An aerospace engineering course teaches the principles behind the design, development, and operation of aircraft and spacecraft. It covers key topics such as aerodynamics, propulsion systems, flight mechanics, and space technology. This course helps learners understand how flying machines work and how engineers solve real-world challenges in aviation and space exploration.
Course Curriculum
| Introduction | |||
| Presentation of the Course | 00:03:00 | ||
| Course Structure | 00:04:00 | ||
| Introduction to Airplanes and their Main Elements | 00:06:00 | ||
| Classification of Airplanes | |||
| General Aviation | 00:04:00 | ||
| Commercial Aviation | 00:04:00 | ||
| Military Aircraft | 00:06:00 | ||
| Aerodynamics | |||
| Airplane Forces and Trajectory | 00:07:00 | ||
| Lift and Drag: Newton’s 3rd Law and Bernoulli | 00:16:00 | ||
| 3D Wings Lift and Drag | 00:18:00 | ||
| High Lift Devices | 00:15:00 | ||
| Turbulence and Stall | 00:13:00 | ||
| Airplane Propulsion Engines (JETs) | |||
| Engines Overview | 00:06:00 | ||
| Inlets | 00:07:00 | ||
| Compressors | 00:10:00 | ||
| Turbines and Nozzles | 00:05:00 | ||
| TurboJet vs. Turbofan Review | 00:21:00 | ||
| Flight Mechanics | |||
| Gravity Center and Pressure Center: Stability | 00:13:00 | ||
| Control Surfaces of an Aircraft and Maneuvers | 00:10:00 | ||
| Aircraft Performance | |||
| Definition of Weights | 00:08:00 | ||
| Range of an Aircraft as function of Weight | 00:14:00 | ||
| Optimization of Range – Breguet Equations | 00:17:00 | ||




