Tom Goodrick
In designing airplanes for the Microsoft Flight Simulators, I find
myself using much of the knowledge gained in a 30 year career as an
aeronautical engineer and as a private pilot of limited experience.
In my engineering work I seldom was able to work directly on aircraft
design which was my greatest interest.In my last few years with NASA I did enjoy doing the geometric and aerodynamic design of several hypersonic entry vehicles. I also enjoyed using FS5 with Flight Shop to design and demonstrate the landing stages of several advanced concepts for flyback boosters and for lifting bodies.
Now, retired, I concentrate mainly on improving the flight dynamics of aircraft for FS having done only a few original aircraft designs.
Tom Goodrick
goodrick@earthlink.net