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Timothy Takahashi

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School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Professor of Practice
Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 6106
Biography

Timothy Takahashi is a professor of practice for aerospace engineering in the School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. He teaches classes in aircraft performance, aerodynamics, aerospace structures and materials and engineering profession. During the school year, he coordinates senior undergraduate capstone projects in fixed wing aircraft design. Over the summer, he directs the "Aeromechanics Summer in England" study-abroad program.

Prior to joining ASU he worked at NASA/Ames, Lockheed-Martin, Raytheon and Northrop-Grumman. He is an associate fellow of the AIAA, advisor for the AIAA @ ASU student chapter, a member of the AIAA Aircraft Design Technical Committee and along with his many graduate students is a prolific author of AIAA conference papers.

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Education
  • J.D. Santa Clara University, CA 2013
  • Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences, University of Rochester, NY 1993
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, NY 1988
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Research Interests

Fixed Wing Aircraft Design. Aerodynamics. Aircraft Performance. Multi-Disciplinary Optimization. Legal aspects of Aviation.

 

Publications

Textbooks

1.     Takahashi, T.T., Aircraft Performance & Sizing, Vol. I: Fundamentals of Aircraft Performance, Momentum Press, New York, NY, 2016. 200 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1606506837

 

2.     Takahashi, T.T., Aircraft Performance & Sizing, Vol. II: Applied Aerodynamic Design, Momentum Press, New York, NY, 2016. 276 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1606509456

 

Recent Archival Journal Articles

 

1. Takahashi, T.T., “The Rise of the Drones – A Need for the Comprehensive Federal Regulation of Robot Aircraft,” Albany Government Law Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2015, pp. 63-128.

2. Takahashi, T.T., “Regulatory Changes to Enable the Development of More Efficient Transport Category Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 1353-1368, Sep-Oct 2013. (DOI: 10.2514/1.C031633).

3. Takahashi, T.T., “Drones and Privacy,” Columbia Sci. & Tech. Law Rev, Vol. XIV, No. 1, Fall 2012, pp. 72-114.

4. Takahashi, T.T., "Drones in the National Airspace," SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 77, No.3, Summer 2012, pp. 489-533.

5. Takahashi, T.T., German, B.J., Shajanian, A., Daskilewicz, M., and Donovan, S. "Form Factor and Critical Mach Number Estimation for Finite Wings," AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 49, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2012. (DOI:10.2514/1.C031466).

6.  Takahashi, T.T., “Optimum Transverse Span Loading for Subsonic Transport Category Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 49, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2012. (DOI:10.2514/1.C031512).

7. Takahashi, T.T., “Optimum Aspect Ratio for Subsonic Air Vehicles,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol.48, No. 6, Nov-Dec 2011, pp. 1984-1993. (DOI:10.2514/1.C031402).

Research Activity
Summer 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
MAE 595Continuing Registration
Spring 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
AEE 344Fundamentals Aircraft Design
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 493Honors Thesis
MAE 592Research
MAE 598Special Topics
MAE 599Thesis
Fall 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
ASU 101-AEEThe ASU Experience
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 493Honors Thesis
MAE 564Advanced Aerodynamics
MAE 592Research
MAE 595Continuing Registration
MAE 598Special Topics
MAE 599Thesis
Summer 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
MAE 394Special Topics
MAE 400Engineering Profession
MAE 595Continuing Registration
Spring 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
AEE 344Fundamentals Aircraft Design
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 493Honors Thesis
MAE 592Research
MAE 598Special Topics
MAE 599Thesis
Fall 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
ASU 101-AEEThe ASU Experience
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 592Research
MAE 599Thesis
Summer 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
MAE 394Special Topics
MAE 400Engineering Profession
Spring 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
AEE 344Fundamentals Aircraft Design
MAE 372Fluid Mechanics
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 493Honors Thesis
MAE 499Individualized Instruction
MAE 592Research
MAE 599Thesis
Fall 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
ASU 101-AEEThe ASU Experience
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 492Honors Directed Study
MAE 564Advanced Aerodynamics
MAE 593Applied Project
MAE 599Thesis
Summer 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
MAE 394Special Topics
MAE 400Engineering Profession
Spring 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
AEE 344Fundamentals Aircraft Design
MAE 372Fluid Mechanics
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 493Honors Thesis
MAE 499Individualized Instruction
MAE 592Research
MAE 593Applied Project
MAE 599Thesis
Fall 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
ASU 101-AEEThe ASU Experience
MAE 400Engineering Profession
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 564Advanced Aerodynamics
MAE 593Applied Project
MAE 599Thesis
Summer 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
MAE 394Special Topics
MAE 400Engineering Profession
Spring 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
AEE 325Aerospace Structures/Materials
AEE 344Fundamentals Aircraft Design
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 592Research
MAE 593Applied Project
MAE 599Thesis
Fall 2014
Course NumberCourse Title
ASU 101-AEEThe ASU Experience
AEE 325Aerospace Structures/Materials
AEE 468Aircraft Systems Design
MAE 564Advanced Aerodynamics
MAE 593Applied Project
MAE 599Thesis
Editorships

