Different parts of an aircraft

This post shows the parts of an airplane and their functions. Airplanes are transportation devices which are designed to move people and cargo from one place to another. Airplanes come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the mission of the aircraft.

For any airplane to fly, one must lift the weight of the airplane itself, the fuel, the passengers, and the cargo. The wings generate most of the lift to hold the plane in the air. To generate lift, the airplane must be pushed through the air. The air resists the motion in the form of aerodynamic drag. Modern airliners use winglets on the tips of the wings to reduce drag. The turbine engines, which are located beneath the wings, provide the thrust to overcome drag and push the airplane forward through the air. Smaller, low-speed airplanes use propellers for the propulsion system instead of turbine engines.

To control and maneuver the aircraft, smaller wings are located at the tail of the plane. The tail usually has a fixed horizontal piece, called the horizontal stabilizer, and a fixed vertical piece, called the vertical stabilizer. The stabilizers' job is to provide stability for the aircraft, to keep it flying straight. The vertical stabilizer keeps the nose of the plane from swinging from side to side, which is called yaw. The horizontal stabilizer prevents an up-and-down motion of the nose, which is called pitch. (On the Wright brother's first aircraft, the horizontal stabilizer was placed in front of the wings. Such a configuration is called a canard after the French word for "duck").

This post shows the parts of an airplane and their functions. Airplanes are transportation devices which are designed to move people and cargo from one place to another. Airplanes come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the mission of the aircraft.

For any airplane to fly, one must lift the weight of the airplane itself, the fuel, the passengers, and the cargo. The wings generate most of the lift to hold the plane in the air. To generate lift, the airplane must be pushed through the air. The air resists the motion in the form of aerodynamic drag. Modern airliners use winglets on the tips of the wings to reduce drag. The turbine engines, which are located beneath the wings, provide the thrust to overcome drag and push the airplane forward through the air. Smaller, low-speed airplanes use propellers for the propulsion system instead of turbine engines.

To control and maneuver the aircraft, smaller wings are located at the tail of the plane. The tail usually has a fixed horizontal piece, called the horizontal stabilizer, and a fixed vertical piece, called the vertical stabilizer. The stabilizers' job is to provide stability for the aircraft, to keep it flying straight. The vertical stabilizer keeps the nose of the plane from swinging from side to side, which is called yaw. The horizontal stabilizer prevents an up-and-down motion of the nose, which is called pitch. (On the Wright brother's first aircraft, the horizontal stabilizer was placed in front of the wings. Such a configuration is called a canard after the French word for "duck").

At the rear of the wings and stabilizers are small moving sections that are attached to the fixed sections by hinges. In the figure, these moving sections are colored brown. Changing the rear portion of a wing will change the amount of force that the wing produces. The ability to change forces gives us a means of controlling and maneuvering the airplane. The hinged part of the vertical stabilizer is called the rudder; it is used to deflect the tail to the left and right as viewed from the front of the fuselage. The hinged part of the horizontal stabilizer is called the elevator; it is used to deflect the tail up and down. The outboard hinged part of the wing is called the aileron; it is used to roll the wings from side to side. Most airliners can also be rolled from side to side by using the spoilers. Spoilers are small plates that are used to disrupt the flow over the wing and to change the amount of force by decreasing the lift when the spoiler is deployed.

The wings have additional hinged, rear sections near the body that are called flaps. Flaps are deployed downward on takeoff and landing to increase the amount of force produced by the wing. On some aircraft, the front part of the wing will also deflect. Slats are used at takeoff and landing to produce additional force. The spoilers are also used during landing to slow the plane down and to counteract the flaps when the aircraft is on the ground. The next time you fly on an airplane, notice how the wing shape changes during takeoff and landing.

