
Mach 3. (Left) Isosurfaces of versity of Minnesota, CUBRC, NASA Lang- portant application of control of 3D flows, and
the vortex identification criterion ley, Purdue, and AFRL used a combination of has received considerable attention this year.
“Q” and contours of spanwise
stability analysis and ground test data to iden- Studies involving hybrid Reynolds-averaged
vorticity at one spanwise position
illustrate small-scale structures tify crossflow instability as a likely mechanism Navier-Stokes/ILES simulations by researchers
close to the end of the for transition on the leeward side of the X-51 at AFRL, and experiments at AFRL, Syracuse
computational domain. demonstrator aircraft. University, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and
(Right) A close-up view shows
contours of the spanwise vorticity Additional efforts involving highly resolved the University of Florida demonstrated an ar-
(simulations carried out by the numerical studies include a University of Ari- ray of actuation strategies in both open and
University of Arizona). zona program examining the entire process of closed loops.
transition to turbulence in supersonic and hy- Researchers at the University of Vermont
personic flows. The goal is to enable im- have teamed with NASA to study micropro-
proved engineering and physical models for pulsion and control of nanosats, to enable
transition during high-speed flight. new propulsion technologies for these very
On space shuttle Discovery’s STS-119 small spacecraft using microfluidics.
and -128 missions, NASA flew a specially Purdue and George Washington Univer-
modified tile and instrumentation package to sity, under FAA funding, conducted studies of
monitor heating effects from boundary-layer air circulation patterns and particle transport
transition during reentry. The airflow on the in model aircraft cabins. A key finding is that
port wing was deliberately disrupted by a pro- people walking in the aisles disrupt the de-
tuberance built into a modified tile, enabling signed ventilation flow patterns and can pro-
the effects of a known roughness geometry on mote the spread of airborne contaminants
by Lawrence Ukeiley the orbiter surface boundary layer to be quan- over 10 rows.
Aeroacoustics
AEROSPACE SCIENCES
Meshing,visualization,
and computational
environments
The length scale ratio for the The overall problem of elucidating the
coarse and medium meshes interaction between mesh and solution
in the Langley cell-centered
sequence is normalized by mesh is large and complex. Recent work by
size so that the expected value Carl Ollivier-Gooch of the University of
is one; the analysis suggests British Columbia seeks to address a
that the medium mesh has small but important part of the prob-
cells that are too large on the
surface of the fuselage. lem, that of determining whether a se-
quence of meshes truly constitutes a
mesh refinement sequence for a mesh
convergence study. Two meshes are
said to form an ideal refinement pair if their tion of error transport equations. Techniques
cell sizes are uniformly proportional across for simultaneous visualization of flow variables
the entire domain, and if cell aspect ratio and and their associated errors include multiple
orientation are the same in anisotropic re- contours, multiple vectors or streamlines, tex-
gions of the mesh. The size, shape, and ori- turing, and error bubbles. Error sources may
entation of a cell in an unstructured mesh can be used to drive local adaptive mesh refine-
be computed in more than one way; one vi- ment, directly from the user interface. The
able approach is to compute the moments system has been demonstrated for practical
problem to find the size, aspect ratio, and turbulent flows on 3D unstructured meshes.
principal directions of the cell. Mesh generation developers worldwide
came together to share
technical information
related to their re-
search at the Interna-
tional Meshing Round-
table (IMR), a yearly
conference devoted to
In a comparison of one of the mesh generation and
two cell aspect ratios (roughly general preprocessing
spanwise to streamwise) for the techniques. Started by
coarse and medium meshes
in the Langley cell-centered
Sandia National Labo-
sequence, with the exception of ratory in 1992, the
a few small regions on the wing meeting continues to
and at the base of the tail, the be one of the premier
aspect ratio is nearly the same
for both meshes, as expected. events focusing on
mesh generation for
field simulations and
Once these quantities are known, a com- graphical display. The AIAA began cospon-
parison between meshes can be accomplished soring the conference starting with the 18th
by projecting data from one mesh to another. IMR held in Salt Lake City in October.
Although this is still a research tool, meshes An award given each year by the AIAA
from a Drag Prediction Workshop held this MVCE Technical Committee was renamed the
summer were analyzed successfully. Shahyar Pirzadeh Memorial Award for the
CRAFT Tech and CEI have jointly devel- Outstanding Paper in the discipline. The
oped a computational environment that allows award was renamed in memory of a valued
users to predict, visualize, and reduce grid-in- contributor to the field of unstructured numer-
duced errors in CFD simulations. Through a ical mesh generation. Pirzadeh, who died on
custom interface, the software system com- March 18, was best known for his work with
bines an error quantification and unstructured the VGRID unstructured mesh generator. His
mesh adaptation code, CRISP CFD, with the many innovations included the advancing lay-
rendering capabilities of EnSight. ers method and early adoption of the Carte-
A variety of methods may be used to visu- sian background grid to control mesh spacing.
by Anthony C. Iannetti alize predicted errors obtained from the solu- He was also the award’s first recipient.
Guidance,navigation,
and control
Rockwell Collins demonstrated a damage-tol-
erant flight control system for DARPA’s Joint
Unmanned Combat Aircraft Systems pro-
gram using an unmanned F/A-18 subscale
aircraft model with 60% wing loss. The flight
controller demonstrated automatic recovery
and autonomous landing.
A Sidewinder missile
Aurora Flight Sciences demonstrated au-
demonstrated surface-to-air
tonomous vertical takeoff, hover, and landing April in an operationally realistic test con- capability when it engaged
of the Excalibur unmanned combat aircraft, ducted in Israel by the Israel Ministry of De- an unmanned air target.
which combines high-speed flight with vertical fense and the Missile Defense Agency.
takeoff and landing (VTOL). Its VTOL system Shuttle mission STS-126 delivered ISS
gets its primary propulsion from a tilting jet component modules that doubled the space
engine and supplemental thrust and pitch con- station’s crew capacity with new living quar-
trol with electric lift fans. ters, regenerative environmental controls, and
An X-plane pushing the limits of flight enhanced life support system. Follow-up STS
control software is the tailless, X-48B blended missions installed the final pair of solar panels,
wing body built by Boeing with NASA and the several new multinational science laboratory
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The modules, and a new astronaut treadmill. On
X-48B’s flight controller is responsible for al- July 30, two 5-in.-cube picosatellites, Aggie-
locating the autopilot commands among 20 Sat2 (Texas A&M University) and Bevo-1
movable surfaces. The control surfaces are all (University of Texas-Austin) were released
independently actuated and clustered along from STS-127 Endeavour. They are the first
the trailing edge. The centralized, highly cou- of a series of test satellite pairs that will even-
pled, nonlinear flight control system also in- tually demonstrate autonomous rendezvous
corporates envelope protection algorithms via and docking.
limiters. More robust alpha and beta sideslip On June 18, NASA launched LCROSS
limiter algorithms are being developed to pro- (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satel-
vide better envelope protection against unex- lite) and LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter).
pected lateral-mode oscillations seen in stall In an effort to detect water ice traces in a lunar
tests at high angles of attack. polar crater, the LCROSS satellite flew into a
NetFires completed the first moving target heavy debris plume created when its spent up-
test flight of the non-line-of-sight launch sys- per-stage Centaur rocket impacted the Moon’s
tem’s precision attack missile in July. Ray- Cabeus A crater on October 9. It collected
theon’s AIM-9X Sidewinder missile demon- and analyzed debris samples and relayed the
strated surface-to-air capability when it en- data to Earth. LRO’s one-year lunar surface
gaged an unmanned air target in May. The mapping mission for subsequent lunar expedi-
AIM-9X is a fifth-generation, high off-boresight tions began when it entered its mapping orbit
infrared-guided missile developed for the air- September 17 and started relaying high-reso-
to-air mission. lution topographic imagery.
Lockheed Martin launched DAGR rockets In October 2008, India launched its first
from an airborne AH-6 Little Bird helicopter lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1, which demon-
and hit the targets in two trials in July. Lock- strated launch to Earth orbit, departure, trans-
heed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency fer, and insertion into low lunar orbit, finally
demonstrated the ability of the Terminal High releasing a lunar impactor for surface analysis
Altitude Area Defense weapon system to de- missions. Chandrayaan-1 carried science pay-
tect, track, and intercept a separating target loads for NASA and ESA, among others, and
inside Earth’s atmosphere in March. completed its mission in June.
