Saturday and Sunday, See Class Schedule
A Two-Day Intensive Seminar/Workshop
Conducted by: MARTIN HOLLMANN, M.S.

This seminar is intended for all who have an interest in designing and building their own aircraft. The latest aircraft design technology, materials, and computer programs will be discussed. Each participant will have the opportunity to work on a computer and learn to use the aircraft design programs. These programs include performance, c.g., a.c., stability calculations, V-n diagram, wing sizing, fuselage plot, fuselage loads, and the EMRC NISA finite element analysis program. All programs run on a PC using Windows 2000. Each student will receive a copy of the full blown NISA fea program, 1,000 DOF, that has no time limit and can do statics, dynamics, and composites, and all new aircraft design programs that run on Windows 2000.
Seminar covers:
BASIC AIRCRAFT DESIGN:
Size your aircraft to your desired performance (top speed, endurance, climb angle, etc.) and calculate gross weight, wing area, engine power, etc.; determine c.g., aerodynamic center, airfoils, stall speed, tail trim, etc. for conventional or three surface configuration.
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS:
Using NISA, each student will learn how to set up a finite element model of a wing and determine stress distributions from static loads and perform a modal analysis used in wing flutter prediction.
LOADS ANALYSIS:
Calculate load factors for your aircraft per 14 CFR, Part 23; construct V-n diagram; calculate air-load distributions, landing loads.
STRUCTURAL SIZING AND ANALYSIS:
Design and size your load structures, including wing spars, wing attach-fittings, stabilizers, landing gear struts, etc.
OPTIMIZING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES:
Determine optimum ply orientations and calculate stiffness and strengths using netting analysis, rule of mixtures, tensor analysis, maximum strain energy criteria, etc.; determine safety factors and margins of safety. How to utilize foam moldless and molded layup methods; prepregs vs. wet layups and gel coats; plug construction; vacuum bagging; fabrication techniques for minimizing cost and weight; attaching composites to similar and dissimilar materials; finishing materials and techniques; health and safety; proof-testing composite structures.
ADVANCED TOPICS:
Designing composite structures for pressurization, lighting strike and icing protection. An introduction to flutter prediction is also included.
COURSE TEXT NOTEBOOK & COMPUTER PROGRAMS:
Comprehensive, a 8 1/2 x 11 book includes all design and analysis formulas, materials data, testing methods for composites and much more.  All computer programs.
Advance Registration:
Due to limited size, advanced registration is required. Registration at the door will not be accepted.

Advanced registration is required and no refunds unless mutually agreed upon!
Registration fee: $675 includes lunch and all course material.