The fuselage or body of the airplane, holds all the pieces together. The pilots sit in the cockpit at the front of the fuselage. Passengers and cargo are carried in the rear of the fuselage. Some aircraft carry fuel in the fuselage; others carry the fuel in the wings

         

Basic components of an aircraft

fuselage: The fuselage is that portion of the aircraft that usually contains the crew and payload, either passengers, cargo, or weapons. Most fuselages are long, cylindrical tubes or sometimes rectangular box shapes. All of the other major components of the aircraft are attached to the fuselage. Empennage is another term sometimes used to refer to the aft portion of the fuselage plus the horizontal and vertical tails.

wing: The wing is the most important part of an aircraft since it produces the lift that allows a plane to fly. The wing is made up of two halves, left and right, when viewed from behind. These halves are connected to each other by means of the fuselage. A wing produces lift because of its special shape, a shape called an airfoil. If we were to cut through a wing and look at its cross-section, as illustrated below, we would see that a traditional airfoil has a rounded leading edge and a sharp trailing edge.

engine: The other key component that makes an airplane go is its engine, or engines. Aircraft use several different kinds of engines, but they can all be classified in two major categories. Early aircraft from the Wright Flyer until World War II used propeller-driven piston engines, and these are still common today on light general aviation planes. But most modern aircraft now use some form of a jet engine. Many aircraft house the engine(s) within the fuselage itself. Most larger planes, however, have their engines mounted in separate pods hanging below the wing or sometimes attached to the fuselage. These pods are called nacelles.

horizontal stabilizer: If an aircraft consists of only a wing or a wing and fuselage, it is inherently unstable. Stability is defined as the tendency of an aircraft to return to its initial state following a disturbance from that state. The horizontal stabilizer, also known as the horizontal tail, performs this function when an aircraft is disturbed in pitch. In other words, if some disturbance forces the nose up or down, the horizontal stabilizer produces a counteracting force to push the nose in the opposite direction and restore equilibrium. When in equilibirum, we say that an aircraft is in its trim condition. The horizontal tail is essentially a miniature wing since it is also made up of an airfoil cross-section. The tail produces a force similar to lift that balances out the lift of the wing to keep the plane in equilibrium. To do so, the tail usually needs to produce a force pointed downward, a quantity called downforce.

                   
vertical stabilizer: The vertical stabilizer, or vertical tail, functions in the same way as the horizintal tail, except that it provides stability for a disturbance in yaw. Yaw is the side-to-side motion of the nose, so if a disturbance causes the nose to deflect to one side, the vertical tail produces a counteracting force that pushes the nose in the opposite direction to restore equilibrium. The vertical tail is also made of an airfoil cross-section and produces forces just like a wing or horizontal tail. The difference is that a wing or horizontal tail produces lift or downforce, forces that are pointed up or down from the aircraft. Meanwhile the vertical tail produces a force pointed to one side of the aircraft. This force is called side-force.

2) Basic Control Surfaces:

In addition to the wing and tail surfaces, aircraft need some additional components that give the pilot the ability to control the direction of the plane. We call these items control surfaces.


Aircraft control surfaces and axes of motion
elevator: The elevator is located on the horizontal stabilizer. It can be deflected up or down to produce a change in the downforce produced by the horizontal tail. The angle of deflection is considered positive when the trailing edge of the elevator is deflected upward. Such a deflection increases the downforce produced by the horizontal tail causing the nose to pitch upward.

rudder: The rudder is located on the vertical stabilizer. It can be deflected to either side to produce a change in the side-force produced by the vertical tail. The angle of deflection is usually considered positive when the trailing edge of the rudder is deflected towards the right wing. Such a deflection creates a side-force to the left which causes the nose to yaw to the right.

aileron: Ailerons are located on the tips of each wing. They are deflected in opposite directions (one goes trailing edge up, the other trailing edge down) to produce a change in the lift produced by each wing. On the wing with the aileron deflected downward, the lift increases whereas the lift decreases on the other wing whose aileron is deflected upward. The wing with more lift rolls upward causing the aircraft to go into a bank. The angle of deflection is usually considered positive when the aileron on the left wing deflects downward and that on the right wing deflects upward. The greater lift generated on the left wing causes the aircraft to roll to the right.

The effects of these control surfaces and the conventions for positive deflection angles are summarized in the following diagram.

3) Additional Components:

We've already seen the major parts of a typical plane, but a few important items were left out for simplicity. Let's go back and discuss a few of these items.


