AE521 | aerodesign

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Ron Barrett

Professor of Aerospace Engineering
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas USA

Winning Designs

Unique Aircraft & Flights

Rocket Ron & Outreach

AE 521 Aerospace Design I

Instruction Videos

Class 1 Welcome 8/24/26

Lab 1 Multicopters 1 8/25/26

Class 2 1st Quartile 8/26/26

Lab 2 Multicopters 2 8/27/26

Class 3 1st Quartile 8/28/26

Class 4 1st Quartile 8/31/26

Lab 3 1st-2nd Quartiles,Wt&Bal 9/1/26

Class 5 2nd Quartile 9/2/26

Lab 4 2nd Quartile 9/3/26

Class 6 Jeopardy 1 9/4/26

Lab 5 Drone IP 9/8/26

Class 7 3rd Quartile 9/9/26

Lab 6 Drone IP 9/10/26

Class 8 Jeopardy2 9/11/26

Class 9 4th Quartile 9/14/26

Lab 7 Drone IP 9/15/26

Class 10 4th Quartile 9/16/26

Lab 8 Drone IP 9/17/26

Class 11 Jeopardy3 9/18/26

Class 12 Ethics 9/21/26

Lab 9 Propulsion IP 9/22/26

Class 13 SE 9/23/26

Lab 10 Propulsion IP 9/24/26

Class 14 Jeopardy4 9/25/26

Class 15 SE 9/28/26

Lab 11 Propulsion IP 9/29/26

Class 16 Motivation 9/30/26

Lab 12 Motivation 10/1/26

Class 17 Jeopardy5 10/2/26

Class 18 ConTech 10/5/26

Lab 13 Propulsion/Battery IP 10/6/26

Class 19 Mission Profiles 10/7/26

Assignments

Reference Materials

Class Report 1 Due 8/31/26

Course Instruction Documents

Lab Report 1 Due 8/31/26

Class Report 2 Due 9/8/26

Lab Report 2 Due 9/8/26

Class Report 3 Due 9/14/26

Lab Report 3 Due 9/14/26

Class Report 4 Due 9/21/26

Lab Report 4 Due 9/21/26

Class Report 5 Due 9/28/26

Class Report 5 Scandal List

Lab Report 5 Due 9/28/26

Report 6 Due 10/5/26

Report 7 Due 10/12/26

Report 8 Due 10/21/26

Report 9 Due 10/26/26

Course Outline & Materials

Design Report Features

AIAA Reference Format

Fundamentals of Aerospace Vehicle Design

1st Quartile Vehicles

2nd Quartile Vehicles

3rd Quartile Vehicles

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4th Quartile Vehicles

Design Competition RFPs

2026-27 Open Team Missile

2026-27 Graduate Team Airplane

2026-27 Undergraduate Team Airplane

2026 - 2027 RAES

2026-27 Graduate VFS

2026-27 Undergraduate VFS

2026-27 RASCAL Competition

2026-27 Undergraduate Space

Aerospace Background Reference Files

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K-12 Rocket Building

K-12 Outreach Materials

K-12 Drone Flying PPt

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Lab 14 Aircraft Sizing 10/8/26

Class 20 Jeopardy6 10/9/26

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Technical Documents

Old Winning Reports

Objective Function Development

Mission Spec & Profile Lecture

Low Observables Lecture

Intellectual Property Lecture

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V-n Diagrams Lecture

Cockpit & Fuselage Design Lecture

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