Aircraft typically have long development cycles and extensive certification procedures for this reason aircraft designs are updated on long production cycles. Consider being the design team lead tasked with updating an older model aircraft addressing the unique challenges associated with the aerospace industry.

This problem explores what is involved in realizing a new design for an aircraft that has not been updated for $50$ years. In your answer please factor in new technology, materials and design approaches.

$*$Suggestion: This is meant to be an open$-$ended question where your ability to outline and follow a defined design process to meet the objective is more important than the actual design that you come up with. To this end develop a design direction and consistently follow A$.-$ E$.$ showing your key decisions made through your design process. I would recommend focusing your improvements at a high$-$level and discuss the actual design in general terms.

A$.$ Start by picking your team and highlighting the FOUR $(4)$ most important skill sets you are looking for in the individuals who will anchor your team.

B$.$ Identify THREE $(3)$ high level design objectives and outline why they are important for a modern aircraft to be competitive in today's marketplace.

C$.$ Pick one design objective identified in part $8$ and propose THREE $(3)$ competing solutions or approaches to realizing the design objective.

D$.$ Highlight a strategy for selecting the best option from competing solutions and demonstrate your strategy using the THREE $(3)$ competing solutions proposed in part C$.$

E$.$ Outline your strategy for converting the associated design solution picked in part D into specifications, documenting and then communicating the design information to the broader design team working on other aspects of the aircraft design.