A Boeing Harpoon Block II missile An AFRL experimental small satellite, Tac-
equipped with a redesigned guidance control Sat-3, launched and deployed on May 19.
unit hit its land-based target in its first test TacSat-3 hosts a hyperspectral sensor that
flight in September. The Arrow II interceptor, can be directly controlled by troops in the by Leena Singh,
produced by Boeing and Israel Aerospace In- field, an ocean data telemetry microsatellite Daniel J. Clancy, and
dustries, shot down a ballistic missile target in link, and a plug-and-play avionics package. Brett Ridgely
AEROSPACE SCIENCES
AEROSPACE SCIENCES
AEROSPACE SCIENCES
AEROSPACE SCIENCES
Aerodynamic pressure data and the three-com- Monash University and the LML
measurement technology ponent velocity data from the PIV. obtained instantaneous data from
3C-3D PIV. Structures in green
This technique was applied to wind tun- represent vortices identified
nel tests of a Japanese regional jet, the MRJ using a high value of the second
University of Florida researchers presented a (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), to support the aero- invariant of the velocity gradient
microelectromechanical systems-based capac- dynamic design. The technique provides pro- tensor; the blue regions represent
low-speed streaks.
itive wall shear stress sensor for turbulence file and induced drag distributions, which can-
measurements. It consists of a tethered float- not be supplied by conventional balance
ing element structure with comb fingers for measurements. The profile drag and induced
electromechanical transduction, and employs drag and lift data generated by aerodynamic
silicon-micromachining techniques to develop components (winglets, high-lift devices, en-
a metal-plated, differential capacitive floating- gine nacelle, and so on) have proven useful in
element-based design. A shear-induced sensor aerodynamic design studies.
motion results in a proportional capacitance Researchers at the Laboratory for Turbu-
change, measured as a voltage. A simple fab- lence Research in Aerospace and Combustion
rication process with two lithography steps is (LTRAC) at Monash University in Melbourne,
used, with deep reactive ion etching on a sili- Australia, led by Julio Soria, and at the Labo-
con insulator wafer. The sensor exhibits a lin- ratory for Mechanics Lille (LML) at the Ecole
ear sensitivity up to the testing limit of 1.1 Pa Central de Lille, France, led by Michel Stanis-
and a bandwidth of 6.2 kHz. The device has las, have undertaken the first 3C-3D (three-
the largest dynamic range and lowest noise
floor of any MEMS shear stress sensor to date.
The unsteady pressure-sensitive paint
(PSP) technique developed by the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was
applied to visualize changes in pressure distri-
bution on a wing in flutter. Fast-response an-
odized-aluminum PSP was coated on a thin
aluminum half wing model for flutter measure-
ments. The model was illuminated by a high-
power blue laser diode, and its PSP lumines-
cence was measured by a CMOS high-speed
camera at 4,000 frames per second. Time-
series PSP results revealed a limit cycle oscil-
lation (LCO) in which unsteady pressure be- Using stereo PIV, JAXA and
havior was observed. Downward deformation component three-dimensional) velocity vector Tohoku University obtained
of the wing caused positive angle of attack at field measurements using accelerated multi- three-component velocity
distribution around a regional
the wing tip because of the swept-back angle, ple-line-of-sight SMART-based Tomo PIV (de- jet model. Lift and drag profiles
so that lambda-shaped shock structure was veloped at LTRAC) of a turbulent boundary were computed from the PIV data.
clearly observed. No shock waves were ob- layer. The measurements produced instanta-
served in upward deformation cases where neous quantitative 3C-3D velocity vector field
the angle of attack induced by the deforma- measurements in the boundary layer, reveal-
tion was negative. Continuous time-series re- ing vortices and other flow structures.
sults produced by the unsteady PSP technique Researchers at Ohio State and Iowa State
are helpful in understanding the unsteady be- universities developed a MHz-rate nitric oxide
havior of the global pressure field, including planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging sys-
shock waves in the LCO phenomena. tem. The system was demonstrated in the 31-
JAXA and Tohoku University jointly de- in. Mach 10 wind tunnel at NASA Langley,
veloped an innovative technique to measure where it was used to study the time evolution
the spanwise distribution of lift and drag on a of the transition to turbulence in hypersonic
wing by stereo particle imaging velocimetry boundary layers. In a separate experiment,
(PIV). The 2D Poisson equation for pressure Langley researchers have demonstrated non-
is solved using PIV velocity data in a measure- invasive measurement of 2D oblique-shock
ment plane perpendicular to the freestream strengths (that is, pressure change) with two
direction, yielding the static pressure distribu- independent optical methods, Doppler global
by Thomas P. Jenkins
tion. Using the wake integral method, span- velocimetry and laser-induced thermal acous- and the Aerodynamic
wise distributions of profile and induced drag tics, finding excellent agreement between the Measurement Technology
and lift are obtained based on the derived two approaches. Technical Committee
Air transportation
Balloon systems
Lighter-than-air systems
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Nuclear and future flight The NTR was selected over chemical propul-
propulsion sion for in-space transportation because of its
higher specific impulse, increased tolerance
to payload growth, and lower initial mass in
Atmospheric mining in the outer solar system LEO, which is important for reducing the
was investigated as a means of fuel production number of heavy lifters.
for high-energy propulsion and power. A nu- All three NTR vehicles use a common core
clear fusion fuel, Helium 3 (3He), can be propulsion module with three 25,000-lb-thrust
wrested from the atmospheres of Uranus and “composite fuel” NERVA (nuclear engine for
Neptune and used in situ for energy produc- rocket vehicle applications) -derived engines to
tion and/or propulsion. perform all primary mission maneuvers.
Five teams from the Case Western Reserve NERVA-derived engine features include an exit
University Dept. of Mechanical and Aero- temperature of roughly 2,700 K, chamber
space Engineering participated with NASA pressure of about 1,000 psia, specific impulse
Glenn Research Center in the study. Four of around 900 sec, and engine thrust-to-
weight ratio of about 3.43.) Two
cargo flights, using minimum en-
ergy paths, deliver a cargo lander
to the surface and a habitat lander
into a 24-hr elliptical parking or-
bit where it remains until the ar-
rival of the crew during the next
mission opportunity (about 26
months later). The cargo ele-
ments aerocapture into Mars orbit
and are enclosed within a large
triconic aeroshell, which is a pay-
load shroud during launch, then
an aerobrake and heat shield dur-
ing Mars orbit capture and in en-
try, descent, and landing on Mars.
A nuclear rocket could deliver The gasdynamic mirror (GDM)
the crew to the orbiting Mars teams addressed cruiser-based and balloon- is a magnetic device where fusion plasmas are
Transfer Vehicle prior to Earth
departure. based 3He mining vehicles, and one focused heated to ignition by the reaction products re-
on 3He mining on an outer planet moon. sulting from the “at-rest” annihilation of an-
Team 1 created a conceptual 3He mining tiprotons in uranium 238. Unlike terrestrial fu-
cruiser for Uranus. An inertial-electrostatic sion power systems, where large Q values
confinement (IEC) nuclear fusion reactor was (ratio of fusion power to injected power) are
used for propulsion, operating as an air- required, only modest Q values are needed for
breathing engine during subsonic cruise in the spaceflight. Recent work at the University of
atmosphere and operating on stored liquid hy- Michigan focused on a bimodal fusion propul-
drogen as propellant during ascent to orbit. sion system in which Q values near unity are
The overall vehicle dry mass was approxi- used and the GDM serves as a neutron source.
mately 40,000 kg. The mass was estimated Fusion reactions are neutron rich but energy
based on past designs and estimates of the poor, while fission reactions are energy rich
IEC engine from Robert Bussard’s research. but neutron poor. This fact led to a system in
The overall mission delta-V to climb from the which the GDM device serves as a fast neutron
low mining altitude to the 5,000-km altitude source surrounded by a blanket of thorium
was 16.23 km/sec. The engine specific im- 232, which is used to breed uranium 233 and
pulse was approximately 6,000 sec. The min- simultaneously burned to produce energy.
ing time was 28.3 days. For a reasonable blanket size and deuter-
In NASA’s recently completed Mars DRA ium-tritium plasma density, size, and temper-
(design reference architecture) 5.0, payload ature, the hybrid system can produce tens of
and transportation system options for a hu- gigawatts of thermal power per centimeter.
man Mars mission after 2030 were exam- When heating hydrogen fuel, a 7-m-long en-
by Bryan Palaszewski
ined. Recent work detailed the analysis of a gine can generate a specific impulse of about
and the AIAA Nuclear and
Future Flight Propulsion nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) that will reduce 59,000 sec at a thrust of about 8 MN at a
Technical Committee the number of Ares V heavy-lift launchers. fuel flow rate of about 130 kg/sec.
Air-breathing propulsion
systems integration
This year NASA collaborated with General
Electric Aviation to investigate new open-
rotor propulsion systems. Open rotors had
been studied by a NASA/GE team in the late
1980s and early 1990s. NASA has rebuilt
and modernized a counterrotation propeller
test rig used during that campaign with mod-
ern data systems and controls technology. In
September, this one-fifth-scale open-rotor
propulsion rig began a new test campaign in
the NASA Glenn anechoic wind tunnel to
investigate a series of advanced propeller fan
blade designs. A total of seven blade sets will
be tested to determine aerodynamic efficiency,
and mechanical and aeroelastic stability.
