Dr. Jung is an aeronautical engineer, Senior Consultant and Director of Aviation with Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi). He joined ESi following a 25-year career in the U.S. Air Force where his broad range of duties included advisor to the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan and Director of the Aeronautic Laboratory at the Air Force Academy. In the Air Force, Dr. Jung was also an aircraft commander and instructor pilot with over 2400 flight hours in aircraft ranging from sailplanes to supersonic fighters and bombers, including the T-1A, the Beech 400 business jet. In his final assignment, he taught undergraduates flight test techniques in the T-41D (Cessna 172). Currently, he has a commercial Instrument pilot FAA rating for gliders, single-engine and multi-engine aircraft. He maintains his pilot proficiency in the Cirrus SR20. Dr. Jung has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has extensive experience in wind tunnel testing, aircraft design, and performance. He has investigated a wide variety of engineering problems spanning from rocket fin failures to the aerodynamics of rope for the Department of Defense and private sector companies. He taught courses in flight test, aerodynamics, aircraft design, and experimental methods at the Air Force Academy and Air Force Test Pilot School.
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