2008 International Conference Program - Society of Allied Weight ...

FRONT COVER
Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.
Serving the Aerospace - Shipbuilding - Land Vehicles and Allied Industries
www.Seattle.SAWE.org

Welcome
Eric Peterson
International SAWE President
MTS Systems Corporation
Welcome to Seattle for the 67th annual
International Conference of the Society of Allied
Weight Engineers!
This year, our conference is hosted by the Seattle Chapter – an
experienced group having previously hosted conferences in 1987
and 1997. Here you will find the Pacific Northwest’s beautiful
surroundings and rich traditions in aeronautical engineering.
Seattle is a hub of nature and industry with companies such
as Boeing, Microsoft, REI, Starbucks, and Amazon.com, just to
mention a few who call Seattle home.
As a society, we are first and foremost a technical organization.
The Vice President/Technical Director, Government Industry
Chairman, and Vice President of Training lead committees that
will provide a professional forum for an exchange of technical
papers, presentations, and discussions that continue to further
our knowledge and application of mass properties engineering.
The conference will begin with a reception on the 28th floor of the
hotel, offering sweeping views of the city and giving you the chance
to not only see old friends, but make new and lasting friendships
with colleagues from around the world.
Events are planned for every day that will showcase the best Seattle
has to offer. Guided tours will take us across the Puget Sound area,
throughout downtown, and, of course, no visit to Seattle would be
complete without a tour of the Boeing production facility in Everett,
which will be ramping up delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner.
Our conference will conclude on Wednesday, May 21 with an Awards
Banquet where we honor those deserving members and chapters
that have distinguished themselves by their dedicated service to
the society. In addition, we announce the scholarship recipient,
best paper award for the conference, and install new officers.
I wish to give recognition to our sponsors – whose financial support
enables us to deliver high quality services and ensure the success
of our conference.
On behalf of the international office and organizing committee, we
wish you a wonderful stay in Seattle and trust that you find this
conference a rewarding experience.

Edward Davis
Patrick Mitchell
Conference Co-Chairmen
The Boeing Company
Welcome
The Seattle Chapter of SAWE warmly welcomes SAWE back to the United
States after a wonderful (truly international) conference in Madrid in
2007. Like previous conferences hosted in the Seattle area in 1997
and 1987, you will find that Seattle is a wonderful host location for
the conference, as Seattle has been voted as one of the United States’
most-livable cities. Seattle and Boeing have been interconnected since
the early days of aviation, and this relationship and history is evident
throughout the region today.
The conference is held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel in Downtown
Seattle. The hotel is approximately a 20 minute walk to most of the
Downtown attractions like Pike Place Market (watch out for flying fish!),
Pioneer Square (the original location of “skid row”), the Seattle Art
Museum, and Safeco Field where the Mariners Baseball team plays.
It is only a bit further down the hill to the shops and ships along the
Seattle waterfront or a short monorail ride over to the Seattle Center
and the landmark Space Needle.
We have assembled tours to most of these places during the week so
that you may visit and enjoy the best parts of Seattle. For our Monday
evening event, we will be boating to Tillicum Village on Blake Island
to experience a traditional Native American salmon bake and cultural
experience. We have also arranged to visit Seattle’s other prominent
industries. Join us for a Wet-Your-Whistle Beverage tour that will visit
a local coffee roasting plant, brewery, and winery.
For our last and final event, we have planned a VIP tour of the Boeing
Everett plant (home of the 747, 767, 777, and 787 Dreamliner) and a
visit to the nearby Future of Flight Museum. Boeing and Seattle are
very proud of the 787, and we are very excited to show off the airplane
and facilities.
Our G/I luncheon speaker will be Mark Jenks, Boeing VP of Development
for the 787 Program. Mark is responsible for all aspects of the 787
define process and configuration as well as organizations involved
in supporting the airplane, from Services and Test and Validation to
Engineering Technology Integration, to name a few. We are looking
forward to hearing what Mark has to say at the luncheon!
We have a very energetic committee putting on this year’s conference,
and we know that you will find that this is a truly great SAWE Conference.
Come to Seattle for the 2008 Conference, enjoy the tours, and consider
staying a few more days to enjoy the wonderful things that make the
Pacific Northwest so unique. Come and learn why we love it here in
Seattle!

Welcome
Gerry Tschabold
Vice President Vendor Relations
Navy Department (USN) – Naval Air
Systems Command
Bill Griffiths
Seattle Chapter Vendor Coordinator
The Aerospace Company
On behalf of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc., I would like
to take this opportunity to welcome our exhibitors and sponsors
to this 67th Annual International Conference on Mass Properties
Engineering. This year’s sponsors and exhibitors are
Gold Sponsorships
Silver Sponsorships
Bronze Sponsorships

Exhibitors
The Boeing Company
Intercomp Company
Altair Engineering
Northrop Grumman
General Electrodynamics
Corporation
Space Electronics, LLC
SITA
usb Management Consulting &
Systems Development GmbH
i.e. Solutions
Gulfstream Aerospace
3PS Incorporated
Vishay Transducers, LTD.