Performance information such as fan thrust
and torque, and diagnostic information such as
blade loading profiles and flow field turbulence, In Europe, a study of an environ-
will be obtained for the baseline configuration. mentally friendly high-speed
The information will be used to compare and of 2.3-4.6. Subsonic and transonic operation aircraft featured low-speed wind
tunnel testing.
validate computer-based design, analysis, and from Mach 0 to Mach 2.0 was investigated in
optimization. This propulsion test rig, com- the NASA Glenn 8x6-ft wind tunnel. The test
bined with modern materials and manufactur- series gave insight into low-speed perform-
ing techniques, will be used to produce im- ance and operability, including contraction ra-
proved 3D fan blade designs that enhance tio limits, bleed effects, and mass flow redistri-
performance and reduce noise. Open rotors bution characteristics.
are projected to save 10% in fuel compared to In July EADS Defence & Security success-
current turbofan engine technology, and ulti- fully tested its Barracuda UAV at Goose Bay
mately up to 25% with advanced designs. AFB in Canada. With a takeoff weight in the
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter 3-ton class, it is currently the largest un-
program passed major propulsion/airframe in- manned aerial system ever designed and built
tegration milestones this year, highlighted by in Europe. Powering the aircraft is a Pratt &
validation of short takeoff/vertical landing Whitney Canada JT15D-5C. The advanced
(STOVL) vertical thrust during tests in April. aerodynamic propulsion integration includes a In September, a one-fifth-scale
The propulsion system includes an F135 or diverterless intake design with low observable open-rotor propulsion rig began
a new test campaign in the
F136 turbofan engine, a drive shaft leading characteristics and an ejector nozzle. NASA Glenn anechoic 9x15-ft
from the engine face to a gear box and clutch A four-year study of an environmentally wind tunnel.
connecting to a counterrotating lift fan, a friendly High Speed Aircraft (HISAC) within
three-bearing swivel duct at the rear that vec- the European Union’s Sixth Framework
tors engine thrust downward and provides yaw ended in October. The project assessed the
control, and a roll control nozzle under each technical feasibility of an 8-16-passenger
wing. Through testing at a specially instru- commercial supersonic transport aircraft un-
mented “hover pit” facility, the F-35B STOVL der environmental constraints. Aerodynamic
variant demonstrated over 41,000 lbf of verti- propulsion integration is among the key tech-
cal thrust and validated the performance of air- nologies that enable a successful design. Con-
craft software, controls, thermal management, figurations featuring afterbody and underwing
STOVL system hardware, and other systems integrated propulsion systems with ramp in-
required for vertical flight. This is the final se- lets were intensively studied in supersonic
ries of ground tests before airborne STOVL wind tunnel tests in France and Russia. CFD
testing, to take place by year’s end. simulations were performed for a variety of by Hayden Reeve,
Chris Hughes,
This year AFRL, NASA, and Aerojet col- propulsion integration solutions with different
Keith Blodgett,
laborated on further testing of the advanced inlet types mounted at the fuselage or the Jeffrey Hamstra,
combined-cycle integrated inlet, first tested at wings. Low-speed wind tunnel tests took place Roderick Daebelliehn,
NASA Langley in 2007 over the Mach range in Switzerland. and Thomas Berens
Energetic components and over 99% reliability in 144 launches, with no-
systems table payloads including the Mars Pathfinder
and Exploration rovers and the Deep Impact
spacecraft. Delta began as an improved ver-
The corporate consolida- sion of the Thor, and recorded its first suc-
The first stage solid motor tion of the energetic com- cessful mission August 12, 1960. The Delta II
is used in the Ares I.
ponents and systems indus- was developed by McDonnell Douglas in re-
try continued this year with sponse to an Air Force request for proposals
the Chemring Group acqui- following the loss of the space shuttle Chal-
sition of Hi-Shear Technol- lenger in 1986, as a means of clearing the re-
ogy. Once the acquisition is sulting backlog in the launch manifest. Be-
completed, Hi-Shear will cause it is being phased out as a launch
join Scot, Kilgore Flares, vehicle, there are only four remaining NASA
Alloy Surfaces, and Techni- LSP Delta II missions.
cal Ordnance in providing a All launch vehicles rely on the successful
wide spectrum of energetic operation of many energetic components for
devices for military and numerous different functions, such as motor
commercial applications. Hi-Shear’s decades ignition, staging, payload fairing and payload
of experience with initiators, safe/arm de- separation, gas and fluid management, and, in
vices, and cartridge actuated devices, coupled the case of an unacceptable condition, flight
with the low energy reactive thin film bridge termination.
initiators it is now developing, significantly en- NASA and industry engineers lit up the
hances Chemring’s existing capabilities in en- sky at ATK Space Systems’ Brigham City fa-
ergetic materials and components. cility on September 10 with the initial full-
This continues to be a busy year for NASA scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage
ELV missions. However, after 55 straight suc- motor for the Ares I crew launch vehicle in de-
cessful NASA launch missions, the agency’s velopment for NASA’s Constellation pro-
Orbiting Carbon Observatory, launched in gram. This is the largest solid rocket motor in
the world (154 ft long), holding 1.4 million lb
of propellant and producing 370 million lb-
sec of vacuum impulse over a burn time of
126 sec. The motor will deliver the Ares I to
an altitude of about 35.5 mi. and a speed of
Mach 5.7. After this the motor will be sepa-
rated from the remaining vehicle and fall back
toward the ocean.
At approximately 15,000 ft, the aeroshell,
a protective heat shield, will be ejected and
the parachute recovery system deployed for
safe recovery of the booster and motor com-
ponents, which will be inspected and refur-
bished for reuse.
Ares incorporates over 400 energetic de-
vices in dozens of different systems.
The Joint Strike Fighter, designated the F-
35 Lightning II in July 2006, also enjoyed nu-
The Ares I first stage motor
merous successes throughout the year, com-
undergoes test firing in Utah.
February on a Taurus XL, crashed into the pleting first flight for the BF-1 VSTOL aircraft
ocean near Antarctica when the rocket’s fair- and the 100th test flight of the AA-1 aircraft.
ing (a shroud designed to protect the space- This supersonic multirole fifth-generation
craft) failed to separate and release its payload. fighter combines advanced stealth with fighter
The failure investigation identified several po- speed and agility, at lower operational and
tential causes, one of them related to an ener- support costs. The F-35 uses energetic com-
getic component. The observatory was a new ponents and systems for many functions, in-
satellite designed to map Earth’s carbon diox- cluding fire suppression, countermeasure de-
by Donald Jackson
and the AIAA Energetic ide levels. ployment, and crew emergency egress. The
Components and Systems NASA’s “workhorse” ELV has been the ejection seat alone uses over 25 energetic
Technical Committee Delta II, which has an unsurpassed record of components and systems.
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Life sciences and systems icated shielding, and lunar soil and regolith. In
2008, researchers measured radiation trans-
port in lunar soil simulants and Apollo sam-
The life sciences and systems community is ples. Shielding properties of carbon foam and
conducting numerous aerospace-related ef- ballistic fiberglass were studied this year.
forts, with a major focus on enabling human BioServe Space Technologies, a research
exploration of space. center at the University of Colorado in Boul-
At NASA centers across the country, sys- der, provided payload support for the ISS Na-
tems needed to maintain breathable air in tional Lab, which was designated under the
spacecraft are being developed. Researchers NASA Authorization Act of 2005. Seven dif-
at Johnson have confirmed the functionality ferent biotechnology investigations took place
of pressure swing amine bed technology in- this year in BioServe payloads flown on four
tended for Orion, Altair, EVA, and lunar elec- shuttle flights under the auspices of the Na-
tric rover applications. Complementary devel- tional Lab Pathfinder missions. The commer-
opment of air revitalization systems for long cially sponsored experiments focused on vac-
duration missions is also under way at NASA cine development and control of cellular
Ames, where a closed-loop CO2 removal sys- replication and differentiation processes. The
tem is being built incrementally to reduce fate of ISS utilization after 2010 remains un-
power associated with water recovery and to certain; however, NASA and the National In-
integrate CO2 compression with the CO2 re- stitutes of Health partnered to release a solici-
moval function. NASA Marshall held a loop tation for proposals aimed at space-based
closure technical interchange meeting, kicking biomedical research on board the ISS.
off the effort to “close the air loop” by recov- ORBITEC demonstrated the first carbo-
ering oxygen from CO2. thermal reduction of lunar regolith simulant to
At NASAJohnson, a simulated Northrop Grumman is supporting space produce oxygen using direct solar energy.
crew performs suit loop testing of
CAMRAS, an open-loop system for radiation shielding research critical to vehicle The carbothermal reactor, which is designed
CO2 removal. to be operated remotely, is scaled to produce
oxygen at a rate of 1 metric ton a year. Phys-
ical Sciences built the hardware to collect the
concentrated solar energy and transmit it to
the carbothermal reactor through fiber optic
cables. The integrated system will be tested at
the PISCES (Pacific International Space Cen-
ter for Exploration Systems) lunar analog test
site in February 2010.
