Flight Vehicle Design and Testing Group

About FVDT

The Flight Vehicle Design and Testing (FVDT) Group provides design and research in support of novel aircraft development enabled by new methods and technologies.  Graduate and undergraduate research students are directly involved in the design process, with research projects that provide the foundation and innovative breakthroughs for the advancement of flight vehicle design.  The FVDT Group is directed by Prof. Clifford Whitfield, Professor of Practice, and owner and design and test engineer for Whitfield Aerospace LLC.  His professional practice and experience in aircraft design and applied aerodynamics and testing, with a focus on novel aircraft and aircraft components, supports multiple components of aerospace industry and provides exciting avenues for student design research. 

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