The teaching of aerospace vehicle design at Cranfield University with particularreference to the group design project

摘要

Over the years, the aircraft design course at Cranfield has evolved into thepostgraduatemaster's programme in aerospace vehicle design that we have today.One of the unique featuresof the course is the extensive group design project,which has played a fundamental part inaircraft design education right from 1948up to the current day. The success of the course, andthe student experience,depends on the success of the group design project. The philosophy ofthe role ofthe group design project in the teaching of aircraft design is discussed indetail in thispaper. Examples are presented of recent subject aircraft alongwith some novel features ofthese designs.