Aerospaceweb.org | Jeff Scott

Jeffrey A. Scott

Jeff Scott
Aerospace Engineer

Staff Member:
1997-present

Favorite Quote:
"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth ...
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."
- Gillespie Magee, Jr.,
High Flight, 1941

"When the going gets tough, the tough get aeronautical."
- H. M. Murdock,
The A-Team

Favorite Vehicle:
XB-70 Valkyrie
The B-70 was a remarkable aircraft that advanced the state of the art in aerodynamics, propulsion, heat transfer, and manufacturing technologies to make sustained flight at Mach 3 a reality.

Biography: Jeff Scott is an aerospace engineer specializing in aerodynamic analysis and conceptual design. His primary expertise is the use of aerodynamic prediction software and trajectory simulations to support flight test and flight clearance programs. Among the projects Jeff has supported during his career are airframe design, flight testing, guidance and control software, performance predictions, wind tunnel tests, validation & verification, high-speed propulsion research, aviation safety, and flight simulators. Jeff is the chief editor of Aerospaceweb.org and he is also active in several professional organizations.

Professional Interests: Aerodynamics, flight mechanics, airframe design, six degree-of-freedom simulation analysis, trajectory prediction and visualization, computational fluid dynamics, flying qualities, flight simulation, vehicle performance.

Personal Interests: Aviation history, civil and military aircraft, radio controlled planes, model rocketry, radio controlled boats, photography.

Selected Memberships:

Academy of Model Aeronautics

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

International Test and Evaluation Association

National Association of Rocketry

Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society

Society of Automotive Engineers

Selected Honors & Awards:

Team Leadership Award, 2005, 2006

Teammate Appreciation Award, 2005

Excellence in Acquisition Award, 2005

Achievement Award, 2004

Engineer & Scientist Development Award, 2002, 2003, 2004

Leadership Award, 1998

NASA Scholar, 1997

Selected Publications:

Scott, J. Flight Test Results and Simulation Methods for Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV/UCAV Subsystems Symposium, August 2004.

Scott, J. Application of Simulations to Investigating Flight Test Anomalies, Aircraft & UAV Engineering Conference, May 2004.

Scott, J., Wind Tunnel Test Results to Validate Analytical Predictions of Protuberance Drag, November 2003.

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