Timothy Takahashi

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. McDonald, R.A., German, B.J, Takahashi, T.T., Bil, C., Anemaat, W., Chaput A., Vos, R. and Harrison, N., “Future Aircraft Concepts and Design Methods,” Royal Aeronautical Society Aeronautical Journal, p. 1-33, Jan 2022.

2. 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.

4. 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).

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

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

7. 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).

8.  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).

9. 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).

Recent First Author Scholar.Google Indexed Conference Publications

1. Takahashi, T.T., Griffin, J.A. and Grandhi, R.V., “A Review of High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Challenges,” AIAA-2023-3231,2023.
2. Takahashi, T.T. and Lichtenstein, G.L., “Introducing the “Entrepreneurial Mindset” into Arizona State University’s Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design,” AIAA-2023-3661,2023.
3. Takahashi, T.T., “Whither Gander? A Business Case to Revive a Northern Hub Airport to Reduce Transatlantic Emissions,” AIAA-2023-4302,2023.
4. Takahashi, T.T., “Flying with Eyes Wide Shut – A Reflection on the Hollywood View of Real World Aircraft Performance,” AIAA-2023-3518 ,2023.
5. O’Brien, K.P. and Takahashi, T.T., “Configuration and Control Strategies for Maneuvering Supersonic Flight,” AIAA-2023-3233,2023.
6. Hoopes, C.S. and Takahashi, T.T., “A Study of High Speed Aerodynamic Configurations Optimized for Lateral-Directional Controllability,” AIAA-2023-3235, 2023.
7. Takahashi, T.T., “Maneuvering Capabilities of Hypersonic Airframes,”   AIAA-2023-2247, 2023.
8. Heinz, J.H., O’Brien, K.P., Kosednar, D., Hatch, T. and Takahashi, T.T., “Sky Cruiser – A Design Study in Space Tourism “, AIAA-2023-1355, 2023.
9. Stauffer, M.T. and Takahashi, T.T., “A History and Commentary on Thrust/Drag Bookkeeping,”  AIAA-2023-1553, 2023.
10. Hoopes, C.S. and Takahashi, T.T., “Developments in the Federal Regulation of Personal Air Vehicle,”  AIAA-2023-0177, 2023.
11. Griffin, J.A. and Takahashi, T.T., “A Break from Tradition: The “New” 14 C.F.R. Part 23 and Consensus Standards,”  AIAA 2023-0116, 2023.
12. Griffin, J.A. and Takahashi, T.T., “Hypersonic Aircraft Performance Limitations Arising from Aerodynamic Control Limits,”  AIAA-2023-2248, 2023.
13. Griffin, J.A., Takahashi, T.T. and Rodi, P.E., “Aerothermodynamic Assessment of Conceptual and Detail Configuration Changes to a Rocket Propelled Aircraft,” AIAA-2023-0216, 2023.
14. Stauffer, M.T., Backlund, M., Gonzales, Z. and Takahashi, T.T., “Multi-Disciplinary Design of an LH2 Powered Regional Jet” AIAA-2023-0980, 2023
15. Takahashi, T.T., “Maneuvering Capabilities of High Payload Fraction Airframes,” AIAA 2022-3655, 2022.
16. Takahashi, T.T., “Empirical Methods to Predict Takeoff Field Requirements for Single-Engine Aircraft,” AIAA-2022-0548, 2022.
17. Takahashi, T.T., “Revisiting Roskam’s Empirical Predictions for Critical Field Length,” AIAA 2021- 2446, 2021.
18. Takahashi, T.T., “Revisiting Roskam’s Empirical Predictions for Landing Distance,” AIAA 2021-2447, 2021
19. Takahashi, T.T., “Development of a Semi-Empirical Takeoff & Landing Method for Supersonic Aircraft,” AIAA 2021-0462, 2021
20. Takahashi, T.T. and Thomas, P.R., “The Aerodynamic Design of a High-Altitude Operational-Return Unmanned System for Atmospheric Science,” AIAA 2020-2658, 2020
21. Takahashi, T.T. and Perez, R.E., “On the Operational Implications of Traditional Design Rules for Minimum Controllable Airspeed,” AIAA 2020-0749, 2020
22. Takahashi, T.T. and Sobester, A., “Climb Performance Anomalies in ‘Real’ Atmospheric Conditions,” AIAA 2019-3271, 2019
23. Takahashi, T.T., “A Bad Moon Rising: The Puzzling Inaccuracies of the Work-Energy Theorem in Aircraft Performance,” AIAA 2019-1305, 2019
24. Takahashi, T.T., “The Impact of ATTCS on Reduced Thrust Takeoff Field Performance," AIAA 2015-2698, 2015
25. Takahashi, T.T., “Optimal Climb Trajectories Through Explicit Simulation,” AIAA 2015-2701, 2015.