Coursework Procedures

The coursework task is to conduct a mock market study. The instructor divides the class into groups of four or five students who will work as a team (see the Road Map of the Book, which gives the typical allotted time). However, how the class is conducted is at the instructor’s discretion.

Step 1: The instructor decides which class of aircraft will be used for the design project. Students will have input but the instructor ultimately explains why a certain aircraft is chosen. Designing a conventional civil or a military trainer aircraft is appropriate for undergraduate introductory work. In this book, a Bizjet and an AJT aircraft design are used.

Step 2: The instructor discusses each suggestion, discarding the impractical and coalescing the feasible. The instructor will add anything that is missing, with explanations.

Step 3: Each team must submit a scaled, three-view sketch of the proposed design. There will be differences in the various configurations. CAD is recommended.

Step 4: The instructor discusses each configuration, tailoring the shape, with explanation, to a workable shape. Each team works on its revised con­figuration; preferably, the class will work with just one design.