The purpose of this thesis is to establish an experimental process by which a structural system may be characterized through modal analysis in an effort to develop and implement disturbance rejection control designs. Throughout this report, a structural test article representing a simplified aircraft model will be the subject of study, referred to as the "Iron Bird." This report discusses how the article was modeled using finite element analysis for the purpose of control design. Then, the report establishes a "dry" wind tunnel testing approach by utilizing readily available testing equipment and hardware as a means of testing aerodynamic control systems as opposed to requiring a wind tunnel facility for the purposes of experimental validation. Reviewing both the experimental setup and design environment, this thesis aims to establish a comprehensive account of how this system was analyzed, designed, and tested. Finally, with the inclusion of plant uncertainty this report analyzes a suite of control design approaches in order to establish methods of implementing more robust controller designs for modal disturbance rejection on this particular system.