APRIL 2024AEROSPACEDEFENSEREVIEW.COM8DEVELOPMENTS IN AIRCRAFT ARCHITECTURE DESIGNBy Thomas Ahn, Vice President Engineering, Deutsche AircraftThe article is based on an interview with Thomas Ahn, Vice President of Engineering at Deutsche Aircraft.Author BioThomas Ahn is an aerospace engineer with over 35 years of experience in aircraft development programs, covering regional aircraft, commercial jets, business jets, fighters, cruise missiles, and amphibious aircraft. He currently holds the position of VP of chief engineering and chief engineer for the D328ecoTM program at Deutsche Aircraft in Germany. He received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg, Germany and has worked for several renowned aerospace companies such as Dornier, DeHavilland, Bombardier, Airbus Defense and Space, and Grob Aircraft. Thomas has been instrumental in the development and launches of several successful aircraft models and is now dedicated to building a regional aircraft for a sustainable future based on the heritage of the Dornier 328.Methodologies Applied to Integrate Modern Technologies into the Overall Architecture of a New AircraftThe seamless integration of any new technology at Deutsche Aircraft is governed by the company's technology development roadmap, which combines aspects of our market strategy, the customer satisfaction strategy, the business strategy, and the resulting product portfolio strategy. All new technologies have to prove mainly two things: the value they can generate for customers and business and the readiness for introduction into new product development. When we talk about new technologies, we need to distinguish between aircraft-level technologies, system-level technologies and component-level technologies. As an aircraft OEM, Deutsche Aircraft is mainly concerned with the development of aircraft-level technologies, addressing the overall aerodynamic configuration of an aircraft, the overall systems architecture of an aircraft as a flying system (including the propulsion system) and the overall airframe technology, affecting the structural integrity and represent the biggest weight drivers in aircraft development. To effectively Aircraft Architecture Team (From left to right): Carsten Riediger, Amine Taourichi, Silvia Bianchi, Pascal Renaud, Daniel Lima Silveria Bueno, Virupaksha VeerannaIn My Opinion
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