This year saw the initiation of two major
efforts for evaluation of current national pol-
icy. The National Research Council undertook
a “Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical
Sciences in Space” in response to congres-
sional legislation. The objective of the study is
to set clear priorities for microgravity research
for the coming decade, incorporating biologi-
cal, physical, and engineering disciplines to
address a wide range of issues in basic and ex-
ploration-driven research.
On a broader scale, the Obama adminis-
tration established a special committee to con-
duct an independent review of ongoing U.S.
human spaceflight plans and programs, as
and habitat design as part of mission planning well as alternatives, to ensure that the nation
for the Constellation project. Ground-based is pursuing a safe, innovative, affordable, and
particle accelerators produce beams of pro- sustainable trajectory for human spaceflight.
tons and heavier ions characteristic of the The life and physical sciences community sub-
most hazardous elements of space radiation. mitted a public statement to this committee
by Bernadette Luna
and the AIAA Life Sciences These beams are directed at materials under regarding the importance of recreating robust
and Systems Technical consideration for use in spacecraft and lunar ground and flight programs in biological and
Committee habitats, including structural applications, ded- physical research.
Space tethers
The T-Rex test of a new EDT may lead to a generation of
propellantless propulsion systems.
PROGRAM COMMITTEES
PROGRAM COMMITTEES
PROGRAM COMMITTEES
Air traffic management whom the business case has not yet proved
persuasive. Thus there appears to be growing
recognition that some form of rule
The Next Generation Air Transporta- making will be needed to acceler-
tion System (NextGen) and Single ate compliance.
European Sky ATM Research Another challenge to the
(SESAR) continue to dominate world’s aircraft navigation
the air traffic management service providers (ANSPs)
landscape. The technolo- is the proliferation of un-
gies—satellite navigation, de- manned aircraft systems
pendent surveillance, digital (UAS) of all shapes and
communications, and netcen- sizes. Spurred by their util-
tric operations—are the focus ity for military uses, these
of the industry and of the aca- vehicles are now being pro-
demic communities concerned posed for missions in the civil
with air transportation. The U.S. arena. Generally the proposed
deployment of ADS-B (Automatic De- uses are for missions that would be
pendent Surveillance-Broadcast) is well under risky or boring for human pilots: fire fight-
way, with the immediate prospect of lower al- ing, pipeline surveillance, border patrol, vol-
In the cockpit display for the Traffic
Information Service-Broadcast in the titude surveillance coverage of equipped air- cano monitoring. With safeguards, the latter
Anchorage Bowl area, round nosed craft over the Gulf of Mexico and the Rocky applications can be viewed as nonintrusive by
targets are radar targets, arrow Mountain west. civil aviation authorities because they would
nosed targets are ADS-B equipped take place where other flights either would not
aircraft.
operate or where the activity of manned air-
craft operations is very low. However, there is
growing recognition that UAS have commer-
cial potential for high-value or urgent cargos.
The net result of all of this activity is that
the FAA and ANSPs around the world face
the prospect of UAS flights sharing the air-
space with planes whose pilots are on board.
This is a technical challenge in that, to be fully
integrated, the UAS must be able to “see and
avoid” other traffic and to collaborate with air
traffic control. More significant, however, is
the psychological barrier to making conces-
sions to technology in an area where the hu-
man pilot has always had the preeminent role.
On the safety front, several commercial
accidents—most notably the miracle landing in
the Hudson River off Manhattan—have raised
concerns about safety issues. In the US Air-
ways crash, birds were ingested by the engines
on takeoff, causing the loss of power and sub-
sequent controlled water landing. The issues
raised ranged from bird control at airports to
operational control and emergency proce-
dures in the metroplex area.
Other accidents raised concerns over au-
tomation complexity and pilot proficiency.
Less promising is the issue of broad user The common concern is to question our abil-
equipage that requires aircraft operators to ity to foresee problems and take effective ac-
make the investment in money and down time tion before an adverse event. These issues
to fit their airframes with NextGen avionics will only become more relevant as NextGen
and to train pilots/crews in the operation. and SESAR bring into reality the system of
This hesitancy is not restricted to general avi- systems era, where ground and airborne au-
ation but is also manifest in the behavior of tomation are closely linked to achieve capac-
by Frank L. Frisbie commercial carriers and the military, for ity improvements.
An Aerospace Chronology
by Frank H. Winter, Ret.
and Robert van der Linden
National Air and Space Museum
2009 INDEX
2009 INDEX
Planetology and the future of our species, Jan., p. 20. RAX Cubesats: Keeping a weather eye on space, BINDER, J., Electronic design speeds virtual
RAX Cubesats: Keeping a weather eye on space, Jan., p. 28. prototyping, Feb., p. 20.
Jan., p. 28. Commercial satellites get bigger—and smaller, Feb., BINDER, J., One-stop shop for design and analysis,
Return to the Moon: Shaping a new exploration p. 12. April, p. 24.
agenda, Jan., p. 30. Delicate dance for Mango and Tango, Feb., p. 16. BINDER, J., The digitized paper chase, June, p. 18.
A space truck for the Moon, Feb., p. 32. Taking wing: Liftoff for public space travel, Feb., p. 24. BINDER, J., Cloud computing: Coming full circle,
ISS: Closing in on completion, March, p. 16. Satellite System F6: Divide and conquer, Feb., p. 30. Nov., p. 16.
Antarctic balloon launch lifts research hopes, March, BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., All-electric aircraft
A space truck for the Moon, Feb., p. 32.
p. 22. research speeds up, Jan., p. 4.
GEO comsats up, launch programs down, April, p. 20.
Addressing climate change, with help from abroad, BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Defense cuts threaten
Aerospace industry in the Middle East, April, p. 38. military programs, Feb., p. 4.
April, p. 3.
ISS: Closing in on completion, March, p. 16. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Running out of runways,
From data to knowledge: A sea change, April, p. 26.
Satellite navigation newcomers: Cooperation or March, p. 4.
ExoMars: Europe rises to the challenge, May, p. 38.
competition?, March, p. 32. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Satellite navigation
Endurance near and (really) far, June, p. 22.
Ares I-X: Getting Constellation off the ground, May, newcomers: Cooperation or competition?, March,
Climate change and national security—Parts of a p. 26. p. 32.
whole, June, p. 26.
Constellation testing progresses on two fronts, May, BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Liquidity crisis looms for
GOCE adds gravity to ESA’s agenda, July/Aug., p. 32. Europe’s aerospace companies, April, p. 4.
p. 30.
Mars laboratory lands on red ink, Oct., p. 24. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Airbus looks to U.S. for
Navigational satellites fuel payload growth, June,
Space debris: A growing challenge, Oct., p. 30. p. 14. A350 XWB suppliers, May, p. 4.
Cloudy forecast for NPOESS, Oct., p. 38. Climate change and national security—Parts of a BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., With Günter Verheugen,
Phantom torso takes solar blasts for science, Nov., whole, June, p. 26. May, p. 14.
p. 16. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Fears of protectionism
Soyuz investigation lands with a thud, June, p. 38.
Choosing the pathway to space, Nov., p. 32. grow in Europe, June, p. 4.
Four test flights that boosted Apollo 11, July/Aug.,
Aerospace 2009: Astrodynamics, Dec., p.14. p. 20. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Fuel efficiency
Aerospace 2009: Atmospheric and space improvements escalate, July/Aug., p. 4.
Industry’s strength offers options in downturn,
environments, Dec., p. 9. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., A blueprint for defense
July/Aug., p. 24.
Aerospace 2009: Atmospheric flight mechanics, cooperation, Sept., p. 4.
GOCE adds gravity to ESA’s agenda, July/Aug., p. 32. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., EASA: Moving toward
Dec., p. 11.
Aerospace 2009: Balloons, Dec., p. 19. A hot rod for the solar system, July/Aug., p. 38. proactive regulation, Sept., p. 38.
Aerospace 2009: Plasmadynamics and lasers, Dec., Southeast Asia reaches toward space, Oct., p. 8. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Europe looks for UCAV
p. 12. Mars laboratory lands on red ink, Oct., p. 24. synergies, Oct., p. 4.
Aerospace 2009: Space colonization, Dec., p. 61. Cloudy forecast for NPOESS, Oct., p. 38. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., With Graham Love, Oct.,
Aerospace 2009: Space operations and support, Transforming human spaceflight, Nov., p. 12. p. 16.
Dec., p. 69. Military acquisitions: The shifting trend, Nov., p. 25. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Air freight revival: Real or
Aerospace 2009: Space resources utilization, Dec., Choosing the pathway to space, Nov., p. 32. a mirage?, Nov., p. 4.
p. 63. BUTTERWORTH-HAYES, P., Defining a subsidy, Nov.,
Defining a subsidy, Nov., p. 36.
