| Dr David Hopper |
| Director of Propulsion |
| ARCTOS |
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| Dr. David Hopper is the Director of Propulsion and Flight Technologies at ARCTOS Technology Solutions. He leads a 25-member team of scientists and engineers performing cutting-edge research in turbine engines, aircraft design, and hypersonics.
Dr. Hopper began his career as an active-duty US Air Force Officer. He had multiple tours across a 25-year career in the Air Force, including assignment as Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer, Air-launched Weapons Propulsion Analyst, International Propulsion Research Program Manager, and Deputy Chief of the AFRL Turbine Engine Division. He served twice as Assistant Professor in the USAF Academy Aeronautics Department, where he taught Introduction to Aircraft Design, Thermodynamics, and Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis.
Dr. Hopper earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. His postgraduate studies focused on gas turbine engines and pressure gain combustion. |
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