EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-0000) and related Prospectus of
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures, Inc. for the registration of 129,651,000
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated March 27, 2001, with respect to the financial statements included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Long Beach, California
April 26, 2001