Aerospace 2009: Space systems, Dec., p. 67. p. 36.
Aerospace 2009: Space station, Dec., p. 71.
Aerospace 2009: Thermophysics, Dec., p. 13. Aerospace 2009: Space tethers, Dec., p. 65.
Aerospace 2009: Space transportation, Dec., p. 68.
C
SPACE STATION
CÁCERES, M., Commercial satellites get bigger—and
INTERVIEWS smaller, Feb., p. 12.
ISS: Closing in on completion, March, p. 16.
CÁCERES, M., GEO comsats up, launch programs
Aerospace 2009: Space logistics, Dec., p. 66. With George C. Nield, Jan., p. 16. down, April, p. 20.
Aerospace 2009: Space station, Dec., p. 71. With Rep. Dave Weldon, Feb., p. 14. CÁCERES, M., Navigational satellites fuel payload
With Jean-Yves Le Gall, March, p. 12. growth, June, p. 14.
With Elon Musk, April, p. 14. CÁCERES, M., Transforming human spaceflight,
SPACE TRANSPORTATION With Günter Verheugen, May, p. 14. Nov., p. 12.
CAMHI, E., Sense and security, Feb., p. 3.
With Mike Gold, June, p. 10.
Launches “R” Us, Jan., p. 8. CAMHI, E., Finding the right balance, March, p. 3.
With Ken Hodgkins, July/Aug., p. 14.
Return to the Moon: Shaping a new exploration CAMHI, E., Lost in space, May, p. 3.
agenda, Jan., p. 30. With Edward J. Weiler, Sept., p. 12.
CAMHI, E., Asking the right questions, June, p. 3.
Angara boosts Russia’s launch prospects, Jan., p. 36. With Graham Love, Oct., p. 16.
CAMHI, E., A winning combination, July/Aug., p. 3.
Taking wing: Liftoff for public space travel, Feb., p. 24. CAMHI, E., The promise of thinking green, Sept.,
GEO comsats up, launch programs down, April, p. 20. p. 3.
Ares I-X: Getting Constellation off the ground, May, CAMHI, E., Our future in space, Oct., p. 3.
p. 26. CAMHI, E., Nuclear propulsion—The affordable
Constellation testing progresses on two fronts, May, Authors alternative, Nov., p. 3.
p. 30. CAMHI, E., Inching toward reform, Dec., p. 3
Soyuz investigation lands with a thud, June, p. 38. CANAN, J., With George C. Nield, Jan., p. 16.
Joining the space race, carefully, July/Aug., p. 8. CANAN, J., With Elon Musk, April, p. 14.
Four test flights that boosted Apollo 11, July/Aug., A CANAN, J., National security imperatives for a new
p. 20. administration, March, p. 26.
A hot rod for the solar system, July/Aug., p. 38. ABOULAFIA, R., The aviation market boom ends, CANAN, J., With Ken Hodgkins, July/Aug., p. 14.
Is human spaceflight optional?, Oct., p. 18. Jan., p. 24. CANAN, J., Cloudy forecast for NPOESS, Oct., p. 38.
Transforming human spaceflight, Nov., p. 12. ABOULAFIA, R., F-35’s shadow grows longer, March,
Choosing the pathway to space, Nov., p. 32. p. 18.
Aerospace 2009: Hypersonic technologies and ABOULAFIA, R., Airbus and Boeing: Beyond D
aerospace plane, Dec., p. 75. head-to-head, May, p. 18.
Aerospace 2009: Nuclear and future flight propulsion, ABOULAFIA, R., Business aircraft market falls hard, DAVID, L., Return to the Moon: Shaping a new
Dec., p. 36. July/Aug., p. 26. exploration agenda, Jan., p. 30.
Aerospace 2009: Space logistics, Dec., p. 66. ABOULAFIA, R., Jetliners wait for hard times, Sept., DAVID, L., Taking wing: Liftoff for public space
Aerospace 2009: Space transportation, Dec., p. 68. p. 16. travel, Feb., p. 24.
DAVID, L., Space debris: A growing challenge, Oct., OBERG, J., Soyuz investigation lands with a thud, SIETZEN, F., Mars laboratory lands on red ink, Oct.,
p. 30. June, p. 38. p. 24.
DORR, R., Change and continuity, Jan., p. 12. SIETZEN, F., Choosing the pathway to space, Nov.,
DORR, R., Washington in a time of change, Feb., p. 8. p. 32.
DORR, R., Taking off in turbulent times, March, p. 8. P SUGAR, R., From data to knowledge: A sea change,
DORR, R., Changing course in a deepening crisis, p. 26.
April, p. 10. PIRARD, T., With Jean-Yves Le Gall, March, p. 12.
DORR, R., The economy stays in the forefront, May,
p. 8.
W
DORR, R., Gates dominates defense debate, June,
p. 8. R
WESTLAKE, M., Launches “R” Us, Jan., p. 8.
DORR, R., Looking to new leaders, July/Aug., p. 16.
ROCKWELL, D., Aircraft protection heats up, May, WESTLAKE, M., China on course in space, April, p. 8.
DORR, R., Waiting for new directions, Sept., p. 8.
p. 22. WESTLAKE, M., Joining the space race, carefully,
DORR, R., Aviation and spaceflight under scrutiny,
ROCKWELL, D., JSF sensors: Dominant and delayed, July/Aug., p. 8.
Oct., p. 10.
Sept., p. 20. WESTLAKE, M., Southeast Asia reaches toward
DORR, R., Controversy and doubts in defense and
space, Nov., p. 6. space, Oct., p. 8.
WILLIAMSON, M., ExoMars: Europe rises to the
S challenge, May, p. 38.
F WILSON, J., Satellite System F6: Divide and conquer,
SCHECHTER, E., Aerospace industry in the Middle Feb., p. 30.
East, April, p. 38. WILSON, J., UAV worldwide roundup 2009, April, p. 30.
FINNEGAN, P., Industry’s strength offers options in
downturn, July/Aug., p. 24. SCHONS, C., Science, technology, and the new WILSON, J., The 787 and the A350: Teasing out the
FINNEGAN, P., Defense giants reshape UAV industry, Congress, May, p. 12. facts, June, p. 32.
Nov., p. 10. SIETZEN, F., A space truck for the Moon, Feb., p. 32. WILSON, J., GOCE adds gravity to ESA’s agenda,
FLINN, E., RAX Cubesats: Keeping a weather eye on SIETZEN, F., A hot rod for the solar system, July/Aug., p. 32.
space, Jan., p. 28. July/Aug., p. 38. WILSON, J., Airborne laser aims at final tests,
FLINN, E., Delicate dance for Mango and Tango, SIETZEN, F., With Edward J. Weiler, Sept., p. 12. July/Aug., p. 44.
Feb., p. 16. SIETZEN, F., Growing fuels for greener skies, Sept., WILSON, J., Military acquisitions: The shifting trend,
FLINN, E., Antarctic balloon launch lifts research p. 32. Nov., p. 25.
hopes, March, p. 22.
FLINN, E., Constellation testing progresses on two
fronts, May, p. 30.
FLINN, E., Endurance near and (really) far, June, p. 22.
FLINN, E., NASA coating helps keep hearts beating,
Oct., p.22.
FLINN, E., Phantom torso takes solar blasts for science,
Nov., p. 16.