PlaneWeighs USA, Incorporated
Welcome
The exhibits and demonstrations at this year’s conference will
provide you with an awareness of the newest concepts, products,
and services offered by vendors, suppliers, and major contractors.
Each exhibitor has a booth in the third floor vendor exhibitor room
and may make a brief presentation in one or more of the technical
tracks. Industries represented include scale and balancing machine
manufacturers, shipbuilders, defense contractors, advanced
materials suppliers, computer software developers, and hardware
vendors. Vendor representatives will be available from 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM daily. I encourage you to visit these displays and discuss
the products and technologies with the attending representatives.
Vendor-provided literature is available to take back to work to share
with your colleagues.
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Welcome
Thomas M. Schultz
Vice President – Technical Director
The Boeing Company
Since its inception in 1939, the purpose of the SAWE has been to
promote the exchange of technical information on Mass Properties
Engineering and related fields. The SAWE International Conference
is the annual meeting that brings together mass properties
professionals from throughout the world. These talented men and
women work in close cooperation with and address the needs of
industry, government, and other engineering and manufacturing
organizations. The 2008 Technical Tracks are a result of input
from mass properties professionals with the combined efforts of the
International Officers, the 2008 Conference Committee, and the
Technical Committee.
We, as engineering professionals, again have the opportunity to
learn firsthand about the important initiatives, research, and
latest developments in our discipline through direct interchange
and discussion. Since ours is a community of practicing engineers
working directly through a dedicated engineering discipline, this
interchange is a unique and invaluable opportunity for all of
those who participate. This conference is a forum for individual
presentations and panel discussions on applied mass properties
technology for the design, manufacturing, testing, and utilization
of air, land, sea, and space vehicles and their associated systems/
subsystems.
The first and third day of the conference will consist of several
different technical tracks, each with their own unique focus. Daily
training opportunities are provided by experts in their fields. The
supplier exposition again offers all attendees the opportunity to
view new products, technology, and processes firsthand. This
conference is the only one of its kind in the industry and always
provides the opportunity for broadened personal contact both with
other members of the profession as well as leaders in government
and industry.

Jeffrey A. Cerro
Government/Industry Committee
Chairman
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia, USA
Welcome
In association with the Government/Industry committee members
I am pleased to be able to offer a broad forum of Mass Properties
Engineering topics for review and discussion at this years
Government/Industry meeting day. Government/Industry day
serves the purposes of exposing SAWE initiatives and project status
to the member base, creating connections between our members
from diverse product and process backgrounds, and listening to
our members in regards to their evolving needs. Encouraging this
interaction enables processes required by recent U.S. government
policy for creating open vendor/government driven best practices
of national and international influence.
Our meeting this year is organized around several activities, one
being the review and discussion of our Recommended Practices
in the general area of Mass Properties Control and Management.
Included in this discussion is the hierarchical organization and
relationship of all SAWE Recommended Practices. Members,
please check the SAWE website members only – G/I activity area
for a look at this draft document. As well as this “top down” activity
we will also hear a status of several “bottoms up” activities being
worked by active members concerning specific best practices. In
general members will be brought up to date with G/I activities and
opportunities for participation. Approximately half of the day will
be allocated to the product breakout meetings so that specialists in
each of these transportation sectors can come together and advance
their particular Mass Properties Engineering goals. Breakout
meetings will cover Ground Transportation, Airline Affairs, Military
Aircraft, Missiles & Space, and Marine technologies. An additional
breakout will be open to further discussion of G/I activities and
Functional RP development. Please note the full schedule of G/
I day activities starting on Page 19. We hope all attendees and
vendors can participate in our discussions this year and we look
forward to our great progress together.

Welcome
Mark Jenks
Vice President of Development
- 787 Program
The Boeing Company
G/I Luncheon Guest of Honor
Mark Jenks began serving as vice president of 787 Development in
November 2007. In this role he leads the team developing the allnew
commercial jetliner.
Previously Jenks led the 787 Wing, Empennage and Landing Gear
Life Cycle Product Team, a role held since June 2003. In this
position, he led the international team responsible for design,
manufacture and delivery of the wing, empennage and landing
gear for the 787. Earlier, he was director of Technology Integration
for the Sonic Cruiser program, responsible for identifying and
integrating all program requirements for advanced technology and
assuring their readiness to support production.
Jenks has also served as chief engineer and deputy program
manager for the International Space Station (ISS) in Huntsville, Ala.
Responsibilities included primary design, manufacturing and test
responsibility for the major U.S. pressurized elements, including
the “Unity” node and “Destiny” laboratory modules, the joint U.S./
Russian airlock, as well as the common berthing mechanism, hatch
and payload racks used throughout the station.
Before coming to Huntsville in early 1996, Jenks managed the
Helicopters Division Developmental Center in Philadelphia. As
center manager, Jenks had responsibility for all developmental
operations in Philadelphia, including the manufacture, assembly
and test of Boeing’s portion of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter
and structural testing of the V-22 Static Test Article.
