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AE 171A

Aircraft Design I

Description
Conceptual and preliminary design of airplanes. Mission specification, figures of merrit, weight sizing, performance constraint analysis, configuration design, fuselage design, wing and high-lift system design, empennage design, landing gear design. Ethics, safety and liability issues. Prerequisites: ME 20, AE 162, AE 165, AE 114. Pre/corequisite: AE 167. Misc/Lab: Lab 9 hours.

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Normal Grade Rules

Units
3