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20–21 Jan AIAA Strategic and Tactical Missile Systems Conference (Nov) Monterey, CA
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25–28 Jan† The Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) San Jose, CA,
Contact: Dr. Raymond Sears, 603.863.2832, r.w.sears@ieee.org
2–4 Feb U.S. Air Force T&E Days (Nov) Nashville, TN May 09 17 Aug 09
10–11 Feb 13th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Arlington, VA
Conference (Dec)
14–17 Feb† 20th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting San Diego, CA Sep 09 5 Oct 09
Contact: A. Trask, trask@apogeeintegration.com;
http://space-flight.org/AAS_meetings/2010_winter/2010%20winter.html
23–26 Feb† Space, Propulsion & Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF-2010) Laurel, MD Jul 09 15 Jul 09
Contact: Glen Robertson, 256.694.7941, gar@ias-spes.org
6–13 Mar† 2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana (Contact: David Woerner,
818.726.8228; dwoerner@ieee.org; www.aeroconf.org)
22–24 Mar 8th U.S. Missile Defense Conference and Exhibit Washington, DC
12–15 Apr 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Orlando, FL May 09 10 Aug 09
Dynamics, and Materials Conference
18th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference
12th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference
11th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum
6th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference
20–22 Apr AIAA Infotech@Aerospace 2010 Atlanta, GA Jun 09 23 Oct 09
25–30 Apr SpaceOps 2010 Conference: Delivering on the Dream Huntsville, AL May 09 1 Aug 09
Hosted by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and organized by AIAA
4–6 May† ASTRO 2010—15th CASI Astronautics Conference Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: G. Languedoc, 613.591.8787, www.casi.ca
11–12 May Inside Aerospace—An International Forum for Aviation and Space Leaders Arlington, VA
12 May 2010 Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala Washington, DC
13–15 May† Fifth Argentine Congress on Space Technology Mar del Plata, Argentina
Contact: Pablo de Leon, 701.777.2369, Deleon@aate.org,
31 May–2 Jun† 17th St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Saint Petersburg, Russia (Contact: Prof V. Peshekhonov,
Navigation Systems www.elektropribor.spb.ru, elprib@online.ru)
1–4 Jun† 4th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation Budapest, Hungary
(ICRAT 2010) Contact: Andres Zellweger, dres.z@comcast.net, www.icrat.org
7–9 Jun† 16th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference Stockholm, Sweden
Contact: Hans Bodén, hansbod@kth.se
8–10 Jun† 3rd International Symposium on System and Control in Aeronautics Harbin, People’s Republic of China
and Astronautics (ISSCAA 2010) Contact: Zhenshen Qu, ocicq@126.com, http://isscaa.hit.edu.cn
14–18 Jun† ASME TurboExpo 2010 Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Contact: www.turboexpo.org)
28 Jun–1 Jul 27th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Chicago, IL Jun 09 5 Nov 09
Testing Conference
28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference
40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference
41st AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference
42nd AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference
5th AIAA Flow Control Conference
28 Jun–2 Jul† 8th International LISA Symposium Stanford, CA. (Contact: Sasha Buchman, 650.725.4110,
www.stanford.edu/group/lisasymposium)
2009
1 Dec–30 Apr 10 Introduction to Computation Fluid Dynamics Distance Learning
1 Dec–30 Apr 10 Advanced Computation Fluid Dynamics Distance Learning
1 Dec–30 Apr 10 Computational Fluid Turbulence Distance Learning
1 Dec–30 Apr 10 Heat Transfer* Distance Learning
2010
8–9 Jan Best Practices in Wind Tunnel Testing* Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Computational Multiphase Flow Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Fluid–Structure Interaction Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Flow Control for Specialists Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Large Eddy Simulations: Theory, Applications, and Advanced Topics Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Fundamentals and Applications Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Modeling Flight Dynamics with Tensors Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
8–9 Jan Systems Engineering Fundamentals Aerospace Sciences Conference Orlando, FL
18–19 Jan Making Decisions in Missile Defense* Strategic and Tactical Missile Conf Monterey, CA
18–19 Jan Tactical Missile Design-Integration Strategic and Tactical Missile Conf Monterey, CA
31 Jan–1 Feb Experimentation, Validation, and Uncertainty Analysis T&E Days Conference Nashville, TN
31 Jan–1 Feb Systems Engineering Fundamentals T&E Days Conference Nashville, TN
1 Feb–31 Jul Introduction to Spaceflight Distance Learning
1 Feb–31 Jul Fundamentals of Aircraft Performance & Design Distance Learning
10–11 Apr Aeroelasticity: State-of-the-Art Practices Structures et al. Conferences Orlando, FL
10–11 Apr Modern Modeling of Aircraft Structures* Structures et al. Conferences Orlando, FL
10–11 Apr The Fundamentals of Composite Structure Design* Structures et al. Conferences Orlando, FL
10–11 Apr Introduction to Non-Deterministic Approaches Structures et al. Conferences Orlando, FL
10–11 Apr Tensegrity Systems* Structures et al. Conferences Orlando, FL
18–19 Apr Unmanned Aviation in the 21st Century Infotech@Aerospace Atlanta, GA
26–27 Jun Modern Design of Experiments Fluids Conferences Chicago, IL
26–27 Jun Basic Fluids Modeling with Surface Evolver Fluids Conferences Chicago, IL
26–27 Jun Computational Heat Transfer (CHT) and Thermal Modeling Fluids Conferences Chicago, IL
26–27 Jun Stability and Transition: Theory, Modeling and Applications Fluids Conferences Chicago, IL
29–30 Jul Liquid Propulsion Systems Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
29–30 Jul Hydrogen Safety Course* Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
29–30 Jul NPSS: A Practical Introduction* Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
29–30 Jul Advanced Solid Rockets Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
29–30 Jul Air Breathing Pulse Detonation Engine Technology* Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
29–30 Jul Tactical Missile Design-Integration Joint Propulsion Conference Nashville, TN
31 Jul–1 Aug System Identification Applied to Aircraft—Theory and Practice GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
31 Jul–1 Aug Robust and Adaptive Control Theory GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
31 Jul–1 Aug Automated Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic and Control Systems Using GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
the Bond Graph Method in Aerospace Applications*
31 Jul–1 Aug Advanced Space Vehicle Control and Dynamics* GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
31 Jul–1 Aug Emerging Principles in Fast Trajectory Optimization GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
31 Jul–1 Aug Mathematical Introduction to Integrated Navigation Systems with Applications GNC Conferences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* = New Course
To receive information on courses listed above, write or call
AIAA Customer Service, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20191-4344;
800.639.2422 or 703.264.7500 (outside the U.S.). Also accessible via the internet at www.aiaa.org/courses.
CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Keynote Speaker Jim Skakoon, author of Unwritten Laws of
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE OF Engineering
AEROSPACE Networking
Navigating Unplanned Career Changes
Join the Career and Workforce Development Committee in Developing Goals & Setting the Course
Career Enhancement Tools & Resources—The AIAA Toolbox
this exciting workshop. Beginning with Keynote Speaker Jim Building a Great Resume
Skakoon, author of Unwritten Laws of Engineering, the morning Enhancing Career Value
sessions are focused on personal development topics and activi- Planting the Seeds—Engineers as Mentors
ties focused on enhancing your career. The afternoon sessions Supply Chain Management—Repairing STEM Education
shift to workforce development topics and activities to develop Comparison & Analysis of Degrees for the Aerospace Field
and grow the aerospace workforce for the near and long term. If AIAA Resources for Education Outreach / Workforce Development
you are interested in laying the foundation for your next career
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, 5 January, in conjunc-
move or in helping cultivate the next generation of aerospace
tion with the 48th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit in
engineers, this is the workshop to attend.
Orlando, FL.
AIAA BULLETIN / DECEMBER 2009 B5
AIAA SIGNS PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS WITH CHINA
On 16 October 2009, AIAA signed agreements that will allow
selected books published by AIAA to be translated into Chinese
and published in China. Through these agreements AIAA
licenses the Aviation Industry Press (AIP) to translate three
AIAA book titles into Chinese for publishing and distribution
in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The
first three titles to be translated under this partnership are:
Composite Materials for Aircraft Structures, 2nd Edition by Alan
Baker, Stuart Dutton, and D. Kelly; Flight Vehicle Performance
and Aerodynamic Control by Frederick Smetana; and Black
Hawk: The Story of a World Class Helicopter by Ray Leoni.
These three titles were selected by AIP. The AIAA Publications
Committee gave the proposed relationship careful consideration
and sought the support of the authors before proceeding. The
committee views these agreements as an initial engagement
that will grow potentially over time.
The agreements were signed by AIAA Executive Director Bob
Dickman and China Aviation Media Group President Liu Xin in
Beijing. With these agreements and other future agreements, Forefront: China Aviation Media Group President Liu Xin (left) and AIAA
AIAA hopes to deepen its penetration in the Chinese aviation Executive Director Bob Dickman (right) sign translation agreements for
and aerospace markets for publications. three AIAA book titles. Also pictured in the background are: Shi Jinlei,
Founded in 1985, AIP is a specialized publishing house under AIP Senior Editor; Wang Yingjie, President of the Establishment of
the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of China. It is engaged in Economic & Technology, AVIC and President of ADR; Zhang Xin Guo,
publishing scientific and technical literature, such as books, text- Executive Vice President, AVIC; Megan Scheidt, AIAA staff; Yin Yunhao,
books, and periodicals in aviation research and development, Vice President of ADR.
production, and education. AIP publishes more than 200 books a
year and various magazines. AIP has had a working relationship Research Center of China (ADR), Aviation Industry Corporation
with McGraw-Hill Aviation Week Group since 1987. of China (AVIC), and the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and
While in China, Dickman met with various groups to discuss Astronautics. Groups representing the space industry were the
potential areas of collaboration for AIAA in China. Groups repre- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Chinese
senting the aviation industry were Aviation Industry Development Society of Astronautics, and Astronautic Publishing House.
AIAA Fellow Saeks Died in October Mechanical engineer Richard Whitcomb died on 13 October.
