Professor Smith made an OBVIOUS and BRUTAL Mistake during this class !

He does not understand the basic of dynamics!

In the design project, the airplane we designed was too small to overcome the torque generated by the engine and the only two solutions (which I suggested to him):

1. Was to use two motor spin counter clockwise of each other. He rejected that by saying that would cost too much ! (LMFAO)

2. Use a wing with much larger wing span to resist the torque. He once again rejected my suggestion by saying that the wind tunnel was too small to accommodate that ! (ROFL)

In the end, I had no choice but to do a complex CFD analysis and full CAD model to demonstrate my points. BTW, none of the students made a plane that can take off and fly for more than 2 seconds before spinning out of control, crash and burn !

I got my A in the class, but HATED this professor. He is rude, unintelligent and not care about this class and students !

Avoid him at all cost !

I feel this Professor gets a bad rap. His lectures are fairly good and I never zoned out in them, which is a problem I have for a lot of Professors. His tests and homeworks were pretty difficult and require you to understand the material, not just regurgitate equations and the lectures. However, he's really helpful in office hours and concerned about you understanding the material.

There are professors out there that are easier and more effective, but if you're stuck taking Owen, don't freak out about it.