22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-1.7.4

AN ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ON AIRCRAFT DESIGN : AFFORDABLE ADVANCED JET TRAINER

S. Chiesa, L. Borello, P. Maggiore
Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Keywords: 3d cad, education, conceptual design

Aim of the paper is to show how conceptual design may be considered both as research activity and educational tool. In particular a conceptual design of a light supersonic trainer with an extensive utilisation of 3D CAD is shown. The educational aspect as well as the future development are discussed.

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