He was 88 years old. Whitcomb’s work changed the way we fly
Dr. Richard “Dick” E. Saeks, today with three design innovations that made airplanes fly far-
an innovative scientist, engineer, ther and faster using less fuel.
and teacher, passed away on 12 In 1943, Whitcomb graduated from Worcester Polytechnic
October. He was 67 years old. Institute with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He
Dr. Saeks obtained his B.S. got a job with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
in Electrical Engineering from (NACA) laboratory in Langley as a researcher helping to design
Northwestern University, M.S. in the B-29 bomber. In 1951, he made a discovery that changed jet
Electrical Engineering from Colorado design. Until Mr. Whitcomb’s improvement, the bodies of most
State University, and Ph.D. from jet airplanes were cigar shaped. He developed a body design
Cornell University. He then taught that allowed jet planes to travel faster using the same engine
electrical engineering for 25 years and same amount of fuel: the “Coke-bottle” shape, otherwise
in a number of distinguished posi- known as a “wasp waist.” His innovation became known as
tions in academe, serving as Dean the “area rule,” and at age 34, Mr. Whitcomb was awarded the
of Engineering and Motorola Professor at the Illinois Institute of National Aeronautic Association’s Collier Trophy for the “great-
Technology, Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical est achievement in aviation in 1954.”
and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University, and Paul Mr. Whitcomb’s innovation earned him unprecedented carte
Whitfield Horn Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, blanche and the freedom to design as he pleased. Whitcomb
and Computer Science at Texas Tech University. He started his made two other improvements to wing design that furthered the
academic career at Notre Dame University in Indiana. efficiency of airplanes traveling in the transonic region. In 1969,
When Dr. Saeks passed away, he was the Vice President Mr. Whitcomb designed a wing that eliminated the resistance
and Chief Technology Officer of Accurate Automation planes encountered as they neared the sound barrier. The new
Corporation in Chattanooga, TN. For the past 17 years, he wing had a thick, blunt leading edge, a flat top, a bulging under-
developed advanced systems for the government under grants side, and a tail edge that hooked downward with a tip that looked
and contracts from the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, like anextended flap. The new design was called the “supercriti-
and National Science Foundation (NSF). He was a world-class cal wing,” and is incorporated in almost every commercial airliner
electrical engineer who was an expert in control theory, fault flying today. His third innovation was small wings attached to the
diagnosis, systems theory, and plasma technologies. As an tips of wings at inclined angles. These “winglets” diffuse small
international authority on control, large-scale systems, fault anal- vortexes on the wingtips that create significant drag on the plane.
ysis, and mathematical system theory, Dr. Saeks had three pat- The design increased fuel efficiency by as much as 6–7%.
ents on ion doping, sensor fusion, and tiperon control systems. Mr. Whitcomb retired from NASA in 1980, but continued to
Dr. Saeks also wrote four technical books on Systems Theory work as a consultant for NASA and other aerospace compa-
and was the author of over 300 academic papers. nies. Besides the Collier Trophy in 1954, Mr. Whitcomb was the
Dr. Saeks was an AIAA Fellow, and a Fellow in the Institute recipient of several other prestigious awards: Reed Aero Award,
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was also 1970; the National Medal of Science,1973; Wright Brothers
elected to be President of the IEEE Systems, Man and Trophy Award, 1974; and the Guggenheim Award, 2001. He
Cybernetics Society. He held numerous honors including the joined AIAA in 1971, and was an Honorary Fellow. He was
IEEE Third Millennium Award and 2 Tibbetts Awards from the also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the
U.S. Small Business Administration. National Academy of Engineering.
AIAA awards were recently presented during the 28th Digital Avionics Systems Conference in Orlando, FL.
Robert Strain (left) of The MITRE Corporation with AIAA Director James
Niedhoefer (right) after accepting the AIAA Dr. John C. Ruth Digital
Recipient of the AIAA Information Systems Award, Charles Jorgensen Avionics Award. Not shown are co-recipients John C. Moody, Doyle
(left) of NASA, with AIAA Director James Niedhoefer (right). Peed, and Warren Wilson,The MITRE Corporation.
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of the AIAA First Prize: The Virginia Polytechnic and State University, for
Foundation’s annual Undergraduate Design Competitions. their design “Aerohead-Aeronautics SB-01”: Dr. Mayuresh Patil,
AIAA advisor, Dr. William Mason, faculty advisor; team mem-
Team Engine Design bers: Daniel Aiken, John Blizard, Matthew Freeze, Brian Leslie,
The competition required the development of a variable cycle Robert Lewandowski, and Robert Yager. The team will receive a
engine for subsonic transport applications. Teams winning $2,500 prize from AIAA.
awards are:
Second Prize: California Polytechnic Institute, for their design
First Prize: University of Kansas, for their design “JACKT-524 “Tersus”: Robert McDonald, faculty advisor; team members:
Smart Variable Cycle”: Dr. Saeed Farokhi, faculty advisor; team Ashley Evans, Kevin Lovell, Marko Pavlov, Jason Stavro, and
members: Carl Amerine, Jake Bowden, Kodi Caster, Travis Jonathon Wilson. The team will receive a $1,500 prize from AIAA.
Cravens, and Adam Saverino. The team will receive a $2,500
prize from the AIAA Foundation. Third Prize: The Georgia Institute of Technology, for their
design “R09 Ecoliner”: Dr. William Mikolowsky, faculty advi-
Second Prize: University of Kansas, for their design “Janus”: sor; team members: Brandon Cullum, Darryl Dewart, Tarek
Dr. Saeed Farokhi, faculty advisor; team members: Matthew Elghorouly, David Nelson, Eriks Osvalds, Lynley Brooke Pitman,
Brown, Piyush Mehta, Thai Nguyen, William Pflug, Leslie Smith, Phillip Richards, Charles Tyndall, Andrew Urig, and Mark
and Andrew Lake Wooten. The team will receive a $1,500 prize Weiland. The team will receive a $1,000 prize from AIAA.
from the AIAA Foundation.
Individual Aircraft Design
Third Prize: Brigham Young University, for their design “A The AIAA Undergraduate Individual Aircraft Design
Variable Cycle Engine Solution for AIAA”: W. Jerry Bowman, Competition asked individuals for a fixed-wing, two-seat, Light
faculty advisor; team members: Scott Egan, Terrence Hess, Matt Sport Aircraft, with maximum capability near the upper limit (120
Hortin, Gordon Reese, Stephen Taylor, Brandon Woodland, and knots, sea level, full power) allowed by the LSA rules, yet rugged
Bobby Yen. The team will receive a $1,000 prize from the AIAA enough for STOL operations into unimproved landing zones.
Foundation.
Third Prize: The University of Kansas, for their design
Team Space Transportation Design “Cooper—LSA”: Dr. Ron Barrett, AIAA advisor, designer: Emily
The Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Arnold. Ms. Arnold was awarded $1,000.
Competition challenged teams to design a viable commercial
space transportation system, to move crew and cargo from earth For more information on the AIAA Foundation Undergraduate
to the International Space Station. The winners are: Team Undergraduate Engine Design Competition, please con-
tact Stephen Brock at 703.264.7536 or stephenb@aiaa.org.
First Prize: The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, for their design “Hippaforalkus”: Dr. Kevin Shinpaugh,
faculty advisor; team members: Steven Box, Michael Creaven, ENGINEERS LEARN TO BE EDUCATORS
Kris Curtis, Ryan Hubbard, Andrew Lyford, Philip Maloney, Lake
In September, the Engineers as Educators Workshop was held
Singh, and Chris Smith. The team will receive a $2,500 prize
at the Space 2009 Conference and Exhibit in Pasadena, CA,
from the AIAA Foundation.
taught by Sharon Freeburn, a master teacher from the Space
Second Prize: University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, for Grant Education and Enterprise Institute and the San Diego
their design “Pyxis”: Rodney L. Burton, faculty advisor; team Section. Workshop attendees learned tricks to construct age-
members: Wilbur Chang, Colin Das, Austin Ellis, Isaac Han, appropriate presentations, use simple hands-on activities to
Michael Kevorkian, David Szybilski, Patrick Walsh, and Hoong demonstrate uses of math and science in new and fun ways,
Chieh Yeong. The team will receive a $1,500 prize from the and how to talk with students and teachers to get the maximum
AIAA Foundation. impact with their classroom visits. The Precollege Outreach
Committee plans to repeat workshops like this during the year.
Third Prize: University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, for To learn how you or your section could benefit from this work-
their design “Black Sky Transit Systems”: Rodney L. Burton, shop, please contact Lisa Bacon at lisab@aiaa.org.
faculty advisor; team members: Nirag Amin, Daniel Anderson,
Mallory Casperson, Michael Ciffone, Matthew Cruce, Michael
Day, Andrew Wallace, and Jessica Wayer. The team will receive
a $1,000 prize from the AIAA foundation.
Team Space Design
The competition asked teams to design an Integrated Crew
Health Care System for Lunar Outpost Missions. The panel
judging the competition ultimately chose not to award first prize
or third prize.
Second prize was awarded to The Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, for their design “Crew Assisted
Response & Biomedical Outpost”: Dr. Kevin Shinpaugh, faculty
advisor; team members: Jessica Bradt, Ryan Costa, Brian Elliot,
Dane Evans, Jamal Gibson, Ryan Hubbard, John Kiefer, and
Sarah Over. The team will receive a $2,000 prize from AIAA.
