Event Registration - Society of Flight Test Engineers
52nd SFTE International Symposium - St. Louis
10/11/2021 - 10/14/2021
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TIME-TESTED TRADITION
The challenges and opportunities surrounding the application of traditional test techniques to new technology, autonomous aircraft, and space vehicles.
This event will be held with both in-person and virtual attendance options. In-person attendance will be conducted according to current local guidance for social distancing and face mask requirements.
Hotel rooms are not included in the registration cost. Book a room at the Embassy Suites St. Louis using the preferred rate at this link.
Government employees who need to pay via SF-182 may use the "Pay by Check" option to receive an invoice for payment.
Schedule of Events:
- Welcome Reception - October 11, evening
- Technical Presentation Sessions - October 12-14
- Awards Banquet - October 14, evening
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, Two Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, MO 63303
List of Papers:
- Professionalism in Flight Test Engineering
Darren McDonald, The Boeing Company - Flight Test Point Optimization Program for a Self-Protection Application
Oscar Klempay & Rebecca Douglas, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) - Applying traditional flight test safety risk management techniques to New/Novel aircraft
Bill Jaconetti, The Boeing Company - Using A 1949 Piston Powered Airplane to Train 21st Century Flight Testers
Russel Erb, USAF Test Pilot School - From V/STOL lessons learned to e-VTOL challenges and revolution
Joao O. Falcao, International Test Pilot School Canada Ltd. - Virgin Orbit’s Airborne Mission Control: A unification of new space technology with heritage aviation & NASA crewed spaceflight operations
Jason F. Panzarino, Sarah M. Barnes & Bryce Schaefer, Virgin Orbit - H-1 TopOwl Helmet Mounted Night Vision System Testing Using the Endsley’s Situational Model for Evaluation
Maj Thomas B. Hutson, USMC & Ms. Melissa D. Hensler, USN - Things Flight Testers Should Know About Batteries for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
Jennifer Uchida, AeroTec - Development and Testing of Classical Low Speed Envelope Tilt rotor Flight Control Laws
Marc Alexander, National Research Council of Canada, Flight Research Laboratory & Neil Cameron, University of Liverpool - First Year of The E-VTOL Flight Test Council
Al Lawless, Aurora Flight Sciences - How we can use Digital Engineering to Test Better
Capt. Megan E. L. Burk & Capt. Riley A. Livermore, USAF - T-7A Flight Test - Coronavirus Impacts to Testing
Scott Underwood, The Boeing Company - The Canadian Vertical Lift Autonomy Demonstration Project – Preliminary Flight Test Feedback
Derek Gowanlock, National Research Council of Canada - The Instrumentation of Safety
Jennifer Uchida, AeroTec - Flight Test Academy: A Video Based Instruction Series for Teachers and Students, Comprising of Aerospace STEM Projects that Explore Flight Test Engineering
Daniel W. Hrehov, Flight Test Engineering Consultant - GPIM – De-orbit Maneuver Planning and Re-entry Prediction
First Lieutenant Liberty M. Shockley, US Space Force - Test Planning Workflows: An Applications Based Approach
Jennifer Uchida, AeroTec - Air Data Basics
Darren McDonald, The Boeing Compay - Rapid Development of a Telemetric Situational Awareness System for Vertical Lift Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Instruction
Marc Alexander & Kris Ellis, National Research Council of Canada, Flight Research Laboratory - Development and Flight Testing of the Manned Remotely Piloted Aircraft Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Instruction
Danyang (Sannie) Xu, ITPS Canada