{"614997":{"#nid":"614997","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Milan Tasic, Structural Analysis Expert from Airbus in Toulouse, Visits Georgia Tech-Lorraine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach semester, Georgia Tech-Lorraine demonstrates it\u0026rsquo;s the place to be for students interested in Aerospace Engineering! On December 4th, students in professor Turab Zaidi\u0026rsquo;s graduate Aircraft Design class (AE 6343) learned about aircraft design directly from the source, with a lecture, case study and roundtable session with Milan Tasic, a stress engineer with the Airbus \u0026lsquo;eXperts\u0026rsquo; group in Toulouse, France.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter meeting with Yves Berthelot, Georgia Tech-Lorraine president, Abdallah Ougazzaden, Director of Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and Jean-Paul Salvestrini, Director, International Joint Research Lab: GT-CNRS UMI 2958, Mr. Tasic joined professor Zaidi in a joint lecture to the class where he explained some of the new, cutting-edge directions Airbus is moving in for structural analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing lunch, Mr. Tasic presented a case study on the \u0026ldquo;Technical Challenges and Solutions in the Beluga XL Program.\u0026rdquo; The Beluga XL is Airbus\u0026rsquo; updated model of the Beluga oversized cargo carrier aircraft used to transport aircraft sections for assembly and repair. The Beluga XL can hold 30% more cargo than the original Beluga. Currently undergoing flight testing, the Beluga XL will begin supporting increased production rates of the A320neo and A350-XWB in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents then participated in a roundtable discussion on the topic of, \u0026ldquo;Aircraft Rapid Decompression Case: history and impact on regulations and aircraft design.\u0026rdquo; The roundtable session allowed students to engage with Milan interactively and put their engineering skills to the test in a design challenge to solve a real structural analysis problem experienced by the industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a focus on payload integration, manufacturing support, and stress methodologies, Mr. Tasic was an excellent source of information. Dr. Zaidi was pleased with the outcome -- \u0026ldquo;Milan\u0026rsquo;s visit gave our students an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry. This new perspective helped them see how theory comes together to impact design processes at a major aircraft manufacturer. Georgia Tech-Lorraine is extremely grateful to Milan for sharing his time and expertise with us, and for helping to inspire our students!\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn Airbus stress engineer\u0026#39;s visit to GTL gives graduate students in AE6343 an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An Airbus stress engineer\u0027s visit gives graduate students an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry. 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