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Engineering in the Production System
Keynote
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Walt Odisho
Vice President & General Manager, 737 Program and Renton Site, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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Forum 360: Sustainable Product Lifestyle - Integration Everywhere
Description
In today’s environment where emphasis is on innovation and affordability driven by digital transformation, it is paramount that the entire product lifecycle from conceptual design, engineering, testing, manufacturing, to in-service be considered and integrated. Join the discussion with experts from across an aircraft’s life. Hear about lessons learned and explore new opportunities directed on incorporation of the production system into the initial design concepts, thereby making sustainable, competitive products.Moderator
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Teresa (Teri) M. Finchamp
Director, Production System and Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Panelists
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Eric Barnes
Northrop Grumman Fellow, Additive Manufacturing and Emerging Programs, Northrop Grumman -
Karl Hutter
President and CEO, Click Bond -
Parimal "PK" Kopardekar
Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI), NASA Ames Research Center -
John Wiitala
Vice President, Technical Services, United Airlines
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Plenary Session
Keynote
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Jim Bridenstine
Administrator, NASA
Moderator
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Graham Warwick
Executive Editor, Technology, Aviation Week
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Forum 360: NASA Aeronautics Shaping the New Era of Aviation
Description
Recent technology advances are coming together to enable breakthroughs in the speed and efficiency of transport aircraft and open new markets for smaller aircraft, from unmanned aircraft systems to new modes of passenger and cargo transport.
NASA Aeronautics 2020 strategic implementation plan lays out an approach to address growing demand for global air mobility, the major challenges of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, and the opportunity for convergence between traditional aeronautical disciplines and technology advances in information, communications, energy and other rapidly evolving technologies.
Senior leaders from NASA Aeronautics will discuss strategic directions for sustainable growth in subsonic transports, the safe and efficient emergence of new small aircraft markets, the reemergence of the supersonic transport market, and the fully integrated airspace system in which they must co-exist.
Moderator
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Richard Wahls
Strategic Technical Advisor, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Speakers
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Robert Pearce
Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
Panelists
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John Cavolowsky
Director, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
James A. Kenyon
Director, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
Lee Noble
Director, Integrated Aviation Systems Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
Akbar Sultan
Director, Airspace Operations and Safety Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
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Forum 360: CFD2030 Aerospace Grand Challenges for Revolutionary CFD Capabilities
Description
As described in the CFD Vision 2030 report published in 2014, Grand Challenges “drive the identification and solution of the critical CFD barriers that would lead to a desired revolutionary CFD capability.” For this purpose, several initial Grand Challenges have been formulated to focus community attention and resources to address critical shortcomings in CFD predictive capability in key product and system categories. In this panel, a brief summary of the proposed Grand Challenges will be discussed, highlighting key technical obstacles and the quantified benefit to industrial product development in overcoming those obstacles. Panelists will then provide expert opinion on the design, execution, and importance of Grand Challenge efforts, and effective ways to engage the science and engineering communities to efficiently tackle these long-term focus activities.Moderator
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Juan Alonso
Vance D. and Arlene C. Coffman Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
Panelists
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John Cavolowsky
Director, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
Reynaldo "Ray" Gomez III
Aerodynamics Discipline Lead, NASA Johnson Space Center -
Micah Howard
Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories -
Om Sharma
Senior Fellow, United Technologies Research Center -
Stephen Wells
Director of Flight Sciences, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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Plenary Session
Keynote
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Tom Vice
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Aerion Corporation
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Forum 360: Need for Speed
Description
We are nearing a new era of commercial supersonic operation. The industry is collaborating across sectors to ensure the tools are ready to meet the mission for faster civilian travel.
Whether technical, regulatory, environmental or manufacturing challenges, hear about the strategy to assess and solve these challenges to make speed a reality.
