Seattle Aerospace Short Course
KU Aerospace Short Courses in Seattle
Seattle, Washington
March 17-21, 2025
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Course Schedule and Registration
Learn the latest industry knowledge from expert instructors
Early registration deadline: January 31, 2025
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Courses
Instructors: Case van Dam and Paul Vijgen
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday
This course covers recent advances in high-lift systems and aerodynamics as well as cruise drag prediction and reduction. It includes discussion of numerical methods and experimental techniques for performance analysis of wings and bodies and boundary-layer transition prediction/detection.
Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.
Who should attend?
Designed for engineers and managers involved in the aerodynamic design and analysis of airplanes, rotorcraft and other vehicles.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Aerodynamic Design Improvements: High-Lift and Cruise
Instructor: Pierre Trudel
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Friday
Advanced System Safety will elevate students' safety process acumen by diving deeper into the safety process and introducing a small cradle to grave project to provide practical experience in using the safety process to help design and develop the proper set of documentation for compliance to requirements.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This training primarily targets aerospace companies developing aircraft and aeronautical technologies under the oversight of regulators. The training will benefit engineering teams associated with the design and the showing of compliance for a given design (aircraft, systems, or parts). Other segments of industry (such as space and autonomous vehicles) that do not have a strongly defined regulatory enforcement can also benefit from this training. It is recommended that you have taken the following course prior to taking this course: System Safety Assessment for Commercial Aircraft Certification.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Advanced Topics in System Safety for Commercial Certification
Instructor: Dennis C. Philpot
March 17-20, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Thursday
This course is designed to provide participants with strong theoretical and practical knowledge of the methodologies for performing rigid body and modal-based dynamics analysis on a wide range of structural and mechanical systems. The course builds upon the theoretical foundation with practical applications that can be immediately put into practice in the workplace. Both the theory and practice of classical "hand" analysis techniques are presented, along with the more modern (numerical/computational) methods used in the industry. The subject matter difficulty level is intermediate.
Earn 28 classroom hours and 2.8 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course will benefit design engineers who would like to become more familiar with the techniques and modern practices of dynamics analysis to help them be more knowledgeable and bring more capability to the work place. It is also appropriate for mechanical engineers who need to become more proficient in the area of structural dynamics due to a particular job assignment or new career opportunity. Department managers whose staff are involved in loads and dynamics work are also encouraged to attend.
$2,295 (early registration)
$2,495 (regular registration)
Instructor: C. Bruce Stephens
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
This course discusses the FAA Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) and design concepts required to ensure all aspects of aircraft electrical wiring and installation are safe. It examines aircraft wiring as a system and reviews all Part 25 CFRs related to EWIS FAA certification. Student teams will review FAA Advisory Circulars and present practical applications of the information in a simulation of the EWIS certification process. EWIS requirements for aircraft maintenance and inspection will also be discussed.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for all aircraft design areas including electrical, avionics, and HIRF/lightning engineers and aircraft technicians. Aircraft managers and project engineers working in electrical/avionics related areas should also attend.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) and FAA Requirements/a>
Instructors: George Cusimano and Greg Lewis
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday
This course provides an introduction to and definition of the basic flight test process, application of engineering principles to flight test and description of common flight test practices, along with an introduction to the flight test discipline. The course is embellished with a variety of examples from completed flight test programs.
Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for all levels of engineers and managers in industry working on flight test projects, military and civil project engineers, test pilots and flight test engineers, government research laboratory personnel and FAA and other regulatory agency engineers. It is ideally suited for engineers and managers from other disciplines who are moving into the flight test discipline for the first time or who must interact with flight test engineers regularly on a given project.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Instructor: Harold Rosenstein
March 17-20, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday
This course will present key aspects of vertical flight and rotorcraft challenges through a review of their historical evolution, basic principles and enabling technologies. It will cover the fundamental principles underlying rotorcraft flight, flight performance, rotor limitations, configurations and conceptual design. Emphasis is placed on relating rotorcraft aerodynamics to airplane aerodynamics for those making the transition.
Earn 28 classroom hours and 2.8 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for engineers, engineering managers, pilots, administrators and educators who are involved in rotary wing design, testing, evaluation or other technical aspects. The course is also suitable for entry- through intermediate-level students, engineers and pilots who are new to the industry.