Components of an aircraft
flap: Flaps are usually located along the trailing edge of both the left and right wing, typically inboard of the ailerons and close to the fuselage. Flaps are similar to ailerons in that they affect the amount of lift created by the wings. However, flaps only deflect downward to increase the lift produced by both wings simultaneously. Flaps are most often used during takeoff and landing to increase the lift the wings generate at a given speed. This effect allows a plane to takeoff or land at a slower speed than would be possible without the flaps. In addition to flaps on the trailing edge of a wing, a second major category is flaps on the leading edge. These leading-edge flaps, more often called slats, are also used to increase lift. More information on slats and flaps is available here.

cabin & cockpit: Sometimes these two terms are used synonymously, but most of the time the term cockpit is applied to a compartment at the front of the fuselage where the pilots and flight crew sit. This compartment contains the control yolks (or sticks) and equipment the crew use to send commands to the control surfaces and engines as well as to monitor the operation of the vehicle. Meanwhile, a cabin is typically a compartment within the fuselage where passengers are seated.

nose & main gear: The landing gear is used during takeoff, landing, and to taxi on the ground. Most planes today use what is called a tricycle landing gear arrangement. This system has two large main gear units located near the middle of the plane and a single smaller nose gear unit near the nose of the aircraft.

trim tab: The above diagram illustrates a "trim tab" located on the elevator. These control tabs may be located on other surfaces as well, such as a rudder control tab or a balance tab on the aileron. Nonetheless, the purpose of all these tabs is the same. In the previous section, we discussed that the horizontal stabilizer and elevator are used to provide stability and control in pitch. In order to keep a plane in a steady, level orientation, the elevator usually has to be deflected by some small amount. Since it would be very tiring for a pilot to physically hold the control stick in position to keep the elevator at that deflection angle for an entire flight, the elevator is fitted with a small "tab" that creates that elevator deflection automatically. The trim tab can be thought of almost as a "mini-elevator." By deflecting the tab up or down, it increases or decreases the downforce created by the elevator and forces the elevator to a certain position. The pilot can set the deflection of the trim tab which will cause the elevator to remain at the deflection required to remain trimmed.

Courtesy of-http://www.grc.nasa.gov,http://www.aerospaceweb.org, Google images

what is the RPM (revolutions per minute) of an aircraft engine ?

Comparing piston engines to turbine engines won't get you very far. Turbines spin at very high RPMs, don't know the specifics, but IIRC, it's in the 10's of thousands, a turbine engine is simply spinning around, while your reciprocating piston enigine found in cars and motorcycles has parts moving back and forth trying to tear each other apart.

Typical aircraft piston engines redline between 2000 and 2700 RPM. That's about as fast as you can turn a prop before tip speeds become transonic and lots of thrust is lost.
The speed at which the rotating components of a turbine engine spin is not a function of its power, it is a function of the diameter of the rotating assembly.

The larger the diameter, the lower the RPM. The smaller the diameter, the higher the RPM.
For instance, the JT8D turbofan engine has twin rotors, N1 and N2.
The N1, which includes the fan, low pressure compressor, and the low pressure turbine has a maximum RPM of about 8,000. The N2, which includes the high pressure compressor and the high pressure turbine has a maximum RPM of about 12,000.
The RB211-22B's fan rotates at about 3800 RPM. I've forgotten what the max RPM's are for the intermediate and high pressure rotors.
The Allison 501D/T-56 series engines operate at 13,821 RPM. These are single spool engines.
The reason for the speed being tied to the diameter of the rotor is that you don't want your blade tips going faster than around Mach 1; so the bigger diameter rotors spin at lower speeds. Above M=1 and the blades lose efficiency. The same goes for propellers, larger props turn slower.

how many times per minute does the spinner rotate

Max NP=1200 rpm (for a Dash 8 100)

And for the PW120/121 spinning this propeller;

NH= 33,300 rpm@ 100%
NL= 27,700 rpm@ 100%
Power turbine- 20,000 rpm@ 100% NH

At 100% RPM the RB211 produces the following RPM.

N1 4500 RPM

N2 7000 RPM

N3 10,611 RPM


RPM of typical airline's turbofan engines are around 8,000 to 10,000 rpm...
The CJ-610 (Lear 24-25) is a 16,700 rpm engine - military designation J-85...
Centrifugal compressor engines, have generally high rpm, some at 20,000+
Examples would be a J-33, J-69, or RR Nene...
Propellers on turboprop engines would turn too fast for typical turbine rpm, therefore such engines have gears reducing shaft rpm to acceptable limits for the propellers...
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Note also that "100%" is not necessarily "maximum" rpm...
Some manufacturers designate 100% of N1 (or N2) as being xxx rpm...
Maximum (red line) could be i.e. 108.5% on some given types...

