Seminar series on aircraft design by researchers and industry professionals. AA294 is a unique graduate level seminar course that aims to give students a practical perspective on aircraft design from the practitioners and experts in the field. The presentations take the form of technically rigorous briefings and program reviews on real-world projects and historically significant aircraft. Past speakers have come from large aerospace companies like Boeing, Airbus, Northrup Grumman, Embraer and General Atomics to smaller startups and consulting firms like ICON, Swift Engineering and AeroVironment. The seminar has also drawn extensively from the academic and aviation enthusiast communities to provide a truly diverse perspective on aircraft design and engineering.

Seminars are scheduled on Wednesday afternoon in the Spring quarter, from April through June.

• Time: 2:15pm - 3:45pm, Every Wednesday
• Venue: Room 300-300 (Main Quad)

Registration for credit is optional and may be repeated for credit.  To receive credit, students must attend at least 80% of the seminars and sign an attendance sheet. Additional credit may be applied with an optional research paper.

All people interested are welcome to attend individual seminars. Most talks are intended for a general audience who is interested in aircraft design. Undergraduate students may take the course for credit or audit.