$2,295 (early registration)
$2,495 (regular registration)
Instructor: Gernot Konrad
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday
The goal of human factors engineering in civil flight deck design is to ensure that the pilot compartment and its installed systems and equipment support safe aircraft operation and comply with applicable certification regulations, are easy to use, maximize human-machine performance, and provide a superior pilot experience. Flight deck human factors engineers work to support a pilot-centered flight deck development process. They generate requirements by applying data-driven knowledge about the pilot's capabilities and limitations and validate them through analysis and structured evaluations/tests. This course is intended to give engineers, pilots, and managers involved in the design and certification of civil flight decks an introduction to the required human factors engineering activities. The course reviews the physical, physiological, psychological, and cognitive performance capabilities of flight crews. It explores the limitations of pilots' performance and how they are impacted by systemic variables in the flight deck environment. It then examines how pilots' capabilities and limitations impact crew workload and human error. The course builds a theoretical human factors engineering foundation for designing and assessing civil flight decks and their installed systems and equipment. The course provides flight deck design examples and accident analysis from a human factors point of view. Key topics include applicable certification regulations, design guidelines, industry standards, and means of compliance.
Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is intended for engineers/scientists, pilots, and managers at aircraft manufacturers, system/equipment suppliers, regulators, accident investigation bodies, and research/teaching facilities involved in the design, evaluation/test, and/or certification of flight decks for civil aircraft.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Human Factors Engineering for Civil Flight Deck Design and Certification
Instructor: Travis Dahna
March 17-20, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday
This course will provide an overall understanding of the 14 CFR Part 21 requirements necessary to obtain design, production and airworthiness approvals for civil aviation products and articles. Title 14, CFR Part 21 regulations are the backbone of the regulatory framework that enables Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) to conduct its certification responsibilities on products and articles. Under 14 CFR Part 21, §21.1, the FAA defines a product as an aircraft, engine or propeller, while an article means a material, part, component, process or appliance. In addition to 14 CFR Part 21, this course will delve into certain aspects of 14 CFR Part 43, outlining the requirements to receive approval for alterations/repairs for civil aviation products and articles. An overview is provided on FAA organizational structure, additional 14 CFR Parts, regulatory/guidance material, and rulemaking procedures.
This is the first course in the following three-part FAA course series and serves as a prerequisite for subsequent FAA courses.
1. Introduction to FAA Airworthiness Approval Requirements
2. FAA Type Certification Process
3. FAA Type Certification Plan Development
Earn 28 classroom hours and 2.8 CEUs.
Who should attend?
Certification Engineers, Design Engineers, Engineering Management, Program Managers, Business Development Personnel, and Designated Engineering Representatives (DER)/Organization Designation Authorization Unit Members (ODA UM).
$2,295 (early registration)
$2,495 (regular registration)
Register for Introduction to FAA Airworthiness Approval Requirements
Instructor: Thomas Taylor
March 17-19, 2025
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Wednesday
This course will discuss the Enhanced Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems/Fuel Tank Safety (EAPAS/FTS) rule. This rule requires design approval holders (DAH) and applicants to develop instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) consisting of maintenance and inspection tasks, intervals, and procedures for the representative airplane's electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for each affected type design.
Earn 21 classroom hours and 2.1 CEUs.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for all aircraft design areas including electrical, avionics, EWIS and HIRF/lightning engineers and aircraft technicians. Maintenance and inspection managers, operators and aircraft managers should also attend.
$1,995 (early registration)
$2,095 (regular registration)
Register for Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Using Enhanced Zonal Analysis Procedures
Instructor: Max Kismarton
March 17-21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
This course provides an introduction to high-performance composite materials, covering both engineering and manufacturing of composite parts and assemblies, basic material properties of the constituents (fiber and matrix), how they combine to form plies, or lamina, how to obtain lamina properties, how laminae are combined to form laminates and how to obtain the laminate properties. Other engineering topics include stress analysis, failure criteria and testing methods. Case studies and lessons-learned will be discussed. Design using composites will include material selection, lamination rules of thumb, weight analysis, fabrication process description, tool design, and preliminary cost and production rate analysis.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
The course has proven very helpful to those wanting a broad overview and/or a crash course in composites, experienced engineers looking for a refresher course, stress engineers wanting to understand how composites really work or fail and what to look out for when analyzing parts, data and margins, practicing engineers and managers with metal experience wishing to expand their skill set, anyone wanting to jump into the field but does not know how to go about it, and engineering teams embarking on new projects involving composites.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)