Courtesy of -wikipedia.org,google images 

Can we use cell phones in planes?

The quick and short answer is no. You are not allowed to use your own cell phone while in-flight. Before the plane takes off, some airlines allow passengers to use their cell phones. Some carriers do have onboard cell phones that you can use, for a price of course.
The FCC (Federal Communication Commission) prohibits use of personal cell phones while inflight. This ruling applies only to commercial carriers. If your company has a private plane then you can use your cell phone while inflight.

The FCC says that safety is the reason for the ban on cell phone usage. They believe that cell phones can interfere with the aircraft instruments. The FAA does support this decision.

It is up to the individual airlines to enforce the no cell phone usage rules.

To prevent problems for yourself while traveling, remember to turn off your cell phone before boarding any airplane. If you are flying an airline which is an American company, you may face harsh penalties for using your cell phone while in-flight. Each airline has their own rules and punishments for getting caught using a cell phone.

Why Can't We Use Cell Phones On Planes?

Admit it. You know you're not supposed to use your cell phone on airplanes, but while the plane approaches lift-off and the flight attendants look the other way, you've been known to pull out your phone or BlackBerry to send off a furtive message or sneak in one last hushed call.

Or, even if you're not so bold, haven't you ever disembarked from a plane only to realize that you simply forgot to the turn the pesky thing off?

Every so often, we hear about the chaos or delay caused by the passenger who failed to switch off his cell phone, iPod or Nintendo DS. But, despite the millions of gadgets that take to the skies each year, not one accident has been conclusively attributed to interference from an electronic device.

So, why then, is the use of cell phones on planes still taboo?

Though there are technical issues at play, experts suggest the real reason has more to do with perceived public opinion than hard science.

And, as more and more foreign carriers outfit their planes with technology that enables air-to-ground communication, aviation experts say it might not be long before Americans too get the go-ahead to make phone calls from 40,000 feet up.


             A Concern, Not Necessarily a Fact

"It's a concern rather than a fact that phones could radiate energy which in turn could cause interference with aeronautical systems," said David Russell, COO of OnAir, a Swiss company that provides several European, Middle Eastern and Asian airlines with air-to-ground communication systems.

Like the United States, several European countries have banned cell phones on airplanes. But, Russell said, as safety and ground telecommunications issues have been addressed by new technology, those bans have been lifted.

In April 2008, Air France became the first airline to give a trial run to a service that let passengers use their own phones to e-mail, text and make and receive phone calls. Oman Air, Royal Jordanian and Shenzhen Airlines have announced similar partnerships with OnAir.

But though in-flight mobile phone systems have been popping up around the world, U.S. regulators have been a harder nut to crack.

Simple Approach Doesn't Guarantee Safety

As most travelers know, once the cabin door closes, all MP3 players, electronic games, pagers, DVD players and other electronic devices must be turned off until the plane reaches 10,000 feet. The use of cell phones is prohibited anytime the plane is in the air.

For the Federal Aviation Administration, safety is the highest concern. Portable electronic devices, including cell phones, emit radio signals that officials worry will interfere with aircraft communications or flight control, navigational and other on-board electronic equipment.

Since 2003, the RTCA (for Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics), a non-profit FAA advisory group, has been examining electromagnetic interference from electronic devices.

And though it acknowledges that virtually all of the reported evidence for banning electronics below 10,000 feet and cell phones during the entire flight is anecdotal, it still maintains that caution is key.

Dave Carson, a Boeing official and co-chair of the RTCA committee charged with researching electronic devices on airplanes, told ABCNews.com that part of the difficulty in addressing the issue has to do with the differences between the world of consumer electronics and the world of avionics.

Courtasy of-http://mobileoffice.about.com,http://abcnews.go.com

What happens when lightning strikes an airplane?

Edward J. Rupke, senior engineer at Lightning Technologies, Inc., (LTI) in Pittsfield, Mass., provides the following explanation:


It is estimated that on average, each airplane in the U.S. commercial fleet is struck lightly by lightning more than once each year. In fact, aircraft often trigger lightning when flying through a heavily charged region of a cloud. In these instances, the lightning flash originates at the airplane and extends away in opposite directions. Although record keeping is poor, smaller business and private airplanes are thought to be struck less frequently because of their small size and because they often can avoid weather that is conducive to lightning strikes.

