Aviation Flight Safety, Liability

& Patent Expert

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• National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow with 26 issued & licensed patents

   (Only 2 NAI Fellows practice aerospace engineering < 0.001% of all aerospace engineers)

• Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    (< 2.2% of all aerospace engineers are AIAA Associate Fellows)

• Top 2% Most Independently Cited Technologist listed by Stanford/Scopus

• Most independently cited member of the AIAA Aircraft Design Technical Committee

• Winner of Discover Magazine's Discover Award for Aviation and Aerospace Technology​

• Leader of more winning AIAA Aircraft & Missile design teams than any other

• Graduate of US Army Rotorcraft Center of Excellence

• NASA Space Grant Fellow

 

Specific Specialities:

 Aerospace, Aviation, Engineering, Patent Litigation, Flight Safety, Aerospace Structures, Aircraft Design, Stability and Control, Propulsion, UAV, UAM and UAS, Drone, Missile, Munition, Helicopter, Electric Flight, Flying Toys, Flight Testing, Aircraft Crashworthiness, Cost Analysis

 

Education:

 B.S. with Distinction in Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas; M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland (US Army Rotorcraft Fellow); Ph.D. with Honors in Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas (NASA Space Grant Fellow)

 

Years in Practice:  38+

Asked to opine on cases across the globe (US, Asia, Europe)

Asked to testify in Federal, State, Local & NLRB trials and hearings. 

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Additional Information

• Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) • Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) • Winner of the Discover Magazine Award for Aerospace and Aviation • Led more award winning AIAA Aircraft and Missile Design teams than any other in the world • Listed by Stanford/Elsevier as one of the world’s top 2% most cited Technologists • Most cited member of the AIAA Aircraft Design Technical Committee • Published more than 400 professional works • Holder of 25 patents • Worked on projects for all of the branches of the US DoD, NASA, NSF, DARPA, all major US aerospace corporations and many minor. I am the only NAI Fellow and AIAA Associate Fellow listed on SEAK. These distinctions make me exceptionally resistant to Daubert motions in my areas of expertise and would give your side "one up" on adverse parties. I have worked in many corners of aerospace technology from flight test engineer on small aircraft to USAF weaponeer. I specialize in Drones, Commercial Aircraft, Toys, Weapons, Adaptive Aerostructures and Aircraft Design. I regularly work on urban-air-mobility (UAM), uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones, large commercial aircraft, guidance, navigation and control (GNC), convertible aircraft, general aviation aircraft, missiles, munitions, rotorcraft, electric and hybrid aircraft, stealth aircraft technologies and educational flying toys. The lab I currently run leads the world in several corners of aerospace technology and has produced aircraft that have been transitioned to serial commercial production and hold world records for their class. I teach both undergraduate and graduate courses on Aircraft Design, IP Protection, Adaptive Structures, Propulsion, Jet Engine Design, Rotorcraft Engineering, Weapon System Design, Aerodynamics, Stability and Control, Instrumentation, Performance and Program Cost Analysis. My expert witness experience goes back nearly two decades as I have worked on cases involving patent disputes, IPR, trade secrets, infringement, IP misappropriation/theft, product liability, national security and damage cases in the US, Europe and Asia.

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​Contact: +001 (785) 760-4614 adaptivebarrett@gmail.com