Aircraft Design

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: AEROSP 325; and preceded or accompanied by AEROSP 315 and AEROSP 335. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (4 credits) Multidisciplinary integration of aerodynamics, performance, stability and control, propulsion, structures and aeroelasticity in a system approach aimed at designing an aircraft for a set of specifications. Includes weight estimates, configuration and powerplant selection, tail-sizing, maneuver and gust diagrams, wing loading, structural and aeroelastic analysis. Students work in teams on the design project. Projects are overseen and graded by faculty and may also involve mentoring by representatives from industrial, governmental and/or non-profit organizations.