Lectures cover managerial as well as top-level technical aspects of systems development.
The course briefly summarizes the technical details of design as covered extensively in Dan Raymer's 5-day Aircraft Conceptual Design Short Course , but focuses more on the overall operational concept, systems engineering, and design management aspects of conceptual design. Overview of the aircraft design and development process. Design as a profession, design management as a profession. Creativity, invention, and concept formulation. Planning and management of an aircraft development and production program.