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Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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AIAA Education Series

Editor-in-Chief
Joseph A. Schetz
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Editorial Board

Takahira Aoki
University of Tokyo

Robert H. Bishop
University of Texas at Austin

Aaron R. Byerley
U.S. Air Force Academy

Richard Colgren
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Kajal K. Gupta
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Albert D. Helfrick
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

David K. Holger
Iowa...