A Boeing employee since 1983, Jenks attended the MIT Leaders
for Manufacturing Program in 1989 and received master’s degrees
in Management and Materials Engineering. Jenks also holds
bachelor’s of science and master’s of science degrees in Aeronautical
Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Shelly Ganje
Chief Weight Engineer
The Boeing Company
Opening Session Guest of Honor
Welcome
This year’s opening session speaker is Shelly Ganje. Shelly is the
Chief Weight Engineer for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. A native
of Minot, North Dakota, she received her B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering in 1990 from the University of North Dakota. She has
worked in Weight Engineering on all current Boeing commercial
airplane programs since then – becoming a manager in 2000.
After helping the development and launch of the 787 program she
became the Chief Weight Engineer in 2007. She is responsible
for weights on all production, post-production and modification
airplane programs.

General Schedule
Friday, May 16, 2008
430PM - 630PM
SAWE International/Chapter Officer or
Committee Chairman Orientation
Eric Peterson, Andy Schuster
Spring Room
8PM - 12AM Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite
Saturday, May 17, 2008
7AM - 9AM Registration Desk Presidential Suite
8AM - 5PM Board of Directors Meeting Visions Room
8AM - 6PM
Mass Properties Management and
Control of Military Aircraft RP 7
Dudley Cate
James Room
6PM - 8PM Registration Desk Presidential Suite
6PM - 12AM Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite
Sunday, May 18, 2008
7AM - 9AM Registration Deck South Room
9AM - 4PM
Seattle Center Tour
8AM - 5PM Vendor & Exhibitor Set-up South / West/
North Room
8AM - 6PM
8AM - 6PM
8AM - 6PM
8AM - 12PM
Aircraft Weight Estimating based on RP
8 for Weight Allocation
Dudley Cate
Helicopter Conceptual Design
Lou Lucero
Automated Weight and Balance System
(AWBS) Software Training
Steve Kross
Airline Fuel Conservation
Dave Anderson
East Room
Madison Room
Marion Room
James Room
3PM - 7PM Registration Desk South Room
6PM - 9PM Opening Reception Visions Room
9PM - 1AM Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite
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Monday, May 19, 2008
7AM - 5PM Registration Deck South Room
9AM - 4PM
8AM - 9AM
Pioneer Square Tour
Opening Session
Speaker: Shelly Ganje
Ballroom
9AM - 530PM Vendors & Exhibitors South / West/
North Room
9AM - 12PM
9AM - 6PM
Airline Fuel Conservation
Dave Anderson
Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
(classroom only)
Tom Oole
Marion Room
Visions Room
9AM - 530PM Integrated Product Design East Room
9AM - 5PM
Systems Verification and Flight
Technology - Space & Un-manned
Madison Room
9AM - 5PM Marine Systems Design James Room
12PM - 3PM
6PM - 10PM
Future of SAWE Planning Meeting
Tom Schultz
Tillicum Village Tour
Spring Room
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General Schedule
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
7AM - 1PM Registration Deck South Room
10AM - 4PM
Pike’s Place Market Tour
8AM - 530PM Vendors & Exhibitors South / West/
North Room
8AM - 330PM
Measuring Mass Properties
Wayne Clay
Spring Room
330PM - 6PM MOI/POI Demo Spring Room
930AM - 6PM
Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
(aircraft weighing)
Tom Oole
Offsite
8AM - 930AM G/I - Joint Session Ballroom
10AM - 12PM
12PM - 130PM
130PM - 330PM
G/I - Breakout Sessions
Missiles and Space
Airline Affairs
Marine Systems
Ground Systems
Functional Recommended Practices
G/I Luncheon
Speaker: Mark Jenks
G/I - Breakout Sessions
Missiles and Space
Airline Affairs
Marine Systems
Military Aircraft
Ground Systems
Functional Recommended Practices
Madison Room
East Room
Marion Room
James Room
Visions Room
Ballroom
Madison Room
East Room
Marion Room
Visions Room
James Room
Columbia Room
4PM - 5PM G/I - Joint Session Ballroom
6PM - 12AM Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
7AM - 1PM Registration Deck South Room
10AM - 4PM
Wet Your Whistle Beverage Tour
8AM - 530PM Vendors & Exhibitors South / West/
North Room
8AM - 530PM
1PM - 530PM
8AM - 12PM
8AM - 12PM
Automated Weight and Balance System
(AWBS) Software Training
Steve Kross
Marine Systems Weight Estimation
Methods based on SAWE RP 14
Andy Schuster
Ship Inclining Experiment
Bill Fox
Marine Weight Control - based on SAWE
RP 12 & RP 14
Dominick Cimino & Mark Redmond
Madison Room
Marion Room
Spring Room,
Offsite
Marion Room
8AM - 530PM Flight Technology - Manned East Room
330PM - 530PM Lessons Learned Spring Room
530PM - 630PM Awards Banquet Social Hour Ballroom Foyer
7PM - 10PM Awards Banquet Ballroom
10PM - 1AM Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite
General Schedule
Thursday, May 22, 2008
830AM - 1PM
Boeing Future of Flight and Factory Tour
Key:
Social Events
Technical Track
Vendors & Exhibitors Conference Special Event
Training Classes
G/I Sessions
Registration and Hospitality
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Integrated Product Design
East Room
Vidas Kiskunas
Goodrich Corporation
Milan Stefanovic
Altair Engineering
