Prof. Dr. Ivan Kostić graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Department, where he also obtained his Magister and Doctoral degrees. He started working at this department first as a Teaching Assistant, then as Assistant and Associate Professor and nowadays as a Full Professor. Presently he is the Head of the Aerospace Department at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade. During his professional career, he was also lecturing at the Yugoslav Military Aeronautical Academy, and nowadays at the Serbian University of Defense – Military Academy. He has been lecturing courses in Aerodynamics, Aerodynamic Design, Applied Aerodynamics, High Speed Aerodynamics, Air Vehicle Design, Flight Dynamics, Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics, Nonplanar Lifting Surfaces, Airfoils and Lifting Surfaces of Aircraft, Aircraft Weapon Systems, and Theory of Bombing and Rocketing. He is the author or coauthor at more than 150 publications including scientific and technical papers in journals, conference proceedings, project reports, books, electronic and hard copy handouts, etc. He has participated in many Serbian and international aeronautical and non-aeronautical projects, such as Moma 86 agricultural aircraft, VNH-90 multipurpose helicopter, light helicopter H-135, training aircraft SAFAT-03, development and testing of a composite replacement blades for Mi-8 helicopter, composite cooling tower blades for “Kolubara” power plant, and o