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Topic overview
Learn the foundations of Aerospace Engineering and Flight Systems.
Aerospace engineering becomes understandable when an aircraft or spacecraft is treated as a connected system. Forces, motion, energy, mass, structures, materials, propulsion, control, environment, requirements, safety, and evidence must agree. Diagrams, estimates, units, simplified models, CAD, and experiments can reveal both what a design may do and where a model is too limited for a real decision.
Learning outcomes for Aerospace Engineering and Flight Systems
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Map the major systems and forces in a civilian aircraft or spacecraft concept
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Use coordinate frames, units, conservation laws, and estimates consistently
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Compare aerodynamic, structural, propulsion, control, and mass tradeoffs
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Create a conceptual design-review plan that distinguishes classroom models from safety-critical engineering
5 lessons
2 hrs 30 min 