Moderator
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JD McFarlan III
Vice President, Functional Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Panelists
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Peter Coen
Low Boom Flight Demonstration Mission Manager, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
Gene Holloway
Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Aerion Supersonic -
Peter Iosifidis
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (X-59) Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation -
Joel Kirk
Executive Leader, Advanced Systems Design and Technology, GE Aviation -
Kevin Welsh
Executive Director of the Office of Environment & Energy, FAA
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Transformational Flight Certification Symposium
Description
The Transformational Flight Certification Symposium focuses on building type certification into the design of advanced aircraft. Attendees will learn about the FAA certification process and the role of ASTM, SAE, GAMA, and RTCA standards and guidelines in the certification process. The symposium will feature panelists from FAA offices, and leaders of standards committees discussing their roadmaps. A panel of advanced aircraft manufacturers will speak about their experiences working through product development toward design certification.
Schedule:
"The Road from Dreams to Certification"
0930 – 1030 EDT
Panelist: Lowell Foster, Director of Global Innovation and Engineering, GAMA
Foster will provide a realistic and useful guide to aircraft designers who are turning their dreams into a marketable product. This includes questions that the applicant needs to answer to define special conditions and certification plans for design, and operational approaches not presently covered under certification standards.
“Certification for Electric and Advanced Aircraft: Lessons Learned and How-Tos”
1030 – 1130 EDT
Moderator: Wes Ryan, Unmanned and Pilotless Aircraft Technology Lead,
Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
Panelists: Gary Horan, Propulsion Standards Staff, Electric/Hybrid-Electric Focal, Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
David Jenson, Small Airplane Standards, Electric Propulsion Lead, Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
Andy Supinie, Propulsion Standards Staff, Electric/Hybrid-Electric Focal Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
The FAA perspective on certification on novel and emerging aircraft technologies and operations. Learn how to work with the FAA and get your aircraft certified and into service.
"Manufacturers on Certification for Electric Aircraft"
1130 – 1330 EDT
Moderator: Lowell Foster, Director of Global Innovation and Engineering, GAMA
Panelists:
Greg Bowles, Head of Government Affairs, Joby
Patrick Darmstadt, Drive and Power Systems Engineer and Technologist at the Boeing Company
Andrew Gibson, President, ES Aero
Tom Gunnarson, Wisk
Luciano Serra, Head of Systems Integrity, magniX
Tine Tomazsic, Group CTO, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions
Manufacturers share their experiences introducing electric propulsion into operational aircraft, and the challenges they experienced with their civil aviation authorities around the world. They will also share their lessons, in which the civil aviation authorities have evolved their certification, and in some cases, regulatory framework, to address the new technologies. The manufacturers discuss the importance of building standards from which means-of-compliance can be established, and its effect on the manufacturing process.
"Automation Certification Path"
1400 – 1630 EDT
Moderator: Wes Ryan, Unmanned and Pilotless Aircraft Technology Lead at Federal Aviation Administration
Panelists:
Ella Atkins, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Michigan
Anna Dietrich, Consultant, Policy for Innovative General Aviation
Noel Duerksen, Consultant
Borja Martos, President, Flight Level Engineering
David Sizoo, Project Manager, FAA
New research and work is being poured into increasing automation onboard aircraft toward future autonomy. How will autonomy be certified? Emergency autonomous autoland was slated for certification by the FAA in 2019. ASTM working group 377 is working on the Three Pillars of Autonomy to set a standardization path leading to certifiable avionics. This panel will discuss these breakthroughs, what’s coming next, and how to work within these paths to lead a new design to certification.Moderator
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Wes Ryan
Unmanned and Pilotless Aircraft Technology Lead, Policy & Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA
Panelists
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Ella Atkins
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan -
Greg Bowles
Head of Government Affairs, Joby Aviation -
Patrick Darmstadt
Drive and Power Systems Engineer and Technologist, The Boeing Company -
Noel Duerksen
Consultant -
Lowell Foster
Director of Global Innovation and Engineering, GAMA -
Andrew Gibson
President, Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. -
Tom Gunnarson
Lead, Regulatory Affairs, Wisk -
David Jenson
Small Airplane Standards, Electric Propulsion Lead, Policy & Innovation Division, FAA -
Borja Martos
President, Flight Level Engineering -
Luciano Serra
Head of Systems Integrity , magniX -
Andy Supinie
Propulsion Standards Staff, Electric/Hybrid-Electric Focal Policy & Innovation Division, FAA -
Tine Tomažič
Group CTO, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions
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Forum 360: Growing Today’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Technology
