Aerospace Engineering

A course on all things flying: gliders, planes, quadcopters, rovers, satellites, and rockets!

1st Quarter

Due: September 2, 2022

An introduction to the concepts, vocabulary, and mathematics that define aerodynamics for things that fly.

Due: September 23, 2022

Designing, building, and testing a ariety of gliders to understand the fundamentals of flight.

Due: October 14, 2022

Learning to fly a Cessna plane using flight simulator software, and how to navigate from the sky!

Due: November 4, 2022

A look at how Aerospace Engineers design plane components, and an introduction using Autodesk Inventor Frame Analysis tools.

Due: November 23, 2022

Investigate the properties of different composite materials, and consider how they might be useful in Aerospace applications.

Due: December 16, 2022

Learn what makes a quadcopter fly as you practice flying different types of quadcopters before building and flying your own!

Due: January 20, 2023

Investigate what travelling in zero-gravity does to the human body, and how our society manages their interactions in space.

Due: February 17, 2023

Learn about the different kinds of orbits, their uses in aerospace engineering, and how to construct and simulate custom orbits.

Due: March 10, 2023

Discover the role that satelites play in exploring remote locations before you build your own Martian remote surveyor.

Due: April 7, 2023

Engineers use rovers to explore remote surfaces like the moon and Mars; you’ll learn the history and build your own rover!

Due: April 28, 2023

Here you’ll simulate various rocket designs before planning, building, and launching your own model rockets.

Due: May 12, 2023

Here you get the chance to apply everything you’ve learned about engineering to plan, design, and build your own project!