26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-P1.6

AIRPLANE DESIGN: A MUST IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

R. Martinez-Val, E. Perez
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Keywords: airplane design, education, aeronautical engineering

The paper demonstrates the relevance of airplane design in aeronautical engineering programs since it is the only topic that educates students in synthesis mentality to counterbalance 18 years of well developed analytical skills. The topic must be kept in spite of the current wave of curricula shortenings.

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