Technical Tracks
The Integrated Product Design track covers aspects of Mass Properties
Engineering as they relate to optimizing a technical design, with special
emphasis on software and tools that coordinate and share information
across disciplines. Topics include:
• Computer-Aided Design Tools
• Weight Optimization Techniques
• Structural Optimization and Analysis
• Software Technology for Weight Grouping, Coding, and
Mass Distribution
• Mass Properties Calculations in CAD Solid Modeling
• Cost/Weight Interrelationship
3440 E-Standards for Mass Properties Engineering
Jeffrey Cerro – NASA Langley Research Center
3442 Knowledge Management in a “Need to Know” Environment
Alan Jordan – The Boeing Company
3445 The Mass Properties Toolkit
Brad Becker – The Boeing Company
Neil Zimmer – The Boeing Company
3448 The Role of Effective Mass Property Management in a Global
Product Creation Process
Claudia Heim – usb Management Consulting &
Systems Development GmbH
Holger Pertermann – usb Management Consulting &
Systems Development GmbH
3450 Boeing Usage of FEA-Based Structural Optimization
Software
Greg Rucks – The Boeing Company
3452 Queuing Analysis Methods for Decision Making
Pat Brown – Cessna Aircraft Company
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BCA Weight Engineering Data Management Systems
Alan Jordan – The Boeing Company
Knowledge Networking for Efficient Design and
Problem Solving
Anil Kumar - AskMe Corporation
Dennis Bato - AskMe Corporation
Sponsor Presentation
Altair Engineering, Inc.
Vendor Presentation
i.e. solutions

Monday, May 19, 2008
Systems Verification and Flight
Technology - Space & Unmanned
Madison Room
Clint Bower
Intercomp Company
(System Verification)
Bob Hundl
The Boeing Company
(Flight Technology – Space &
Unmanned)
The System Verification track covers aspects of Mass Properties
Engineering as they relate to the actual measurement and determination
of mass properties data. Topics include:
• Mass Properties measurement systems and technology
• Development of techniques/procedures/processes
• Alignment techniques and equipment
• Scales, load cells and weighing systems and their use
• Design and use of support fixtures and tooling
• Handling fuel and other “moving” parts
• Sources of error and troubleshooting
The Flight Technology – Space & Unmanned track covers aspects of Mass
Properties Engineering as they relate to spacecraft, missiles, and similar
vehicles that operate both in and outside of the atmosphere. Topics
include:
• Spacecraft – Manned and Unmanned
• Satellites
• Missiles
• UAVs, RPVs and CRVs
• Rockets and Staged Vehicles
• Space Planes and Hybrid Vehicles
• Mass versus Weight: Vehicle Control in Air and Vacuum
Technical Tracks
3436 Instant CG
Amith Kalaghatagi – General Electrodynamics Corporation
3437 Development and Implementation of a Space Systems
Mass Properties Process
Jesse Peterson – ATK Launch Systems
Otto Ratz – ATK Launch Systems
Angela Trego – ATK Launch Systems
3456 Level or Not to Level: The Analysis of a Single Engine
Weighing Process
Jonathan Kaufman – Cessna Aircraft Company
3457 How Mass Properties Affect Satellite Attitude Control
Richard Boynton – Space Electronics, LLC. (Retired)
3460 Balancing a Satellite Mass About its Own Bearings
Paul Kennedy – Space Electronics, LLC.
Kurt Wiener – Space Electronics, LLC.
Pres Vendor Presentation
Space Electronics, LLC.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Marine Systems Design
James Room
Technical Tracks
Christos Filiopoulos
Naval Sea Systems Command
Alan Titcomb
Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding
The Marine Systems Design track covers aspects of Mass Properties
Engineering for vehicles and systems that operate in a marine
environment. Topics include:
• Surface Ships – Large, Small, Commercial
• Submarines – Military or Commercial
• Offshore Platforms and Structures
• Unmanned/Remotely-piloted Vehicles
• Developing technical publications and standards in support of
the marine industry
3438 Making the Transition from the Comfort Zone to
the Unknown
Todd Brown – General Atomics
Richard Raines – Naval Air Systems Command
Gerry Tschabold – Naval Air Systems Command
3453 Modernizing Inclining Experiment Tools and Methods
David Tellet – Naval Seas Systems Command
3454 Submarine Trim Dive Weight Growth
David Tellet – Naval Seas Systems Command
3455 Submarine Lead and Margin Attrition
David Tellet – Naval Seas Systems Command
3458 Methods of Determining the Longitudinal Weight
Distribution of a Ship
David Hansch – Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
3459 An Approach Towards Estimating and Validating Ship
Stowage and Stowage Content Weight
Bill Boze – Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Flight Technology - Manned
East Room
Jag Grewel
British Airways
Joe Ramey
The Boeing Company
The Flight Technology – Manned track covers aspects of Mass Properties
Engineering as they relate to manned aircraft or autonomous unmanned
craft that operate in an aircraft environment. Topics include:
• Aircraft Design – Civil, Commercial, Military
• Useful Load – Handling Passengers, Cargo, Baggage, Fuel, etc.
