Aircraft Design: Synthesis and Analysis

First part of a two-quarter course dealing with multidisciplinary aspects of new aircraft systems development, emphasizing commercial aircraft. AA241A focuses on the vehicle design requirements, fuselage layout, low and high-speed aerodynamics, wing design, and aircraft stability/control, while AA241B deals with propulsion, structures, loads, mission performance, and economics. Students choose a set of economic goals and environmental constraints, developing their own designs individually. To obtain the maximum benefit from this course sequence, students are encouraged to enroll in both courses in consecutive quarters. Prerequisites : undergraduate and/or graduate courses in aerodynamics, aircraft design, or equivalent.