AAE 25100: Introduction To Aerospace Design

3 Credits

Fall 2025Lecture

Fall 2025 Instructors(3)

Alexander Burton

Suman Chakraborty

The role of design in aerospace engineering. Introduction to aerodynamics, performance, propulsion, structures, stability and control, and weights. Layout and general arrangement of aerospace vehicles. Design concept generation and selection. Computational methods for design. Trade studies and graphical optimization. Conceptual design exercise involving aircraft, spacecraft, or both. Technical presentations and communication for aerospace engineering.

Course AAE 251 from Purdue University - West Lafayette.

Prerequisites

ALL of:
- ONE of:
  - ENGR 13200
  - ENGR 14200
  - ENGR 16200
  - ENGR 13000
  - EPCS 12100
  - VIP 17912
- ONE of:
  - CGT 16300 [may be taken concurrently]
  - MFET 16300 [may be taken concurrently]
- ONE of:
  - CS 15900 [may be taken concurrently]
  - CS 17700 [may be taken concurrently]
  - CS 18000 [may be taken concurrently]

Course Overview

Course GPA

GPA: 3.41

Grade Distribution% of Students

A: 59%

B: 34%

C: 5%

D: 1%

F: 1%

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Semesters7 semesters

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