The Test and Evaluation of Avionics and Weapons Systems (TEAWS) short course provides aerospace professionals with a practical and comprehensive introduction to test and evaluation of aircraft systems including avionics, sensors and weapons systems.

The course is designed to address the training needs of aerospace professionals with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience. Participants will gain the necessary theoretical and technical background and understanding needed to successfully participate in any aircraft systems flight test program upon return to their home organization.

Course material provides participants with a comprehensive overview of each major type of aircraft and weapons system. Instruction explores the basic system theory, design, technology and operational functionality for each of these major systems. The principles and techniques of aircraft systems flight testing are also emphasized.

The course also features invaluable lessons-learned in the field of flight test and evaluation, in addition to “war stories” that will enhance understanding of the course material. Students will participate in practical flight test exercises throughout the course. In addition, an extensive library of video clips will be used to illustrate test and evaluation principles taught during lectures and will facilitate student comprehension of the course material.

• Avionics Systems
• Communication Systems
• Navigational Aids and Systems
• Electro-Optical Sensor Systems
• Infrared Sensor Systems
• RADAR Systems
• Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems
• Electronic Warfare Systems
• Air-to-Air Weapons Systems
• Air-to-Ground Weapons Systems
• Data Acquisition
• INS & GPS
• Digital Data Bus
• Instrumentation
• Time, Space, Position Information
• Controls and Displays
• Circular Error Probable (CEP)
• Heads-Up Displays (HUDs)
• Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs)
• Software Development
• MUX Bus
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Representative Avionics Flight Test Program

The Test and Evaluation of Avionics and Weapons Systems (TEAWS) short course is an intensive 5-day training program that provides a maximum training experience to aerospace professionals with minimum time away from work.

Test and Evaluation of Avionics and Weapons Systems Module Overview

2-4. Avionics Overview
5-7. Weapons Overview
8. Flight Test Philosophy
9. TSPI
10. Data & Instrumentation
11. EMC/EMI
12-13. Communications Testing
14-16. Navigation Systems Testing
17-22. Electro-Optical and Infrared Testing
23-24. RADAR Testing
25-28. RADAR Testing II
29-32. Electronic Warfare Testing
33-34. Air-to-Ground Weapons Testing
35-36. Air-to-Air Weapons Testing
37-38. Typical Flight Test Program
39. Unmanned Air Vehicle Flight Testing

General Requirements

• General physics-based technical background.
• Algebra

Suggested WEA Preparatory Courses

• There are no additional educational requirements for this course.

John L. Minor jlminor@whiteeagleaerospace.com Curriculum Vitae

John L. Minor has over 35 years of technical and operational experience. He is an internationally recognized expert on military sensors, systems, and flight test. He is also a highly decorated instructor and lecturer.

During his career, John has served on the technical staff of the Air Force Flight Test Center, the USAF Test Pilot School, Lockheed Martin and the Lockheed Skunk Works® and others. He began his career with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing as a sensor system specialist on the SR-71 and U-2 aircraft. Since then, he has worked on a number of high-value military programs, including: the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN), the F/A-18D (RC) Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System (ATARS), and the RQ-3A TIER III Minus (Darkstar) Low Observable (LO) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), as well as numerous other classified programs.

As the USAF Test Pilot School’s former Technical Director (2004-2008) and Systems Master Instructor (1999-2003), John was responsible for developing a state of the art curricula and teaching sensors, weapons, systems, electronic warfare, directed energy, and unmanned systems theory, operations and flight test to the next generation of USAF Test Pilots, Electronic Warfare Officers, and Flight Test Engineers. He has taught many short courses for Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE), the Association of Old Crows (AOC), Technology Training Corporation, and has lectured throughout Europe to the Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society (RAeS) and Technical Universities.

John holds BSEE/MSEE degrees from the University of New Mexico/Air Force Institute of Technology. He has been honored with numerous awards and decorations, including: the 2012 Team Hill Spirit Award, the 2010 SFTE Kelly Johnson Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Flight Test Engineering, the 412th Test Wing’s Senior Leader of the Year Award, the SFTE Directors and Fellow Awards, the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award and the Engineers’ Council Distinguished Engineering Life Achievement Award for his educational contributions to the Edwards AFB engineering community.

Most recently, John served as Chief of the Systems Engineering Division for the Ogden Air Logistics Center Engineering Directorate. He is currently Division Chief over Workforce Management and Development for over 1300 scientists and engineers at Hill Air Force Base.

John and his wife Suzanne reside in the Ogden, Utah area. They are the proud parents of 5, grandparents of 12 and great-grandparents of 7.