Robert H. Liebeck
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
PH.D., University of Illinois
University of California, Irvine
S4230 Engineering Gateway
Irvine, CA 92697
S4230 Engineering Gateway
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and aircraft design
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It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Robert H. Liebeck as a faculty of our Department. Dr. Liebeck is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a world-renowned authority in the fields of aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and aircraft design. He received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering in 1968 from the University of Illinois. In his long and distinguished career, he has held top positions at Boeing/McDonnell Douglas and has taught and conducted research at the University of Southern California. He is currently a Senior Fellow at The Boeing Company.
Dr. Liebeck attained world recognition starting in the 1970s with his novel designs for high-lift airfoils, referred to by the aeronautics community as the "Liebeck airfoils." He has made substantial contributions to a variety of related fields, including propeller design, windmill analysis, wing design for supersonic transports, and the design of high-altitude unmanned aircraft. He is co-developer of the Blended-Wing-Body, a revolutionary design for subsonic transports. The BWB is widely considered as the next revolution in subsonic commercial transportation. It will be a 600-passenger, "flying wing" aircraft with significantly better economics and efficiency than traditional designs like the Boeing 747. The BWB is a top priority at NASA and is under serious consideration by Boeing, to the point that a 30-foot model has been flight-tested at the cost of one million dollars.
Dr. Liebeck attained world recognition starting in the 1970s with his novel designs for high-lift airfoils, referred to by the aeronautics community as the "Liebeck airfoils." He has made substantial contributions to a variety of related fields, including propeller design, windmill analysis, wing design for supersonic transports, and the design of high-altitude unmanned aircraft. He is co-developer of the Blended-Wing-Body, a revolutionary design for subsonic transports. The BWB is widely considered as the next revolution in subsonic commercial transportation. It will be a 600-passenger, "flying wing" aircraft with significantly better economics and efficiency than traditional designs like the Boeing 747. The BWB is a top priority at NASA and is under serious consideration by Boeing, to the point that a 30-foot model has been flight-tested at the cost of one million dollars.
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Last updated
03/27/2002
03/27/2002