• V/STOL, STOVL and Non-Standard Designs
• Seaplanes, Volantors and Hybrid Vehicles
• Warping, Morphing and Non-static Structures
3438 Making the Transition from the Comfort Zone to
the Unknown
Todd Brown – General Atomics
Richard Raines – Naval Air Systems Command
Gerry Tschabold – Naval Air Systems Command
3439 The 747 Large Cargo Freighter Loading Schedule
Joyce Nugent – The Boeing Company
3443 Overhead Space Utilization in Long-Range Commercial
Aircraft
Ralph Druckman – The Boeing Company
3446 Weight Engineer Responsibility, Authority and
Accountability
Ken LaSalle – The Boeing Company
3447 Developmental and Operational Considerations of the
747 Dreamlifter
Ryan Kwaterski – The Boeing Company
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Using Carbon Fiber to Create Thermally Conductive
Sandwich Panels
Tim Dardis – The Boeing Company
Utilizing the Advantages of RFID Technology in Weight
Engineering
Corrie Gowland – The Boeing Company
Melissa Marszalek – The Boeing Company
E/A-18G - A New Dog in the Fight
Joe Ramey – The Boeing Company
NASA Blended Wing Body Research Overview
Dan Vicroy – NASA Langley Research Center
Weight Prediction for the 747-400 BCF
Phil Wenzel – The Boeing Company
The X-47B UCAS-D
Roger Grass – Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Vendor Presentation
General Electrodynamics Corporation
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Technical Tracks

Joint Government/Industry Workshop
Ballroom
Jeffrey A. Cerro
Government/Industry Committee
Chairman
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia, USA
Government & Industry
This years Government/Industry day contains a full slate of
activities spread among Mass Properties Engineering detailed best
practices, workforce issues, and the organization and modernization
of the SAWE recommended practice document hierarchy. Along
with those general topics, this year’s agenda provides greater time
allocation to the product breakout sessions so that the multiple
corporate interests within a specific transportation sector can
collaborate on pertinent best practices advancement. Please refer
to the SAWE website, member access area for additional insight
into G/I activities, our projects, documentation, and status.
Mr. Whidy Kiskunas (CN chapter) will present a status of his project
regarding vendor weight control. Mr. Brad Hill (SL Chapter) will do
the same concerning issues in weighing accuracy and measurement
technique. Mr. Andreas Schuster (H0 Chapter) will discuss SAWE
training, and Mr. Bill Boze (HR Chapter) will continue that theme
with a look at future workforce issues. Mr. Scott Larson (TX
Chapter) will present the first draft review of our evolving top level
functional recommended practice. This document now arranges all
SAWE Recommended Practices into an organizational hierarchy
and outlines all of the systems engineering functions which are
required on a large acquisition contract for successful execution of
the Mass Properties Engineering tasks. Open discussion in this area
will be used to guide the future of this document. The traditional
five transportation sector breakout meetings will have morning and
afternoon sessions culminating with a report back to the general
audience at the end of the day. Details of the breakout sessions are
listed below. The Government/Industry committee looks forward
to your participation in our Tuesday activities.
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Detailed G/I - Joint Session Schedule
Presentation
Welcome
Aircraft Vendor Weight Control
Measurement Accuracy
SAWE Training Activities
Future Workforce Issues
FRP Status
break
Breakout Sessions
G/I Luncheon
Speaker: Mark Jenks, The Boeing Company
Breakout Sessions
Break
Breakouts, Continued
PRP Reporting ( traditional RP areas)
Marine
Military Aircraft
Airline Affairs
Missiles and Space
Ground Systems
FRP and Miscellaneous G/I Activities
Start Time
800AM
800AM
820AM
840AM
900AM
920AM
1000AM
1030AM
1200PM
130 PM
300PM
330PM
430PM
430PM
435PM
440PM
445PM
450PM
455PM
Government & Industry
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Marine Systems Workshop
Marion Room
Dominick Cimino
Naval Sea Systems Command
William Boze
Northrup Grumman
Government & Industry
The Marine Systems Government/Industry Workshop brings
together the marine community of mass properties engineers
who are involved in ship design, construction, and overhaul/
maintenance activities. This workshop is a means for government
and industry to openly exchange information, ideas, technology,
best industry practices and lessons learned in order to advance
the state of the art in mass property estimating, calculating, and
weight control techniques.
