Engineer Information
Resume:
Dale Satran
Wichita, Kansas 67226
acton5@r.postjobfree.com
Education: George Washington University, Joint Institute for Advancement of Flight Sciences, Hampton, VA 23665
Master of Science in Flight Sciences: Dec., 1978
Thesis Title: The Effects of Spanwise Blowing on the Low-Speed Flight Characteristics of a Fighter Airplane Model Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67208
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Cum Laude: Dec., 1976
Experience:
July, 2015 - Textron Aviation Company
September, 2015 Textron AirLand Program
Weapon Integration Engineer
Technical lead for the weapons program. Worked with program leads to define weapon requirements during the development of the Scorpion platform.
July, 2011- Beechcraft Defense, Wichita, KS 67206
Present Government Business Division
Weapon Integration Lead
Technical lead for the weapons group. Responsible for weapon certification on the AT-6C and for airworthiness certification impacts due to weapon integration. Supported 3 phases of weapon demonstrations incorporating 12 different weapons on the AT-6C. Completed testing and documentation to support weapon certification program based on MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL- HDBK-1763 standards.
April, 2008- Hawker Beechcraft, Wichita, KS 67206
July, 2011 Government Business Division,
Aerodynamics Technical Lead
Technical lead responsible for the aerodynamics group which performs flight test analysis for the T-6A/B/C and AT-6 aircraft. Group is responsible for certification or military qualification of the aircraft performance and flying qualities for the aircraft configurations. Performed two wind tunnel tests to investigate stores integration and drag reduction for the AT-6 configuration. June, 2007 - Adam Aircraft,Inc., Englewood, CO 80112 February,2008 Lead Flight Test Analyst
Group lead for the flight test analysis. Reports directly to the senior vice president for engineering. Group is responsible for analyzing flight test data for certification of the A700 twin engine jet aircraft model. Test plans for FAA certification and company development are written by the analysts. Final reports documenting the aircraft performance and handling qualities will be submitted to the FAA. Group is also serving as the aerodynamic performance group which is leading a drag reduction effort on the test aircraft to meet performance goals. Drag reduction modifications provided a 20% decrease in drag for the aircraft.
October, 2004 - Arvada Soccer Association, Arvada CO 80001 June, 2006 Developmental Registrar and Referee Assignor Process all registration paperwork for the developmental players
(1700+ for Spring 2006) and formed teams (180 + teams) for these players. Provide staff support for office hours. Assign referees for games (~300 games or 900 referees) during season. Responsible for registration funds ($100K +) and referee payment funds ($10K) per season.
April 2, 2004 Retired from NASA Ames Research Center October, 1994 - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035 March, 2004 Aerospace Engineer.
Was technical lead (Level 3) for the Advanced Subsonic Technology (AST) Program for High Lift. Supported all AST high lift wind tunnel tests at Ames. Managed the budget for the program and manpower for the different tests. Provided monthly status reports, technical highlights, and program briefings as required.
Supported NASA Glenn/FAA/WSU/Learjet icing test and the AST STAR acoustic test in the 40 x 80 –Ft. wind tunnel. Was technical lead for the second generation tests for the DOE Heavy Vehicle program. Conducted two wind tunnel tests on the second generation vehicle for CFD validation and for evaluation of drag reduction concepts.
September, 1990 - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035 September, 1994 Supervisory Aerospace Engineer.
Was the Assistant Branch Chief for the Advanced Aerodynamic Concepts Branch. Was Acting Branch Chief for over 2 years. Branch was supporting the sonic boom minimization program for the High Speed Research (HSR) program, laminar flow for transonic aircraft, oblique wing aircraft, and other advanced concepts. Was responsible for manpower assignments, program direction changes, budget control, and briefings to upper management.
December, 1986 - NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546 August, 1990 Program Manager.
Was responsible for the Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation
(NAS), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and CFD Validation programs. Responsibilities included budget profiles, milestones, program reviews, program redirection, and advocacy of the programs.
January, 1979 - NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23665 November, 1986 Aerospace Engineer.
Supported experimental research in military and general aviation stall/spin program and in wake vortex alleviation. Developed an advanced data acquisition system using a laser telemetry system for the wake vortex facility including the entire software code for the data processing. Facility incorporated a 2- D scanning laser velocimetry system. Was responsible for all of the facility’s inventory.
Publication List
Effects of spanwise blowing on two fighter airplane configurations Anglin, E. L.; Satran, D.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
AIAA PAPER 79-1663; Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference for Future Space Systems, Boulder, CO, August 6-8, 1979, JAN 1, 1979 Full-scale wind-tunnel investigation of the effects of wing leading-edge modifications on the high angle-of-attack aerodynamic characteristics of a low-wing general aviation airplane Johnson, J. L., Jr.; Newsom, W. A.; Satran, D. R.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
AIAA PAPER 80-1844; Aircraft Systems Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Aug. 4-6, 1980, Aug 1, 1980 Wind-tunnel investigation of the tail-spoiler concept for stall-prevention on general aviation airplanes
Satran, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TM-83208, 1981
Effects of wing-leading-edge modifications on a full-scale, low-wing general aviation airplane: Wind-tunnel investigation of high-angle-of-attack aerodynamic characteristics Newsom, W. A., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States); Satran, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States); Johnson, J. L., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TP-2011, 1982
Vortex research facility improvements and preliminary density stratification effects on vortex wakes
Satran, D. R.; Holbrook, G. T.; Greene, G. C.; Neuhart, D. NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
AIAA PAPER 85-0050, Jan 1, 1985
Low-speed stability and control wind-tunnel investigations of effects of spanwise blowing on fighter flight characteristics at high angles of attack Satran, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States); Gilbert, W. P. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States); Anglin, E. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TP-2431, 1985
Seeding techniques used in the Vortex Research Facility Satran, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
1985
Wind-tunnel investigation of the flight characteristics of a canard general-aviation airplane configuration
Satran, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TP-2623, 1986
Density stratification effects on wake vortex decay Neuhart, Dan H.; Greene, George C.; Satran, Dale R.; Holbrook, G. Thomas NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
Journal of Aircraft, 23, 820-824, Nov 1, 1986
NASA's CFD Validation Program
Satran, Dale R. (NASA, Washington, DC, United States) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
1989
The Measurement of Wake and Gap Flows of the Generic Conventional Truck Model
(GCM) using Three-Component PIV
Heineck, J.T.; Walker, S. M.; and Satran, D.
The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses and Trains Monterey-Pacific Grove, CA, Dec. 2002
A Study of Reynolds Number Effects and Drag-Reduction Concepts on a Generic Tractor-Trailer
Storms, Bruce L.; Satran, Dale R.; Heineck, James T.; and Walker, Stephen M. NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
AIAA-2004-2251
34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Portland, Oregon, June 28-July 1, 2004
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