The last confirmed commercial plane crash in the U.S. directly attributed to lightning occurred in 1967, when lightning caused a catastrophic fuel tank explosion. Since then, much has been learned about how lightning can affect airplanes. As a result, protection techniques have improved. Today, airplanes receive a rigorous set of lightning certification tests to verify the safety of their designs.

Although passengers and crew may see a flash and hear a loud noise if lightning strikes their plane, nothing serious should happen because of the careful lightning protection engineered into the aircraft and its sensitive components. Initially, the lightning will attach to an extremity such as the nose or wing tip. The airplane then flies through the lightning flash, which reattaches itself to the fuselage at other locations while the airplane is in the electric "circuit" between the cloud regions of opposite polarity. The current will travel through the conductive exterior skin and structures of the aircraft and exit off some other extremity, such as the tail. Pilots occasionally report temporary flickering of lights or short-lived interference with instruments.

Most aircraft skins consist primarily of aluminum, which conducts electricity very well. By making sure that no gaps exist in this conductive path, the engineer can assure that most of the lightning current will remain on the exterior of the aircraft. Some modern aircraft are made of advanced composite materials, which by themselves are significantly less conductive than aluminum. In this case, the composites contain an embedded layer of conductive fibers or screens designed to carry lightning currents.

Modern passenger jets have miles of wires and dozens of computers and other instruments that control everything from the engines to the passengers' headsets. These computers, like all computers, are sometimes susceptible to upset from power surges. So, in addition to safeguarding the aircraft's exterior, the lightning protection engineer must make sure that no damaging surges or transients can reach the sensitive equipment inside the aircraft. Lightning traveling on the exterior skin of an aircraft has the potential to induce transients into wires or equipment beneath the skin. These transients are called lightning indirect effects. Careful shielding, grounding and the application of surge suppression devices avert problems caused by indirect effects in cables and equipment when necessary. Every circuit and piece of equipment that is critical or essential to the safe flight and landing of an aircraft must be verified by the manufacturers to be protected against lightning in accordance with regulations set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or a similar authority in the country of the aircraft's origin.

The other main area of concern is the fuel system, where even a tiny spark could be disastrous. Engineers thus take extreme precautions to ensure that lightning currents cannot cause sparks in any portion of an aircraft's fuel system. The aircraft skin around the fuel tanks must be thick enough to withstand a burn through. All of the structural joints and fasteners must be tightly designed to prevent sparks, because lightning current passes from one section to another. Access doors, fuel filler caps and any vents must be designed and tested to withstand lightning. All the pipes and fuel lines that carry fuel to the engines, and the engines themselves, must be protected against lightning. In addition, new fuels that produce less explosive vapors are now widely used.

The aircraft's radome¿the nose cone that contains radar and other flight instruments¿is another area to which lightning protection engineers pay special attention. In order to function, radar cannot be contained within a conductive enclosure. Instead, lightning diverter strips applied along the outer surface of the radome protect this area. These strips can consist of solid metal bars or a series of closely spaced buttons of conductive material affixed to a plastic strip that is bonded adhesively to the radome. In many ways, diverter strips function like a lightning rod on a building.

Private general aviation planes should avoid flying through or near thunderstorms. The severe turbulence found in storm cells alone should make the pilot of a small plane very wary. The FAA has a separate set of regulations governing the lightning protection of private aircraft that do not transport passengers. A basic level of protection is provided for the airframe, fuel system and engines. Traditionally, most small, commercially made aircraft have aluminum skins and do not contain computerized engine and flight controls, and they are thus inherently less susceptible to lightning; however, numerous reports of noncatastrophic damage to wing tips, propellers and navigation lights have been recorded.

The growing class of kit-built composite aircraft also raises some concerns. Because the FAA considers owner-assembled, kit-built aircraft "experimental," they are not subject to lightning protection regulations. Many kit-built planes are made of fiberglass or graphite-reinforced composites. At LTI we routinely test protected fiberglass and composite panels with simulated lightning currents. The results of these tests show that lightning can damage inadequately protected composites. Pilots of unprotected fiberglass or composite aircraft should not fly anywhere near a lightning storm or in other types of clouds, because nonthunderstorm clouds may contain sufficient electric charge to produce lightning.