This year’s workshop will focus on Recommended Practice currency
review findings coupled with other industry/government needs
identified from prior conferences in an effort to prioritize and plan
future member efforts towards improving and documenting current
best industry practices. Topics will include but not be limited too:
SAWE Recommended Practice #12: Weight Control
Requirements for Surface Ships under revision – Project lead
Chris Filiopoulos (NAVSEA)
Most notable input is a proposed re-write submitted by Alan
Titcomb (NGSB-NN). Significant changes are:
- The establishment of three levels of weight control
- Addressing weight control for each by design phase
- Improvement to GFM section (by Joann Burroughs NGSB-NN)
- Reorganization of the whole document in terms of sections,
numbering, and appendices
- The addition of an example Ship Summary Sheet and mentions
of reports like incline report and launch weight report.
SAWE Recommended Practice #14: Weight Estimating and
Margin Manual for Marine Vehicles – Proposed revision
to capture weight maturity levels resurrected from the 65th
International Conference.
Proposed Recommended Practice – Based on paper entitled,
Methods of Determining the Longitudinal Weight Distribution of a
Ship, by David Hansch (NGSB-NN).
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Other topics for discussion as time permits may include these
suggested focus areas:
- SAWE Recommended Practice #15, Vendor Weight Control
for the Marine Industry – Need resolution on whether
to include interface control weight reporting requirements
to subcontractors
- Complimentary Training material for the Marine Vehicle
Weight Engineering textbook
- Currency review of SAWE Recommended Practice # 13,
Standard Coordinate System for Reporting Mass
Properties of Surface Ships and Submarines
- Contract Weight Control Clause – Does it need to be
revised to capture the current Acquisition Strategy?
- Weight Data Standard Format for submittal to
the Government
- RP for Submarine Weight Control Technical Requirements
- Functional Requirements for Weight Extraction from
3-D Modeling Tools
- Discuss the health of the marine mass properties
community and plan to compile metrics (i.e., experience,
age, education, etc) to assess future needs.
At the conclusion of the session, we will have a way ahead regarding
potential improvements to the Marine Recommended Practices and
a plan to pursue these improvements during the next year as well
as assigned Project Leads to develop the draft update/revision/ or
new document.
Government & Industry
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Missiles and Space Systems Workshop
Madison Room
Glen Richbourg
Lockheed Martin
Government & Industry
The SAWE Space and Missile Systems Workshop provides a forum
for addressing and coordinating the development and updating
of the Society’s Recommended Practices (RP) related to launch
vehicles, missiles, propulsion, satellites, and space systems. The
session also provides a means for Government and Industry to
address pertinent issues affecting our discipline in the product
areas in which we work.
This workshop has the responsibility to maintain SAWE
Recommended Practices 6, 9, 10, 11, and 16. These documents
need to be reviewed periodically and updated to improve, maintain
relevance, or retire if required. This workshop also needs to be
aware of the development of other standards or practices that affect
our products. A plan for reviewing SAWE RP’s and other related
documents will be discussed. The Space and Missiles Systems
workshop is also making itself available to support the development
of Functional Recommended Practices.
For more information contact: Glen Richbourg at 408-743-1877,
glen.richbourg@lmco.com.
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Military Aircraft Workshop
Visions Room
Chris Bowser
Naval Air Systems Command
Scott Larson
Lockheed Martin
The Military Aircraft Workshop is designed to advance mass
properties control and management for military aircraft. This
workshop brings together representatives from the military services
and aircraft industry to discuss and approve recommended
engineering practices for establishing systems to meet weight,
balance, and inertia requirements. It also serves as a forum for
openly discussing topics of mutual interest to the mass properties
engineering community.
The objective of the workshop is to develop products and share
information that benefit you, the workshop attendees. As such, you
have an opportunity to influence the success and the direction of
the workshop with your ideas and input. Active participation is
highly encouraged.
Government & Industry
Potential topics for discussion at this year’s session include:
- Service announcements
- Status of Military Aircraft Recommended Practices (RPs 7 & 8)
- Functional Recommended Practices and their future role in
military aviation requirements
- Emerging DoD / Navy Acquisition Strategy Initiatives
- Lessons Learned on recent acquisition programs
- Vendor / Supplier weight control challenges
- Standardized / Modernized status reporting for development
programs (vice RP 8 Part III)
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Ground Systems
James Room
Anthony Gilbert
The Boeing Company
Government & Industry
The SAWE Ground Systems session provides a forum for addressing
and coordinating the development and updating of the Society’s
Recommended Practices (RP) related to military ground vehicles.
This session would also provide opportunity for participants to
leverage successful aerospace practices and processes and utilize
lessons learned to improve ground systems weight management
processes.
At this session we will work on the review and updating of SAWE
Recommended Practices 5, and explore the integration of general
weight management control best practices from across several
industries.
Agenda for the Ground Systems Session
- RP-5 Functional Weight Report Template Review and Updates
- Review RP-5 Recommendation for Ground Systems Weight
Control Practice/Process
- Identify key elements of Mass Properties Control and
Management Plan
- Discuss Vehicle Weighing and Mass Properties
measurement & verification methods
- Discuss Data management and Database Administration
- Review SAWE recommended method of controlling weight growth
- Review SAWE recommended weight prediction methods/process
- Explore the use of weight optimization tools such as Hyper-sizer
and other structural and topology optimization tools.