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Aerospace is entering its next age, as increasing levels of autonomy lead to a fundamental transformation in how people and goods move. Enabling this future will require new skills, new thinking, and new approaches to aircraft design, airspace management, and the role of humans in the aviation ecosystem. The panel today will peer into that future, to anticipate the exciting changes that are expected in aerospace, followed by a conversation on the skills and expertise that will be needed in the next generation of aerospace professionals.Moderator
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Irene Gregory
Senior Technologist, Advanced Control Theory and Application, NASA Langley Research Center
Panelists
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Jeanine Boyle
Vice President, Human Resources, Aurora Flight Sciences -
P. Barry Bulter
President, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -
David Hamill
Director, Human Resources, and Lead, FAA Strategic Workforce Planning Initiative, FAA -
Cindy Hasselbring
Senior Policy Advisor, STEM Education, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President -
Peter Kunz
Senior Chief Engineer, Unpiloted Systems, Engineering, Test & Technology, The Boeing Company, Chief Engineer, Boeing NeXt
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Plenary Session
Keynote
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Grazia Vittadini
Chief Technology Officer, Airbus
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Forum 360: View From the Inside: The Promise of Electric Propulsion across the Aviation Spectrum
Description
Electric propulsion holds the promise of cleaner and quieter skies and more economical aircraft operations. It also appears to be the solution to opening the third dimension of urban mobility. Whether for personal transportation, commuter air travel, or large carrier operations, this panel will explore what the near term future is for electric propulsion and gaze into the crystal ball of our future by the people who are developing, testing, and deploying electric powered aircraft.Panelists
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Steven Barrett
Director, MIT Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment , and Lead, MIT Electric Aircraft Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
Starr Ginn
Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Lead, NASA -
Ed Lovelace
Technical Fellow, High Power Electrical Systems, Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company -
Greg McDougall
Founder & CEO, Harbour Air -
Luciano Serra
Head of Systems Integrity , magniX
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Forum 360: View from Technology: A National Blueprint for Advanced Aerial Mobility
Moderator
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Ella Atkins
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Panelists
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Atherton Carty
Director, Enterprise Technology Roadmaps, Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs -
Nick Lappos
Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology, Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company , Chair, Committee on Enhancing Air Mobility, National Academy of Engineering -
Paul McDuffee
Business Development Executive, Boeing HorizonX -
Constantine "Costa" Samaras
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University -
Peter Shannon
Founder, Managing Director, Radius Capital
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COVID-19 and Civil Aviation Markets: A Bit Like Falling Off a Cliff, Only Without the Nice View
Description
Hear from Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace industry authority on market forecasting, on how civil aviation is and will be affected by the pandemic downturn. What are the long-term consequences? What will the recovery look like? Will the public sector be able to keep programs and concepts for advanced technologies and systems going, post-pandemic? Richard will share his latest analysis based on the latest industry data.Keynote
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Richard Aboulafia
Vice President, Analysis , Teal Group Corporation
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Forum 360: “Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory.”
Description
“Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory.”
How can we capture the knowledge, messaging, vision, and inspiration that has transpired during the forum, and understand the impact on the future of air transportation? How do we create continuity and continue the conversation? Join the 2020 AIAA AVIATION Forum’s Executive Steering Committee in a town-hall format Forum 360 to explore where we have been this week and where we are going.
Moderator
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Thomas Irvine
Consultant , TBI Aerospace Consulting LLC
Panelists
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Ella Atkins
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan -
Christopher Hernandez
Sector Vice President of Research, Technology and Engineering (RT & E), Northrop Grumman -
W. Allen "Al" Kilgore
Deputy Director Aeronautics, NASA Langley Research Center -
JD McFarlan III
Vice President, Functional Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics -
Patrick "Pat" Schirmer
Vice President, Engineering Strategy and Operations, The Boeing Company -
Edgar "Ed" Waggoner
Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA -
Brian Yutko
Chief Technologist, Boeing NeXt, Chief Strategy Officer, Aurora Flight Sciences
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