{"id":925,"date":"2019-12-06T09:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/?p=925"},"modified":"2019-12-06T11:37:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:37:51","slug":"flight-test-engineering-course-ua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/flight-test-engineering-course-ua\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Test Engineering Course (UA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/telemetry.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-937\" width=\"268\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/telemetry.png 735w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/telemetry-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Fall of 2019, I developed and taught a course in Flight Test Engineering to a select group of undergraduates in Aerospace Engineering and Physics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/neutralpoint.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/neutralpoint.png 961w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/neutralpoint-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/neutralpoint-768x231.png 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/neutralpoint-800x241.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics were divided into 1) performance, 2) stability &amp; 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We used experimental data collected by the instructor (me) and the students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Textbook: I assigned Kimberlin&#8217;s Flight Testing of Fixed Wing Aircraft; however, Ward&#8217;s  Introduction to Flight Test Engineering was a primary resource. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Fall of 2019, I developed and taught a course in Flight Test Engineering to a select group of undergraduates in Aerospace Engineering and Physics. Topics were divided into 1) performance, 2) stability &amp; control, and 3) logistics, operations &amp; hardware. 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