Abstract: Design of airplane goes hand in hand with aerodynamic character. The correspondence of
its form and function pursuit leads to its unique aesthetic perception. The beauty of the airplane is
aesthetic cognition of airplane, which is also the interpretation of the aerospace science and
technology from the aspect of the aesthetic. Through the aesthetic analysis of the airplane function,
shape, materials, technology, decoration and other aspects, it describes that the beauty of the airplanes
is the combination of development of the science and technology and the aesthetic cognition in this
essay. There are both the elegance of the aesthetic and the rationality of the technology in airplane,
which indicate that industrial design will play a greater role in the aircraft exterior and interior design.

Key words: design of airplane, airplane aesthetics, industrial design