Participants learn how to interact with students and teachers at the
Team Aircraft Design Engineers as Educators Workshop held at the Space 2009 Conference
The AIAA Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition and Exhibit.
American Institute of
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Supported by
Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)
46th Test Wing at the Air Armament Center (AAC)
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development
and Test Wing (SDTW)
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Air Combat Command (ACC)
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
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Aircraft Design Award von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program
Presented to a design engineer or team for the conception, Management
definition, or development of an original concept leading to a sig- This award gives national recognition to an individual(s) for
nificant advancement in aircraft design or design technology. outstanding contributions in the management of a significant
space or space-related program or project.
de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
This award is presented for an outstanding individual achieve- AIAA proudly participates with other technical societies and
ment in the application of flight simulation to aerospace training, organizations in the selection of recipients for the following
research, and development. awards. The deadline date for nominations is shown below.
From RAINBOW to GUSTO: Stealth and the Design of the Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and
Lockheed Blackbird the Environment: Volume I: Platform Kinematics and
Paul A. Suhler Synthetic Environment
Library of Flight Series Dominic J. Diston
2009, 300 pages, Paperback AIAA Education Series
ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-712-5 2009, 384 pages, Hardback
AIAA Member Price: $29.95 ISBN: 978-1-60086-704-0
List Price: $39.95 AIAA Member Price: $74.95
List Price: $94.95
Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture
A S. Howe and Brent Sherwood, with cover art by Syd Mead Finite Element Structural Analysis: New Concepts
J.S. Przemieniecki, Air Force Institute of Technology (Ret.)
Library of Flight Series
2009, 400 pages, Hardback AIAA Education Series
ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-982-3 August 2009, 138 pages, Hardback
AIAA Member Price: $89.95 ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-997-7
List Price: $119.95 AIAA Member Price: $69.95
List Price: $89.95
Proceedings of the 50th Colloquium on the Law of Outer
Space Fundamentals and Applications of Modern Flow Control
Conference Proceeding Series, 1 volume Ronald D. Joslin and Daniel Miller
2008, Hardback Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series, Vol. 231
ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-962-5 2009, 231 pages, Hardback
AIAA Member Price: $89.95 ISBN: 978-1-56347-983-0
List Price: $140.00 AIAA Member Price: $79.95
List Price: $104.95
Aircraft Engine Controls: Design, System Analysis, and
Health Monitoring Link Fundamentals of Kalman Filtering: A Practical Approach,
Link C. Jaw, Scientific Monitoring, Inc. and Jack D. Third Edition
Mattingly, Mattingly Consulting Paul Zarchan and Howard Musoff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
AIAA Education Series Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series, Vol. 232
2009, 384 pages, Hardback 2009, 882 pages, Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-60086-705-7 ISBN: 978-1-60086-718-7
AIAA Member Price: $74.95 AIAA Member Price: $104.95
List Price: $99.95 List Price: $134.95
Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems, Second Edition Selected Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of
Hanspeter Schaub, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Hypersonic Flight Vehicles
University and John L. Junkins, Texas A&M University Ernst H. Hirschel and Claus Weiland
AIAA Education Series Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series, Vol. 229
2009, 800 pages, Hardback 2009, 540 pages, Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-60086-721-7 ISBN: 978-1-56347-990-8
AIAA Member Price: $79.95 AIAA Member Price: $89.95
List Price: $104.95 List Price: $119.95
Synopsis
For the past 12 years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has hosted the
Commercial Space Transportation Conference in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 2010 marks the 13th year that this confer-
ence will provide a forum for policy makers and technical experts to share their insights and discuss developments in commercial space
transportation and other related industries.
The 13th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference will be held on Wednesday–Thursday, 10–11 February 2010,
at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Conference panel sessions, designed to amplify the conference theme of “Igniting
the Space Economy,” have been categorized into three tracks: Commercial Space Technologies, Commercial Space Business, and
Commercial Space Regulatory Concerns.
Keynote speakers for the conference include FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt (confirmed) and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden,
Jr. (invited). Specific panel sessions include:
• Safety Related Enabling Technologies, moderated by Nick Demidovich, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
• Future Technologies, moderated by Kyu Hwang, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
• Investment in Innovation, moderated by Paul Eckert, The Boeing Company
• COTS/ISS CRS: Launching Into the Future, moderated by Chuck Larsen, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
• Accident Planning, moderated by Robert S. Dickman, AIAA
• Regulatory Role of Enabling the Space Economy, moderated by Ken Wong, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
• and many more
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The Boeing Company
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Karen Sklencar
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Best Practices in Wind Tunnel Testing (Instructors: Allen Arrington; David Cahill; and Mark Melanson)
This course provides an overview of important concepts that are used in many wind tunnel test projects. The course is based largely on AIAA standards
documents that focus on ground testing concepts. In particular, the course will address project management aspects of executing a testing project, the use
and calibration of strain gage balances, the use of measurement uncertainty in ground testing, and the calibration of wind tunnels.
Computational Multiphase Flow (Instructors: S. Balachandar; Eric Loth; and Kyle Quires)
This course will include a survey of multiphase flow computational fluid dynamics, with particular attention to turbulent flows. This will include comparison
of various “tools” (numerical methods) in terms of “performance” (accuracy with respect to specific predicted characteristics) and “cost” (required computa-
tional resources). The course will first examine multiphase applications, fluid physics, models, and governing equations. This will be followed by an over-
view of numerical methods as a function of flow conditions and desired results. Detailed discussion of the numerical approaches will be discussed in order
of increasing particle size ranging from mixed-fluid and Fast Eulerian for small particles to point-force techniques for non-equilibrium intermediate-size
particles, to resolved-surface techniques for large particles.
Flow Control for Specialists (Instructors: Louis Cattafesta; Clancy Rowley; David Williams; Daniel N. Miller)
The techniques of active flow control are becoming more sophisticated as fluid dynamics, control, and dynamical systems theory merge to design control
architectures capable of solving challenging flow control applications. The two-day course will examine advanced topics in active flow control, placing
particular emphasis on “how to do flow control.” This course complements the AIAA Modern Flow Control I Short Course, but Flow Control I is not a pre-
requisite. A brief history of flow control, modern dynamical systems, and control theory related to closed-loop flow control and performance limitations will
be discussed. State-of-the-art actuator and sensor design techniques will be covered. Case studies will be presented that describe recent success stories
about the implementation of active flow control on advanced aircraft. The course lecturers, coming from industry and academia, have extensive back-
grounds in flow control.
Large Eddy Simulations: Theory, Applications, and Advanced Topics (Instructors: Fernando F. Grinstein; Ugo Piomelli; and Jack R. Edwards)
This course will provide an introduction to the large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows, as well as the discussion of some advanced topics. The first day
will be devoted to the introductory discussion, including theory and applications of this method. During the second day, two special topics will be dis-
cussed, namely LES techniques based on alternative (non-conventional) approaches to subgrid-scale modeling and hybrid RANS/LES methods.
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics: Fundamentals and Applications (Instructors: A. T. Conlisk; Minami Yoda; David Mott; Arfaan Rampersaud; and Thomas
Doligalski)
Microfluidics is rapidly emerging as an enabling technology, having applications ranging from unmanned aerial vehicles to ink jet printing to biochemical
sensing, filtration and purification processes, to drug discovery and delivery. Given the emerging importance of micro- and nanoscale transport phenom-
ena, this course will provide working level engineers, faculty and managers with an overview and understanding of the fundamental fluid mechanics, heat
and mass transfer, and chemistry involved in such devices, as well as the chemistry and engineering principles governing the design of micro- and nano-
fluidic devices. Case studies will be presented in which the fundamental flow physics at micron and nanometer length scales is used to design innovative
devices that could not function at larger length scales.
Experimentation, Validation, and Uncertainty Analysis (Instructors: Dr. Hugh Coleman and Dr. Glenn Steele)
The instructors have updated their comprehensive two-day course to include material from the 3rd edition (2009) of their award-winning book and ASME
V&V20-2008: Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. The course presents experimental uncertainty
analysis techniques based on 1)1995 ISO GUM ,2) 2005 Standard ASME-PTC19.1 Test Uncertainty, and 3) 2008 JCGM GUM Supplement: Evaluation of
Measurement Data—Propagation of Distributions Using a Monte Carlo Method in a well-paced sequence honed in over 90 presentations at companies,
research laboratories, and government institutes in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America. The course covers the planning, design,
debugging, and execution of experiments used to validate a model, solve a problem, or characterize system behavior. Cases in which the experimental
result is determined only once or multiple times in a test are addressed and illustrated with examples from the authors’ experience.
Two self-paced courses available in the convenience of your home or office. Students receive instructions for completing the course, a course notebook,
problem sets, and accompanying texts. Over five months, you’ll follow a proven curriculum of reading and homework assignments.
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