Answer originally published August 20, 2001


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Aircraft Maintanence Engineer (AME)

friends would you like to joine Aaeropsace or Aeronautical Engineering . here i wish to give some more information pertaing to elgibility and  educational background that reqires you to become aerosepian .

   In India for joining these  courses in enigneering level  you must go through 12th class or eqvivalent  which is approved by AICTE in Scince .i.e  you should have  Mathematics,Physics  and chemsty as major subjects. and it may change also with the Countries. Let make sure your desire with aeronautics should strart with proper foot prints

   There are mainly two ways to get into aeronautical fields, i.e by joining AME or B.E/B.tech .Let me procced by giving complete details of these things.

Aircraft Maintanence Engineer (AME)- This is Deploma ,which is given by DGCA after clearing the licence papers relating each stream that a individual choosen

An Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) is a licenced person who carries out aircraft maintenance. This same title is used in a number of different counteries, including:
Aircraft maintenance engineer (Australia)
Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada)
Aircraft maintenance engineer (India)
Aircraft maintenance engineer (New Zealand)
An AME is similar to, but has different national rules and procedures from, a US or European Aircraft Maintenance Technician.

     Let me mention clearly this diploma not degree and it has wast applications in field of Maintainence and  you will be having advantage by passing number of  licence papers .i.e.  more number of papers, greater  experiance and you will be placed well.

      As you all know this is application of all fields i.e. Mechanical,Electrical ,Electronics (Avionics) ..so accoring to the papers you have choosen  you will get to work on that fields.....

     Shortly i would like to tell you all ,the Aircraft  Maintainance  engineering meance , an engineer who works with this sholud make Aircaft fit to fly for her next flight..

for any further information you can catch me on-Sahaji.mohan@gmail.com

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List of world class Aerospace Schools

Aerospace / Aeronautical engineering can be studied at the bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering departments at many universities, and in mechanical engineering departments as it depends on the universities..
     
Would like to specify some of the Colleges ans Universities  across all over the world

Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Haedo
Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico

Australia

Australian Defence Force Academy
RMIT University
Monash University
University of Adelaide
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
Queensland University of Technology
University of Sydney

Brazil

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia - MG
Taubaté University (UNITAU), Taubaté - SP
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), São José dos Campos-SP
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos-SP
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG
Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André-SP
University of São Paulo's (USP) São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), São Carlos-SP
University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia-DF

Bulgaria

Sofia University, Masters Programme in Space Technologies

Canada

Ryerson University - B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D.
Carleton University - B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D.
Concordia University - B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) and M.Eng.
École Polytechnique de Montréal - B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D.
École de Technologie Supérieure - B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D.
McGill University - B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), M.Eng. and Ph.D.
University of Manitoba - B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering).
Royal Military College of Canada - B.Eng. (Aeronautical Engineering), M.A.Sc. and Ph.D.
Laval University - M.Sc.
University of Toronto - B.A.Sc. (Engineering Science), M.A.Sc. and Ph.D.
University of Sherbrooke - M.Ing.
York University - B.A.Sc. (Space Engineering), M.Sc. and Ph.D.
University of British Columbia - B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D.
University of Calgary - B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D.
In Québec, École Polytechnique de Montréal, McGill University, Laval University, University of Sherbrooke, Concordia University and École de Technologie Supérieure offer a joint program in the field of aeronautics and space technology leading to a M.Eng. (Aero).
Only undergraduate engineering programs in Canada are accredited[2], and this is done by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.

Chile

Academia Politécnica Aeronáutica - Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María - Academia de Ciencias Aeronáuticas
Universidad de Concepción

China

Nanchang Aviation University
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Harbin Institute of Technology
Shenyang Aerospace University
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Tsinghua University
Civil Aviation University of China
Civil Aviation Flight University of China

Colombia

Universidad de San Buenventura en Bogota D.C. (http://www.usbbog.edu.co/)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana en Medellín (http://www.upb.edu.co/)
Universidad Los Libertadores en Bogota D.C. (http://www.ulibertadores.edu.co

Croatia

Faculty of mechanical engineering and naval architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering

Czech Republic

University of Technology in Brno (http://www.fme.vutbr.cz/index.html?lang=1)
Czech Technical University in Prague (http://www.fd.cvut.cz/english/)
]Egypt

Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Aerospace Department
http://www.eng.cu.edu.eg/aerospace/
(institute of aviation engineering)
http://www.eaaegypt.com/html/colleges_iaet.html
(Institute of Engineering and Aviation Technology)
http://www.ncato.org/arabic/iaet/index.asp (Arabic) http://www.ncato.org/english/iaet/index.asp (English)

Finland

Helsinki University of Technology
Tampere University of Applied Sciences


France

Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique
École centrale Paris
Arts et Métiers ParisTech
Institut de Maintenance Aéronautique de Bordeaux
Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile (ESTACA)
Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA)
Paul Sabatier University
École d'Ingénierie des Sciences Aérospatiales
Université de la Méditerranée


Germany

FH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University
Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin)
University of Applied Sciences Bremen
Technical University of Brunswick
TU Darmstadt
TH Wildau
TU Dresden
Munich University of Technology
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Bundeswehr University Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
University of Stuttgart (7 verschiedene Institute)
HAW Hamburg

Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc. in Aerospace Engineering)

Greece

Polytechnic of Patras - Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Indonesia

Bandung Institute of Technology
Adisutjipto College Of Technology

India

Nimra Institute of Science and Technology, Vijayawada, ANDHRA PRADESH (jntu kakinada) - http://www.nimra.in/nist/
Amity Institute of Aerospace Engineering And Research Studies, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh -http://www.amity.edu/ase/programs/graduate/btae/g_btae.asp
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi - http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/departments/validated.asp?Department_ID=D0010
Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering - http://www.iiaedehradun.org
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay (Mumbai) - http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - http://www.iitk.ac.in/aero/
Instittute of Aero Engineering, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/home.php?deptcode=AE
Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (Chennai) - http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/
Malla Reddy College Of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad - http://www.mrcet.com/
Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology, Dunigal, Hyderabad - www.mlrinstitutions.ac.in/
Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad http://www.iare.ac.in/
Madras Institute of Technology - http://www.annauniv.edu/Aerospace/index.html
Manipal Institute of Technology -http://www.manipal.edu/Institutions/Engineering/MIT/Departments/AeronauticalandAutomobileEngg/Pages/Overview.aspx
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh - http://www.pec.ac.in
Park College of Engineering and Technology - http://www.pcet.ac.in
SRM University, Chennai - http://www.srmuniv.com/engineering/mechanical/aerospace/default.php
Sathyabama University, Chennai - http://www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in/
VSM Aerospace, Bangalore - http://www.avsmati.org
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat - http://www.svitvasad.ac.in/
Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu - http://www.niuniv.com/
C.M. Engineering College
List of Aeronautical Engineering colleges in India
Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Hindustan Aviation Academy, Karnataka, Bangalore
Hindustan Institute Of Technology and Science,chennai
Nehru college of aeronautics and applied sciences-coimbatore
Indian Institute for Aeronautical Engineering & Information Technology, Pune - http://www.iiaeit.org/
Maheshwara Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (MITP) - http://www.maheshwaragroup.co.in
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun Upes - http://www.upes.ac.in
Sri Bhagwan Mahavir Jain College of Engineering, Bangalore
Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering & Technology, Faridabad (HR) -www.gurugram.org.in
IGNOU, Maidan Gadhi, Delhi
Gurunanak Engineering College, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad
M.V.J College of Engineering,White Flied, Banglore. - http://www.mvjce.edu.in/

Iraq

University of Technology/Mechanical engineering/ Aircraft department http://www.uotechnology.edu.iq/dep-MechanicsandEquipment/english/index.htm
University of Baghdad/Mechanical engineering department/Aeronautical branch http://www.uobaghdad.com/

Iran

Amirkabir University of Technology http://www.aut.ac.ir
K. N. Toosi University of Technology http://www.kntu.ac.ir
Sharif University of Technology http://www.sharif.ir/en/
Azad University Science & Research Branch http://www.srbiau.ac.ir/en/
Civil Aviation Technology College http://www.catc.ac.ir/
Imam Hossein University http://www.ihu.ac.ir/
Malek-Ashtar University of Technology http://www.mut.ac.ir
Aerospace Research Institute http://www.ari.ac.ir

Israel

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Ireland

University of Limerick

Italy

First University of Roma "La Sapienza"
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Torino
Second University of Naples http://www.diam.unina2.it/
University of Bologna
University of Naples Federico II Engineering department
University of Padua - Faculty of Engineering
University of Palermo http://ingegneria.unipa.it/mio/index.php
University of Pisa - MSSE

