Aerospace Engineering — 53
Aerospace Engineering — 53 There is instrumentation for Schlieren photography, Aerospace pressure, temperature, and turbulence measurements. A large subsonic wind tunnel, capable of speeds of up to Engineering 300 miles per hour, has a test section 4 feet wide by 2.7 feet high by 11 feet long and is complemented by a six- Bachelor of Science component balance system. Other facilities include Master of Science flight simulation laboratory, space systems engineering Doctor of Philosophy laboratory, aerospace structural test equipment, propulsion component analysis systems, and shock The Aerospace Engineering program is offered in tubes. the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In aerospace engineering, you will apply Mission Statement the laws of physics and mathematics to problems of To build and enhance the excellent public program aircraft flight and space vehicles in planetary that the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace atmospheres and adjoining regions of space. Maybe you Engineering currently is, and to be recognized as such; will design space shuttles, rockets, or missiles. Possibly to provide our students with experiences in solving you might design military, transport, and general open-ended problems of industrial and societal need aviation aircraft, or a V/STOL (vertical/short take-off through learned skills in integrating engineering and landing) aircraft. You could design a spacecraft to sciences, and synthesizing and developing useful travel to Mars or a more distant planet. products and processes; to provide experiences in You’ll be able to tackle problems in the leadership, teamwork, communications-oral, written environmental pollution of air and water and in the and graphic-, and hands-on activities, with the help of natural wind effects on buildings and structures.
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