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What is Aerospace Engineering?. Physic Aerodynamics Production of Aircraft Production of Spacecraft. Aeronautical Engineering . Aeronautics deals with aircraft that operate in Earths Atmosphere. Astronautical Engineering.
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What is Aerospace Engineering? • Physic • Aerodynamics • Production of Aircraft • Production of Spacecraft
Aeronautical Engineering Aeronautics deals with aircraft that operate in Earths Atmosphere.
Astronautical Engineering Astronautics deals with spacecraft that operates outside of Earths Atmosphere or Space.
Courses Needed Undergraduate degree requirements are a total of 128 credit hours which that includes; • 55 hours of Subjects required by all programs • 12 hours of Related Technical Core Subjects • 29 hours of Aerospace Science Subject
Courses Needed • 16 hours of Aerospace Engineering Subject • 16 hours of electives
Colleges • Western Michigan University • Embry –Riddle Aeronautical University • Tuskegee University • Air Force Institute of Technology • California State University
Kalamazoo Michigan Established in 1903 President – John Dune Enrollment – 24,294 students Cost -$22,732
Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona Established in 1926 Enrollment – 34,532 students Cost – At Daytona : $27,234 At Florida: $24,310
Tuskegee, Alabama • Established in 1881 • President – Dr. Mathew Jankins • Enrollment – 3,156 students • Cost - $28,732
Wright Patterson Air force base, Ohio Established in 1919 Director- Dr. Todd Enrollment – 700 students Cost - $3,900
Long Beach, California Established in 1857 Enrollment – 437,000 students Cost - $21,102
Jobs • Systems Engineering Co-op • Senior Systems Engineer – Flight Control Systems/Control Laws & Flight Test • Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer • Structural Analysis Engineer • Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer
Systems Engineering Co-op Systems and Electrical Engineering. Avionics, Aerodynamics and Computer Science. Salary is between $30,000 to $50,000.
Senior Systems Engineer – Flight Control Systems/Control Laws & Flight Test Development of automatic flight control systems. Salary
Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer Implementation of nondestructive evaluation systems and nondestructive inspections. Salary is about $73,000
Structural Analysis Engineer Design investigations on the reason why something failed and look for improvements. Salary is about $70,000
Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer Designs very high accuracy Fiber Optic Gyro Navigation Systems Salary is about $104,000.
Bibliography • Indeed Jobshttp://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Guidance-Navigation-Control-Engineer-l-El-Segundo,-CA.html • Aviation Colleges http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/aviation-colleges