Doug Ball

Doug Ball is the chief engineer of the Enabling Technology and Research unit within the Airplane Performance and Propulsion organization of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.  In this position he is responsible for all technology development in aerodynamics, propulsion and acoustics in support of the company’s commercial airplane product lines.

Doug received his BS degree in Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1974 and his MS degree 1975. Upon graduation he joined the General Dynamics Corporation.  He joined The Boeing Company in 1977 where he has held many assignments within the aerodynamics configuration area, including CFD methods development, high lift design, nacelle design and integration, and wing design.  These activities supported the 707, 737, 747, 757, 767 and 787 airplanes.  During his thirteen years in management his assignments have involved the High Speed Civil Transport program, the 747X program, as well as configuration design and CFD methods development.  He began his current assignment in July of 2000.

Doug has served in an advisory capacity to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Research Council, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo and The Ohio State University.  He has co-authored six papers on airplane configuration design.