- Understand Relationship of RP-5 to the overall SAWE Best
Practices
For more information contact: Anthony Gilbert at 253-720-8305 or
anthony.k.gilbert@boeing.com
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Airline Affairs Workshop
East Room
Jag Grewal
British Airways
Aircraft Weighing Procedures Comparisons from Aircraft
Manufacturers & Airlines. (Morning Session)
A question was raised at the last International Conference about
weighing aircraft without ‘dribble draining’ fuel as this is the most
time-consuming task when preparing an aircraft for weighing. As
a result, Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, and SAAB were
asked to pool together and consider the question. This now covers
the whole weighing process, and the results will be discussed in
Seattle.
Presentations on Digital Loading Systems.
(Afternoon Session)
There will be two presentations from two industry-leading
companies: Tom Farncombe of Amadeus and Paul Baker of
SITA. Both of these presentations will show how (with innovative
programming and mature understanding of airplane weight and
balance) airplane dispatch can be made simpler and more visual.
Both of these presentations go well beyond the traditional load
planning applications (replacing the old paper and main frame
applications) by emphasizing process automation and seamless
integration.
Government & Industry
EASA SWSG Update
Gordon Murray of British Airways will provide an update on any
further activity on passenger / baggage weights from the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Standard Weight Study Group.
Open Forum
There will be a chance for attendees to raise and discuss airline
weight and balance topics with airplane manufacturers and fellow
airline representatives.
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Functional Recommended Practices and
General G/I Activities Workshop
Visions Room *
Columbia Room *
Scott Larson
Lockheed Martin
Government & Industry
Jeff Cerro
NASA Langley
Research Center
SAWE members will have an introduction to the first draft of the
Mass Properties Control and Management Functional Recommended
Practice in the general session. This year, a steering committee
assisted in strategy and schedule-planning for the development
of this document. Mr. Larson included the committee’s input
into creation of this draft document. In this morning breakout
session, interested members may continue the discussion started
in the general session. This morning session takes place instead
of having a morning military aircraft session. Military aircraft will
have afternoon breakout sessions. In the afternoon this General
G/I activities session will continue with an open agenda for
International Conference participants to bring additional thoughts
on future work to the attention of committee members, and perhaps
pursue an issue of their own particular interest with G/I support.
In addition to topics brought up by the membership some suggested
topics of conversation are:
- Development of “bottoms up” recommended practices and
their association with the SAWE document hierarchy
- The Voluntary Consensus Standards process, -
“How’s that working for you”
- Future workforce issues
Members will discuss how they can progress the Society in
these and other areas through our contributory mediums
such as technical papers, journal articles, chapter
activities, G/I committee membership and participation.
*Please check the General Schedule on Page12 for room assignment times.
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finest commercial airplanes in the world.
That starts with the finest engineers
in the world. We’re proud to call the
Society of Allied Weights Engineers
our partners as we define the future
of commercial air travel together.
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Patrick M. Mitchell
Seattle Training Committee
Chairman - The Boeing Company
Andreas Schuster
SAWE Vice President -
Training - Gusto MSC, Inc.
The Society of Allied Weight Engineers considers training to be
critical to the practicing weight engineer. We have a great lineup
of training classes available at the conference this year. We
encourage you to take a class or two. Who knows – you might
learn something you didn’t know about the wonderful discipline
of weight engineering. There are so many unique problems and
solutions to our line of work. By taking our classes you will emerge
more knowledgeable and learn how special the discipline of weight
engineering is – in multiple industries. We have a track record of
delivering excellent training and hope you will enjoy it with us here
in Seattle.
Airline Fuel Conservation
Dave Anderson, The Boeing Company
Training
Sunday, May 18, 2008. 8AM – 12PM. James Room
Monday, May 19, 2008. 9AM – 12PM. Marion Room
This half-day course explores and discusses the various operational
elements possible for a typical airline fuel conservation effort. The
first part of this course will include discussions on operational
methods used to reduce fuel consumption. The second part of this
course will discuss maintenance practices for fuel conservation.
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Helicopter Conceptual Design
Lou Lucero, SAWE Honorary Fellow, The Boeing
Company - Retired
Sunday, May 18, 2008. 8AM – 6PM. Madison Room
This full-day class is intended to provide an understanding of the
helicopter, how it flies, and how to create an appropriate weight
estimate. A class exercise will assume the launch of a new design
helicopter with a given mission requirement and will require the
student to size a rotor, provide an inboard profile sketch, and
estimate performance.
Measuring Mass Properties
Wayne Clay, Lockheed Martin
Tuesday, May 20, 2008. 8AM – 330PM. Spring Room
This full-day class will include classroom discussion and laboratory
exercises on how to measure mass, center of gravity, Mass Moment
of Inertia (MOI), and the calculation of the Product of Inertia (POI).
The class is intended as a refresher and introductory class for
anyone interested in seriously measuring all of the mass properties
of an object.
