Take your engineering expertise to new heights! This comprehensive course covers aerodynamics, aircraft structures, flight mechanics, propulsion systems, and aerospace design. Gain practical, industry-relevant skills through real-world applications, case studies, and practical examples to analyse, design, and evaluate modern aircraft and aerospace systems. You will progress through a full design loop — from concept aerodynamics through to structural sizing and propulsion selection — and finish with a design report that demonstrates readiness for aerospace roles.
A degree in engineering or a related field is recommended. Familiarity with basic fluid mechanics, structural analysis, and ordinary differential equations will be helpful.
Aeroelasticity
Study of interactions between aerodynamic, elastic, and inertial forces. Covers flutter analysis, divergence, control reversal, and buffeting with real-world aircraft case studies.
Aircraft Structures
Structural analysis and design of aircraft components. Covers thin-walled structures, buckling, fatigue, and damage tolerance for wings, fuselage, and control surfaces.
Orbital Mechanics
Two-body problem, orbital manoeuvres, and interplanetary trajectories. Covers Kepler's laws, Hohmann transfers, patched conics, and launch vehicle performance analysis.