2012-13 Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Lead Articles Editor.

 

Professional Associations

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS (AIAA)

- Associate Fellow

Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Human Systems Engineering

Work History

Aug. 2012 – present Professor of Practice - Aerospace Engineering 

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

May 2011 – Aug. 2011 Law Clerk – Office of the Chief Counsel

NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

 

Mar. 2011 – May 2011 Quarterly Term Professor - Dept. of Mechanical Engineering 

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

 

Sep. 2008 – July 2010 Engineer 5 – Northrop Grumman

Config. & Integration – Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, CA

Aerodynamics - Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, CA

 

Aug. 2007 – May 2008 Adjunct Lecturer - Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

 

Aug. 2004 – May 2007 Adjunct Lecturer - Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

 

June 2002 – Sep. 2008 Principal Engineer / Manager II / Sr. Principal Engineer - Raytheon

Advanced Design - Raytheon Aircraft / Hawker Beechcraft, Wichita, KS

GN&C Systems Design / AeroMechanics - Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ

 

Sep. 1996 – Mar. 2002 Staff Engineer / Sr. Engineer Specialist / Sr. Engineer – Lockheed-Martin

Advanced Design - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, GA

Aerodynamics - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, GA

Aerodynamics – Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA

 

Apr. 1994 – Sep. 1996 NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate

Low Speed Aerodynamics Branch, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field

Service

2008-present Reviewer for AIAA Journal of Aircraft 2013-present Reviewer for The Aeronautical Journal 2013-present Textbook reviewer for John Wiley & Sons

 

Consulting

- DragonFly Aeronautics, LLC (Division of Net Jets), Alpharetta, GA – Aircraft Performance, 2015-2017

- Aerion, Inc, Reno, NV –Aircraft Performance & Design Certification, 2014-2016.

- MD Helicopters, Mesa, AZ – Helicopter Rotor Aerodynamics and Mechanical Design, 2013 ->

- YAM Captial, Scottsdale, AZ – Consultant – Wind Energy Technology Concept Evaluation, 2013.

 

Industry Positions

May 2011 – Aug. 2011    Law Clerk – Office of the Chief Counsel NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

Sep. 2008 – July 2010    Engineer 5 – Northrop Grumman, El Segundo, CA 

    Config. & Integration – Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, CA

    Aerodynamics - Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, CA

June 2002 – Sep. 2008   Principal Engineer / Manager II / Sr. Principal Engineer - Raytheon

       Advanced Design - Raytheon Aircraft / Hawker Beechcraft, Wichita, KS

       GN&C Systems Design / AeroMechanics - Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ

Sep. 1996 – Mar. 2002    Staff Engineer / Sr. Engineer Specialist / Sr. Engineer – Lockheed-Martin

        Advanced Design - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, GA

        Aerodynamics - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, GA

        Aerodynamics – Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA

Apr. 1994 – Sep. 1996    NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate,   Low Speed Aerodynamics Branch, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

Expertise Areas
Aircraft Design
Aircraft Performance
Drones
Aerodynamics
Propulsion
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Aviation Law
FAA
Aircraft Dispatch
Aviation Simulation
Aerospace Engineering
Aviation