This course features many guest lecturers from industry, from other universities, and from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. The name and title of each guest lecturer is provided below.
| LEC # | TOPICS | INSTRUCTORS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Course and to the Aircraft as a System | Prof. Earll M. Murman | |
| 2 | Lean System Engineering I | Prof. Earll M. Murman | |
| 3 | Lifecycle Considerations | Al Haggerty, VP and GM Engineering (retired), Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles, and MIT | |
| 4 | Cost and Financial Analysis | Prof. Karen Willcox | |
| 5 | Introduction to Aircraft Performance and Static Stability Aerodynamics Primer |
Prof. Earll M. Murman | |
| 6 | Transport Aircraft Performance I | Prof. Robert Liebeck, Boeing Phantom Works, and MIT | |
| 7 | Transport Aircraft Performance II | Prof. Robert Liebeck, Boeing Phantom Works, and MIT | Written version I due |
| 8 | Environmental Factors: Noise and Emissions | Prof. Ian Waitz | |
| 9 | An Airline Viewpoint | Gordon McKinzie, Manager New Airplane Programs United Airlines (retired) | |
| 10 | Reliability and Maintenance | Prof. John Hansman | |
| 11 | The Space Shuttle - A Case Study | Prof. Aaron Cohen, Emeritus of Engineering, Texas A&M University and retired NASA Johnson Center Director | |
| 12 | Propulsion, Fuel, Accessory Systems | Ed Crow, Sr. VP Engineering, Pratt and Whitney (retired) | Written version II due |
| 13 | Life Support, Environmental, Accessory Systems | Joe Ornelas, VP Engineering, Hamilton Sunstrand | |
| 14 | Flight Deck | Brian Kelley, Boeing Commercial Aircraft | Team presentations of material in sections 2-6 |
| 15 | Avionics, Air Data, Communications | Prof. John Hansman | |
| 16 | Flight Controls | Henry Harschburger, Director of Flight Controls, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles F/A-18E/F (retired) | |
| 17 | Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic | Ron Suiter, Director of Subsystems, McDonnell Douglas (retired) | |
| 18 | Structural System | Prof. Paul Lagace | |
| 19 | System Architecting for Safety | Ron Hinderberger, Boeing Commercial Aircraft | Written version III due |
| 20 | Commercial Aircraft System Verification, Validation and Certification | Prof. John Hansman Tom Imrich, Chief Test Pilot Research, The Boeing Company |
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| 21 | Lean System Engineering II | Prof. Earll M. Murman | |
| 22 | Military Aircraft System Verification, Validation, Certification | CDR Paul Sohl, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy Test Pilot School | |
| 23 | Risk Analysis and Management and Uncertainty | Al Haggerty, VP and GM Engineering (retired), Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles, and MIT |
Team presentations of material in sections 1-10 Final written version due |
| 24 | Case Study Oral Presentations | ||
| 25 | Trip to Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut |