A Comparison and Evaluation of Aeronautical Engineering Learning Out-comes using an Airborne Flight Laboratory and a Flight Simulator Laboratory

摘要

Traditional teaching approaches in courses covering aircraft dynamics and control typically utilize theoretical development, comprised of the derivation of governing equations followed by hand calculations of problems and/or simple simulation examples. One of the major challenges experienced by students in appreciating such teaching is the inability to visualize complicated, multi-modal aircraft motions thus leading to a decrease of students' motivation and understanding of fundamental concepts.