Brian J. German

Langley Associate Professor Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 270 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0150 USA Phone: +1-404-385-3299 Fax: +1-404-894-2760 Email: brian.german@aerospace.gatech.edu

I study the implications of new technologies such as electric propulsion and autonomy on the design of aircraft and on aviation markets. My research interests include:

• Operations research and market studies for urban air mobility (UAM), on-demand mobility (ODM), and new modes of regional aviation
  

• Flight performance and sizing of electric aircraft
  

• Aerodynamics, performance, and design of distributed electric propulsion configurations
  

• Wind tunnel and flight tests of subscale CTOL, STOL, and VTOL aircraft
  

• Optimization of aircraft designs and aircraft operations
  

To hear my thoughts on the potential for battery electric propulsion for urban air mobility, take a look at the video below from a recent Forum 360 panel at AIAA SciTech 2018. My remarks begin at 28:10, but if you are just learning about this emerging topic, it could be worthwhile to watch the entire video.