Training
Ship Inclining Experiment
Bill Fox, McMullen Associates, Inc.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008. 8AM – 12PM.
Spring Room, Offsite on Lake Washington
This one-day class will discuss inclining a vessel to determine its
displacement (weight) and centers of gravity. The primary emphasis
will be on inclining in water, but inclining in air will also be covered.
A classroom session on theory, procedure, and results of inclining
will be held, followed by an actual demonstration of inclining
techniques aboard a waterborne vessel. Students must bring a
personal calculator to this class and wear rubber-soled shoes.
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Mass Properties Management and Control of
Military Aircraft
Dudley Cate, SAWE Fellow, NAVAIR
Saturday, May 17, 2008. 8AM – 6PM. James Room
This full-day class will familiarize students with effective control
of the weight, mass properties of an aircraft, and mass properties
management and control described in SAWE RP-7. The
primary objective will be to acquaint participants with the major
considerations for successful weight control during the development
phases of a program.
Aircraft Weight Estimating and Use of SAWE
RP-8 for Weight Allocation
Dudley Cate, SAWE Fellow, NAVAIR
Sunday, May 18, 2008. 8AM – 6PM. East Room
The objectives of this one-day course are to provide an overview
of weight estimating methods and the weight estimating process
for aircraft, and to provide insight into the weight and balance
reporting formats and requirements of SAWE RP-8.
Training
Aircraft Weight & Balance Course
Tom Oole, United States Air Force - Retired
Monday, May 19, 2008. 9AM – 6PM.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008. 930AM – 6PM. Offsite
Visions Room
This will be a two-part course with a classroom section (part A) and
a field section (part B). The field section will incorporate a drive to
beautiful Snohomish, Washington and an airplane weighing of a
Cessna 172N, whereas the classroom section will discuss airplane
weighing.
The class will demonstrate and teach proper procedures for
weighing and completing forms for military aircraft. The intent
of this class is to provide the student with an understanding of
the weight and balance system within the United States Air Force
and “pitfalls” involved in weighing aircraft. Students should bring
basic calculators, paper, etc. for the use of examples and exercises.
Students should also dress appropriately for the trip to the aircraft
hanger. Wear rubber-soled, closed-toed shoes.
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Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS)
Software Training
Steve Kross, United States Air Force – Retired
Sunday, May 18, 2008. 8AM – 6PM. Marion Room
Wednesday, May 21, 2008. 8AM – 530PM. Madison Room
This one-day class will present all of the new features of Version 9.2
of the US Air Force’s Automated Weight and Balance Software in a
hands-on training class. Students will receive a complete overview of
the software features to support weight control programs for military
aircraft. Students are required to bring their laptop computer with
a licensed copy of AWBS already installed to the class.
Marine Weight Control – based on SAWE RP-12 &
RP-14 – NEW!
Dominick Cimino, NAVSEA
Wednesday, May 21, 2008. 8AM – 12PM.
Marion Room
This half-day class will focus on weight control of marine vessels.
Students will learn how to identify weight margins for Naval surface
ships and about submarine weight control and stability. Students
should review Chapter 24 in the Weight Engineers Handbook and
SAWE RP-12 located on sawe.org prior to taking this class.
Training
Marine Systems Weight Estimation Methods
– based on SAWE RP-14
Andy Schuster, SAWE Fellow, Gusto MSC, Inc.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008. 1PM – 530PM.
Marion Room
This half-day class will cover the fundamental and practical
methods of estimating the weight for marine systems. The class
will review weight estimating methods described in SAWE RP-14,
followed by practical examples. The class will cover the theory and
application of these methods on specific examples for whole ship
design. Students should review SAWE RP-14 located on sawe.org
prior to taking this class.
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Additional Seattle-area Sites
and Attractions
Woodland Park Zoo
Tacoma Glass Museum
Seattle Children’s Museum
International District
The Museum of Flight
Seattle Art Museum
Museum of History and Industry
Pacific Science Center
Kubota Japanese Garden
Seattle Mariners Baseball
Seattle Aquarium
Smith Tower
SAWE International Leadership
Eric Peterson President MTS Systems
Robert Zimmerman
Executive Vice
President
Lockheed Martin
James Valentine Senior Vice President Lockheed Martin
Andrew Brooks Vice President -
Internet Operations
Robert Ridenour Vice President -
Publications
Lockheed Martin
SAWE
Information
Thomas Schultz Vice President -
Technical Director
Andreas Schuster Vice President -
Training
Gerald Tschabold Vice President -
Vendor Relations
The Boeing
Company
Gusto MSC, Inc.
Naval Air Systems
Command
Jeffrey Cerro G/I Chairman NASA Langley
Research Center
Ronald Fox Executive Director SAWE
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Robert Gilchrist Director The Boeing Company
Colleen Cranston President The Boeing Company
Reed Moss Vice President The Boeing Company
Ryan Kwaterski Treasurer The Boeing Company
Gail Zittel Secretary The Boeing Company
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Patrick Mitchell
Conference Co-
Chairman
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The Boeing Company
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