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3/22/24 Lunch and Learn First-Principles Simulations of Thermochemical Nonequilibrium with Dr. Ashley Verhoff

Posted By Marc Polanka 03 Apr, 2024 14:12
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
Vehicles flying at high speeds can induce strong shock waves, resulting in flight environments rich in coupled flow phenomena, including thermal nonequilibrium, vibrational excitation, and dissociation. To gain molecular-level insight into the thermophysics that drive macroscopic fluid processes, we ...

2/23/24 Lunch and Learn Inventing the Future of Hybrid Electric Flight with Fabian Isaza

Posted By Marc Polanka 03 Apr, 2024 13:50
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
GE Aerospace has multiple programs underway to develop and mature technologies to help make hybrid electric commercial flight possible. NASA recently selected GE Aerospace to develop an integrated, megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system as part of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration ...

Call for Section Awards

Posted By Marc Polanka 25 Mar, 2024 14:42
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati

Call for Section Awards

Posted By Marc Polanka 25 Mar, 2024 14:42
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Please see the attached flyer for information on our local AIAA awards. We are soliciting nominations of AIAA members in the categories of: Outstanding Technical Contribution - Science Award Outstanding Technical Contribution - Application Award Outstanding Management Contribution Award Submit ...

AIAA Awards Banquet

Posted By Marc Polanka 25 Mar, 2024 14:30
Found In Community: Dayton/Cincinnati Section Events
Awards_Banquet_21May24.pdf Our annual awards banquet is going to be held at UD on May 21st. Come out and support our local award winners.

2/26/10 Wingbeat Shape Modulation for Control of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles with Dr. David Doman

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 12:28
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
A new method of controlling a flapping wing micro air vehicle by varying the velocity profiles of the wing strokes will be presented. An exhaustive theoretical analysis along with simulation results show that this new method, called Split-Cycle Constant-Period Frequency Modulation with Wing Bias, is ...

6/1/12 HIFiRE-1 Hypersonic Flight Test with Dr. Roger Kimmel

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 12:22
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
The Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation ( HIFiRE ) program is a hypersonic flight test program executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO). Its purpose is to develop and validate technologies ...

5/17/12 The ARISSat-1 Program with Steven Bible

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 12:15
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
Steven Bible , N7HPR , will be speaking about ARISSat-1 which was launched from the International Space Station August 4, 2011 as part of an STEM project with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) organization ( http://ariss.rac.ca/oindex.htm ). It operated continuously ...

4/20/12 KC-46A Program Manager Insight and Future Needs of AF Engineers with Thomas Lockhart

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 12:08
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
Thomas A. Lockhart is the Deputy Program Director of KC-46 Tanker Modernization Directorate, Aeronautical System Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Mr. Lockhart exercises oversight of developing, testing, the KC-135.

3/23/12 Lighter-Than-Air to Airships a Fresh Look with Robert Mitchell

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 12:01
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
It has been 80 years since the end of the airship golden age. Having primarily been used for reconnaissance and passenger travel, the airship had been reduced to the role of airborne advertising billboard. However, in recent years there has been a renewed interest in airships and the energy efficiencies ...

2/20/12 Validation of Cruise Efficient STOL Aircraft Technologies for Mobility Applications with Cale Zeune

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:51
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and its partners have validated technology maturation efforts for cruise-efficient short takeoff and landing mobility aircraft under the Speed Agile Concept Demonstration (SACD) program. A series of wind tunnel tests at the Arnold Engineering Development Center ...

1/20/12 Team Fastrax Professional Skydiving Team, Teamwork & Innovation with David Hart

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:45
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
David Hart has extensive firsthand experience dealing with the challenges and rewards of high performance leadership and teamwork. As a former U.S Army Ranger and Pathfinder, he completed the most elite small unit leadership training in the world, spending three years in an actual Ranger Unit and an ...

12/9/11 How to Edit a Journal Article – Views from the Editor with Dr Tom Weeks

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:40
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
Dr Tom Weeks will discuss his time as a journal editor for one of AIAAs prestigious journals. He will discuss issues concerning being a journal editor as well as tell some stories along the path of 35 years of journal editorship. Tom will provide some discussion and insight into what he and ...

11/18/11 Development of a 5th Generation Target Drone with Dennis Carter

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:34
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
The Fifth Generation Target Study (5GTS) was a conceptual design task for a large target drone aircraft capable of representing key 5th generation fighter signature and performance attributes. The target drone’s intended uses are to test air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, and to ensure ...

10/21/11 Optimization Strategies for Compressor and Turbine Design with Dr. Mark Turner

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:29
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
A genetic algorithm is used for the optimizer, and both weight and efficiency make up the multi-objective function that is optimized. Parametric design in 2D is demonstrated for a novel compressor booster and a 3D parametric design process is described.

9/23/11 Future Growth for Ohio Industries with Larrell Walters

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:07
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
The Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) was founded in 2006 when the University of Dayton received funding from the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Project to establish IDCAST as a Wright Center of Innovation. IDCAST is a collaborative commercialization ...

8/19/11 Space Launch-28 Years of Studies with John Livingston

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 11:01
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
John Livingston, of the Engineering Design and Analysis Division in the Requirements and Capabilities Integration Directorate at the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC/XRE), will give a talk titled, “Space Launch-28 Years of Studies”. He has been involved with Air Force hypersonic and space access systems ...

7/22/11 Historical Aircraft Propulsion Challenges at General Electric with John Kutney, Sr.

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 10:48
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
John Kutney is a retired engineer from General Electric who will present case studies from several case studies that he worked on during his career at General Electric Aviation. These include the F4H/J79 10 % subsonic cruise problem, the A300B/CF6-50 6% second segment climb issue, and the Falcon ...

6/17/11 Design, Fabrication, and Test of the X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator with Charles Brink

Posted By Marc Polanka 21 Dec, 2023 10:23
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
This high-flying Lunch‘n’Learn will discuss the design, fabrication, and test of the X 51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator with heavy emphasis on current flight test related topics.

9/22/23 Lunch and Learn Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Low-Pressure Turbine Flow Fields with Zachary Robison

Posted By Marc Polanka 20 Dec, 2023 15:24
Found In Library: Dayton/Cincinnati
This talk showcases two simulation campaigns conducted at New Mexico State University in conjunction with experiments at PSU and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). For modern front-loaded high-lift airfoils in low-pressure turbines, the endwall losses make a significant contribution to the total losses. ...