AERO3660 Flight Performance and Propulsion (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
AERO3660 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 飞行性能与推进
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The course starts with an introduction to the atmosphere, especially the troposphere and lower stratosphere where aircraft spend most of their time. We discuss the difference between true and equivalent airspeeds.
AERO3660 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "**AERO3410: Aerospace Structures** Fantastic lecturer, great tutors and interesting concepts. Group assignment with 10 people per group was horrendous (think ENG1000 but worse because we're all 3rd/4th/5th year students and really should know how to work professionally), but tha…"
On Reddit: "In AERO3660 is all about engines. We do a lot of derivation of big ass equations and that makes up most of the two assignments and final (as far as I've heard). The first assignment was an easy 100%. If you have Olson, you'll learn to just write down what he writes down, do what…"
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Q: Is AERO3660 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches AERO3660, and when is it offered?
A: AERO3660 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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