| 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 | |
| 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 |