3. Course Objectives
• This course intended to introduce the
Aerospace Engineering student to the
application of their prior knowledge to the
conceptual design of aircraft
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4. Intended Learning Outcome
By the end of this course, the student will be
able to:
• Prepare conceptual design of an aircraft
• Estimate aircraft performance coefficients
• Estimate aircraft flight mechanics and stability
parameters
• Develop presentation skills
Aero474 – Aircraft Design
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5. Grade distribution
• Final Exam 70% Starts 29/12/2012
• Homework 15% Almost weekly
• Design Project 15% Due in the lat week
Aero474 – Aircraft Design
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6. Homework Rules!
• Teamwork reports submitted digitally 50%
• Team presentations 50%
• All presentations in SI units
• Homework is due on the night before the
following lecture (11:59 PM)
• Homework or link sent to
mohammad.tawfik@gmail.com with subject
“Aero474 – Homework#”
Aero474 – Aircraft Design
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9. Textbook
• Lloyd R. Jenkinson and James F.
Marchman III“Aircraft Design Projects for
engineering students ” Butterworth-
Heinemann, 2003, ISBN 0 7506 5772 3
• Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach
(AIAA Education Series), Daniel P.
Raymer, AIAA, 4th edition, 2006
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