Wichita State University
Composites Training
Contact Us
Royal Lovingfoss
rlovingfoss@niar.wichita.edu
(316) 978-5317
The courses listed below have been conducted and proven effective for industry clients. Any course can be modified and customized to fit your exact needs.
CMH-17 Certification Tutorial
Provides an overview of the subjects of certification, regulations, design substantiation, and essentials of production and maintenance delivered by subject experts, with an emphasis on structural substantiation. Design substantiation covers many discussion points, including, for example, survivability, the importance of achieving repeatable results, and lightning protection requirements.
Contact: Rachael Andrulonis | 316.218.2773
CMH-17 Statistics Tutorial
A comprehensive treatment of the CMH-17 methods for statistical analysis and their importance to proper development of design information. Students will participate in an interactive session on the CMH-17 statistical methods, including practical example problems.
Contact: Rachael Andrulonis | 316.218.2773
Composites Hands-On Training
A five-day course designed for technicians, designers, engineers, analysts, and inspectors to get a hands-on experience in manufacturing, NDT techniques, repair, adhesive bonding, and testing.
Contact: Upul Palliyaguru | 316-978-6267.
Composites Manufacturing (CMfg) - FAA
A course designed to introduce basic knowledge of how composite materials are manufactured, processed, and used to create articles. The topics include raw material manufacturing, transportation, lay-up, curing, machining, inspection, bonding, painting, and storage. The class is taught online with a hands-on laboratory section.
Composite Structural Engineering Technology (CSET) - FAA
This 10-week online course, plus a hands-on lab, will provide students with an overview of certification of composite aircraft structure. The course focus is on civil aircraft, with topics that include engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and certification requirements, in line with the guidance in AC 20-107B (Composite Aircraft Structure). This course was developed in collaboration between Wichita State University, key industry experts, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Contact: Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education | 316.978.6493