Seattle Aerospace Short Course - Course Listings
KU Aerospace Short Courses in Seattle
Course Schedule and Registration
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Early registration deadline: February 27, 2026
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Courses
Instructor: Mark Ewing
April 13-17, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
This course provides an introduction to the analysis and design of aircraft structures. Course content includes design criteria, structural design concepts, loads and load paths, metallic and composite materials, static strength, buckling and crippling, durability and damage tolerance, practical design considerations, certification and repair. Analysis exercises and a design project are included to better involve students in the learning process.
Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for engineers, engineering managers, certification authorities and educators whose responsibilities include aircraft structures.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Instructor: Willem Anemaat
April 13-17, 2026
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday
Participants in this course learn an overview of airplane static and dynamic stability and control theory and applications, as well as classical control theory and applications to airplane control systems. An overview of flying qualities and regulations is included.
Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.
Who should attend?
Aeronautical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers needing to learn more about flight dynamics, along with pilots with some engineering background, government research laboratory personnel, engineering managers and educators.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Instructor: C. Bruce Stephens
April 13-17, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
This course discusses the concepts of aircraft ground and flight testing that may be required to ensure aircraft level systems are safe for operation when exposed to the effects of electromagnetic effects (EME), high intensity radiated fields (HIRF), lightning, precipitation static (P-static), and transmitting personal electronic devices (TPEDs). This course presents the fundamentals of coordinating and performing aircraft testing from a very practical, step-by-step perspective, and examines the process used by aircraft OEMs to show compliance to regulations relating to EME, HIRF, lightning, p-static, and TPEDs. Please note that this course requires background knowledge of electromagnetic effects and a basic understanding of P-Static, TPED's, HIRF, and lightning. Students will work in teams to gain hands-on experience building a new STC Electrical/Avionics System Installation for EME Aircraft Testing. They will create a report showing how the installation meets Direct Effects of Lightning certification requirements and prepare sample compliance statements. This project will provide students a unique opportunity to incorporate the information they learn as they progress through the course. Prerequisite: If you do not have prior knowledge of or experience working with electromagnetic effects, it is required you take the following course: Introduction to Electromagnetic Effects (EME) and Aircraft Engineering Requirements, in-person or online.
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 Electromagnetic Effects Aircraft Level Testing and FAA Requirements
Instructor: Travis Dahna
April 13-16, 2026
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 Hermann
April 13-17, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Friday
This course is designed to provide a qualitative understanding of aeroelastic behavior for aerospace vehicles. The class will explore different forms of aeroelastic phenomena and associated issues in structural dynamics and aerodynamic-structure interaction. Topics include solution methodologies, computational methods for aeroelastic analysis, development of the operational flight boundary, aeroservoelasticity, and contemporary topics such as limit cycle oscillations and related nonlinear pathologies in aeroelastic systems. The class addresses practical issues such as ground and flight tests. The course material will require selected study of the essential equations.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for engineers and technical managers involved in aerospace vehicle design, analysis and testing related to aeroelastic response and stability issues. The level of class instruction is appropriate for engineers and managers with an undergraduate degree in engineering.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Instructor: Pierre Trudel
April 13-17, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Friday
This course develops the skills necessary to write and review system safety assessments for regulatory compliance to 14CFR 2X.1309 and 23.2510. Class participants are walked through the evolution of the safety rule and specific techniques for compliance through a comprehensive look at the regulations and current regulatory guidance. In-depth reviews of industry standards in system safety such as SAE ARP4761A and SAE ARP4754B, and ASTM F3230-17 followed by exercises, examples, and class discussions strengthens the students understanding of safety for compliance. By the end of the class, students gain the ability to develop meaningful system safety requirements, design safety compliant systems and equipment, and improve their skills in developing system safety compliance documentation.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is intended for anyone involved in the regulatory compliance aspects of system safety. It is specifically designed for Parts 23, 25, 27 and 29 system certification engineers, system designers, FAA Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs), ODA Unit Members (UM), system safety engineers, engineering leadership, and military personnel procuring civil equipment.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for System Safety Assessment for Commercial Aircraft Certification