Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Volume 38 July 28, 2000

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AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
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20000061421 Boeing Phantom Works, Air Vehicle Advanced Design, Long Beach, CA USA
The Future Role of Virtual Design Teams
Guthrie, Charlie, Boeing Phantom Works, USA; Aerodynamic Design and Optimisation of Flight Vehicles in a Concurrent Multi-
Disciplinary Environment; June 2000, pp. 2-1 - 2-3; In English; See also 20000061419; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A01,
Hardcopy
This keynote presentation will discuss the role that our aerospace engineers and their design teams and tools will play in the
”Virtual” design office of the future. Dramatically improving information technology is rapidly changing the design environment
and the potential capability of the design toolsets. Along with these improvements in capability, there is a change in our expectations
and requirements for both the design teams and the tools that enable the design teams to accomplish their tasks.
Author
Engineers; Information Systems
20000061423 Lockheed Martin Corp., Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA USA
Role of the Aerodynamicist in a Concurrent Multi-Disciplinary Design Process
Nicolai, Leland M., Lockheed Martin Corp., USA; Carty, Atherton, Lockheed Martin Corp., USA; Aerodynamic Design and Optimisation
of Flight Vehicles in a Concurrent Multi-Disciplinary Environment; June 2000, pp. 4-1 - 4-14; In English; See also
20000061419; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
As the affordability of new aircraft and missile systems becomes an essential element of new development programs, the time
spent in the early design (conceptual and preliminary design) needs to be reduced. This paper will address the time and activities
associated with the conceptual and preliminary design of an aircraft, the role of the aerodynamicist in this early design period and
the tools that he uses. The question of how the design time can be shortened will be discussed and what the aerodynamicist can
do about it.
Author
Design Analysis; Time Dependence; Aircraft Design
20000061424 Cranfield Univ., Coll. of Aeronautics, Cranfield, UK
Learning Through Experience: Group Design Projects on the Masters Course in Aircraft Engineering
Jones, R. I., Cranfield Univ., UK; Scott, R. G., British Aerospace, UK; Aerodynamic Design and Optimisation of Flight Vehicles
in a Concurrent Multi-Disciplinary Environment; June 2000, pp. 5-1 - 5-11; In English; See also 20000061419; Copyright
Waived; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
The successful completion of aerospace projects usually involves the bringing together of many different specialist skills.
The need for aerospace engineers to be conversant with many disciplines and aware of the many facets of a project is today’s reality.
However, in today’s working environment it is becoming increasingly difficult for individuals to achieve the necessary experience,
with the timescales for major aerospace projects getting ever longer and their number decreasing. The Group Design Projects
within the Aircraft Engineering course have the specific purpose of addressing this issue. They provide the opportunity for aerospace
engineers from a range of disciplines to be involved in a real project, with many of the difficulties and constraints of those
they will meet in their working lives. These projects progress through the full design process and provide this experience within
a limited time period and, relatively, limited risk environment. In addition to meeting their basic objective, Group Design Projects
commenced to-date have proved very demanding but provided further benefits to all concerned.
Author
Flat Surfaces; Design Analysis; Education
20000061425 Pisa Univ., Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Italy
An Optimisation Procedure for the Conceptual Analysis of Different Aerodynamic Configurations
Lombardi, G., Pisa Univ., Italy; Mengali, G., Pisa Univ., Italy; Beux, F., Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy; Aerodynamic Design
and Optimisation of Flight Vehicles in a Concurrent Multi-Disciplinary Environment; June 2000, pp. 6-1 - 6-10; In English; See
also 20000061419; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
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