GENERAL INTEREST

• Aluminum by Choice, Manufacturing by Design: The Evolving World of Aerospace Aluminum Telephone/Webcast • Thursday, October 4, 2007 • 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET — Hear about recent trends in design and manufacture of aluminum components, including a focus on advanced materials and applied processes. Panelists will offer different perspectives on the trends and key initiatives from the standpoint of designers, fabricators, and producers in aluminum aerospace applications ranging from commercial aircraft to military aircraft and defense products.

• FREE 30-minute Webinar! The Total Learning Toolkit — SAE's New Learning Center • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 • 12:00 noon-12:30 p.m. ET — A powerful tool to help you manage and track your personal professional development activities. All webinar participants will be registered for a chance to win one of three free seats to be given away for a future SAE Seminar! For more information or to register, click here.

• SAE Aerospace Standards

• Aerospace Materials Specifications

• Explore the 250+ standards development committees of SAE.
  Participate and impact the global aerospace industry.

• Hawker 4000 flight testing nears completion – Read this full story and other 'Tech Focus' news from AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Online.

• The Journal of Aerospace features 103 best aerospace-related SAE technical papers of 2006.

• Technical papers are now available for the following conferences:

• 2007 Digital Human Modeling Conference

• International Conference on Environmental Systems

Download your technical paper copies online.

ELECTRONICS/AVIONICS

• Emergency lighting — Read this full story and other 'Product showcase' news from AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Online.

• AS5649: Wire and Cable Marking Process, UV Laser

• AS5678: Passive RFID Tags Intended for Aircraft Use

ENGINEERING/DESIGN

• Learn the design and analysis skills that will improve quality and reduce costs by attending these seminars — now offered in Alabama!

• Design of Experiments - Basic Simplified Taguchi Seminar
  Next offering: August 8-9, 2007

• New! ANOVA for Design of Experiments Seminar
  Next offering: August 10, 2007

• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Fundamentals is a computer-based training course designed to provide basic skills in the interpretation of engineering drawings that incorporate the use of GD&T Standards. Interpret drawings that were completed under the requirements of any specific Standards version.

ENGINES/PROPULSION

• Getting fired up for hypersonic flight — Read this full story and other 'Technology update' news from AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Online.

• Turn up the heat on aircraft icing — Discuss the worldwide concern for flight safety of operating in icing conditions at the SAE Aircraft & Engine Icing International Conference, September 24-27, 2007 at the NH Central Convention Hotel in Seville, Spain.
  Register by September 7, 2007 and save $100.

HISTORY

• Historical books from the SAE Store:

• Advanced Engine Development At Pratt and Whitney: the Inside Story of Eight Special Projects, 1946-1971 offers a behind-the-scenes look at the almost unbelievable projects at Pratt & Whitney, including the RL10 hydrogen rocket engine, and the development of the technology for the high-pressure staged combustion rocket engine used in the Space Shuttle.

• Hispano Suiza in Aeronautics-Men, Companies, Engines and Aircraft book examines Hispano Suiza's evolution and the technological advances of its engines.

• Tests of Character is written to reveal the problems which have faced test pilots from the earliest years of aviation through the 1960s. These tell the story of the difficulties faced by test pilots in turning the new machines into efficient aircraft capable of being flown by ordinary military and commercial pilots.

MAINTENANCE

• MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The Annual PAMA Aviation Maintenance Symposium and Aviation Industry Expo is headed to Dallas, Texas! March 18-20, 2008. Click here for a recap of our successful 2007 event.

• Human Factors for the Aviation Maintenance Technician Workshop — The expansion of human factors awareness is the single most significant opportunity to make aviation both safer and more efficient.
  Next offering: September 15-16, 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA

• Plan now to attend the most comprehensive DoD maintenance, logistics, and materiel readiness event of 2007! The Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition will be held November 13-16, 2007 at Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA.
  Register by October 26, 2007 and save $100.

• Call for Abstracts: DoD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition
  Great Ideas Competition 2007
  Abstract Deadline: August 1, 2007

MANAGEMENT

• By request, this popular seminar is now being offered in Alabama! Engineering Project Management Seminar provides the essentials for understanding the Project Management portion of the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process without unnecessary filler.
  Next offering: August 6-7, 2007

MANUFACTURING/QUALITY

• SAE partners with Alcoa to offer innovative online courses! AQI offers 22 courses totaling 274 hours of learning that cover both basic and advanced concepts and techniques in Quality! To view a complete list of courses, click here.

MATERIALS

• Static and Dynamic Sealing Seminar provides a comprehensive overview of static and dynamic sealing techniques. Attendees will learn the advantages and disadvantages of various seal types, and gain skills to select the appropriate materials for specific seal applications.
  Next offering: August 9-10, 2007

• The Vehicle Noise Control Engineering Academy - Vehicle Interior Noise track focuses on the understanding and application of acoustical materials to optimize NVH in the passenger or operator compartment.
  Next offering: September 24-28, 2007

SAFETY/TESTING

• Swales bypasses physical testing with MSC.Software solutions — Read this full story and other 'Computers in engineering' news from AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Online.

• SuperSMITH™ Package
  A complete self-study course and combined software package of tools and reference manuals to perform Weibull Analysis.