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Virginia Tech

AOE-4124: Configuration Aerodynamics

Description: Aerodynamic design of flight vehicles, with emphasis on nonlinear flowfields and configuration concepts. Aerodynamic analysis and design for transonic, supersonic, hypersonic flows, and low speed high alpha flight. Includes case studies of classic configurations and aerodynamic design papers.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AOE-3014 and AOE-3114

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.67 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.12%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

William M Butler202281.8%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Seongim S Choi202142.5%57.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.452
William H Mason201972.2%27.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.741
Luca Massa2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2021Spring 2022Fall 2024Term050% W