The AIAA Aircraft Design Award honors a design
engineer or team for the conception, definition
or development of an original concept, or career
contributions leading to significant advancement
in aircraft design or design technology.
Past recipients of the award include Joseph
Sutter for the Boeing 747, Harry Hillaker for
the F-16, Burt Rutan for the Voyager, and Leland
Nicolai for AGM-129/ACM. With 35,000 members,
AIAA is the world’s largest technical society
devoted to the progress of engineering and
science in aviation, space and defense.
According to the AIAA, Fujino is being
recognized for “pioneering the unique optimum
Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration
that reduces wave drag and increases drag
divergence Mach number. This unique
Over-The-Wing Engine Mount configuration
significantly increases cruise efficiency and,
at the same time, maximizes cabin space without
increasing the size of the aircraft.”
During development of the HondaJet, Fujino
published several technical papers on
theoretical design methods and experimental
results to prove this unique design concept. He
also contributed to AIAA by presenting several
lectures on aircraft design and development at
universities and industry conferences.
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