In this semester, a baseline aircraft is proposed and the AAA software is intensively used to help the design iteration and the optimization of any specific aspect of the aircraft. The educational goals of training students to work together as a team, to share ideas, to apply modern technology, and exposing students to the project design synthesis process are hopefully achieved. Each course contents are described, and the concepts and process of teaching are presented. Due to proper courseware and lectures incorporating with the experiments and educational films or videotapes, students are interested in class work, doing well on their home work assignments, and clear of what they are learning in classes. Some complicated flow simulations and aerodynamic computation results are collected in floppy disc and given to students as CAI tools for practicing, do impress and help students in their studies.
Students are freely to express their comments, asking questions and exchanging ideas.
That is, they are trained to share their creative and innovative ideas, and easy to work with others. Students are good at computer and communication techniques, and analytical methods of doing complicated engineering problems. This capability can be realized from the projects they completed. AAA software is a very powerful computer system for aerodynamic analysis and aircraft design work. Each aeronautical engineering student at present time should be familiar with this system that may help him become a better aeronautical engineer in this high technology world.