Aerospace Engineering Fundamentals

Undergraduate

History of flight and aircraft evolution. Aircraft operating principles. Airfoil and wing aerodynamics. Aerospace propulsion systems (turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, and rockets). Lab on performance estimation and measurement for a turbojet engine. Aircraft design. Weight estimation. Aircraft systems. Aircraft materials and structures. Governance of aviation in North America. Design studies of aircraft or spacecraft and/or components thereof. (Prerequisites: MATH-2780, MATH-2790, semester 6 or higher standing; and Aerospace option students or permission of instructor.) (Co-requisites: MECH-3217, MECH-3220.)