23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-P10

COMPUTATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN THE AIRCRAFT DESIGN CURRICULUM

V. V. Riabov
Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

Keywords: aircraft design curriculum, design specifications, operational envelope, v/stol

Traditional and new approaches in aircraft preliminary design have been analyzed in order to review the curriculum, introduce new prerequisite courses in the Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace programs, and motivate students to solve challenging design problems.

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