Japan

Daiichi University, College of Technology
Hiroshima University
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Kyoto University
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu University
Nagoya University
National Defense Academy of Japan
Nihon University
Nippon Bunri University
Osaka Prefecture University
Sojo University
Teikyo University
Tohoku University
Tokai University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan University
University of Tokyo
Waseda University

Jordan

Jordan University of Science and Technology http://www.just.edu.jo/

Kenya

Kenya Polytechnic University College http://www.kenyapolytechnic.ac.ke

Korea

Chang-Shin College http://www.csc.ac.kr/
Chonbuk National University http://chonbuk.ac.kr/
Chosun University http://chosun.ac.kr/
Chungnam National University http://cnu.ac.kr/
Gyeongsang National University http://www.gsnu.ac.kr/
Hanseo University http://www.hanseo.ac.kr/
Inha Technical College http://www.inhatc.ac.kr/
Inha University http://inha.ac.kr/
KAIST http://www.kaist.ac.kr/
KonKuk University http://konkuk.ac.kr/
Korea Aerospace University http://kau.ac.kr/
Pusan National University http://pusan.ac.kr/
Sejong University http://www.sejong.ac.kr/
Seoul National University http://www.snu.ac.kr/
University of Ulsan http://www.ulsan.ac.kr/

Lebanon

University of Balamand http://www.balamand.edu.lb/

Malaysia

International Islamic University Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
MARA University of Technology
University Kuala Lumpur
University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Mexico

Instituto Politecnico Nacional (ESIME Ticoman) http://www.esimetic.ipn.mx/
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua http://www.uach.mx/
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon http://www.uanl.mx/
Universidad Nacional Aeronáutica en Querétaro http://www.unaq.edu.mx/
Instituto Politecnico Nacional (UPIIG Guanajuato) http://www.upiig.ipn.mx/
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez http://www.uacj.mx/
Universidad Politécnica de Chihuahua http://www.upchihuahua.edu.mx/
Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Hidalgo http://www.upmetropolitana.edu.mx/
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California http://www.uabc.mx/

Netherlands

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Nigeria

Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria
[Airforce institute of technology, Airforce Base Kaduna Nigeria].


Peru

UTP (universidad tecnologica del peru)


Philippines

Airlink International Aviation School
PATTS College of Aeronautics
FEATI University
Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Indiana Aerospace University [13]

Poland

Rzeszów University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology

Portugal

IST - Instituto Superior Tecnico Aerospace Engineering
Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilha Aeronautical Engineering
Academia da Força Aérea Aeronautical Engineering (Air Force Academy)

Pakistan

Air University, Islamabad
NUST College of Aeronautical Engineering, Risalpur
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
ATS Training Centre, Lahore and Karachi
School of Science and Technology, Lahore
AMETI aircraft maintenance engineers training institute in lahore, Punjab. First school in Punjab
http://ameti.edu.pk/

Russian Federation

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology http://www.mipt.ru
Bauman Moscow State Technical University http://www.bmstu.ru
Moscow Aviation Institute http://www.mai.ru
Samara State Aerospace University http://www.ssau.ru
Moscow State Aviation Technological University (MATI) http://www.mati.ru
Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (MSTUCA) www.mstuca.ru
Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation http://www.academiaga.ru/
Siberian State Aerospace University http://www.sibsau.ru
Kazan Aviation Institute http://www.kai.ru
Ufa state aviation technical university http://www.ugatu.ac.ru
Irkutsk State Technical University http://www.istu.edu/en

Romania

Politehnica University of Bucharest http://www.pub.ro/ - Faculty of Aerospace Engineering http://www.aero.pub.ro/
Technical Military Academy of Bucharest http://www.mta.ro/

Saudi Arabia

( King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals - Aerospace engineering Department ) http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/ae
( King Abdulaziz University - Aeronautical Engineering Department ) http://engg.kaau.edu.sa/aero/
( King Saud University, College of Engineering,) http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/Engineering/Pages/AcademicPrograms.aspx

Serbia

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, http://www.mas.bg.ac.rs, Aerospace Engineer
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, http://www.sf.bg.ac.rs, Air Transport Engineer (BSc) Master of Civil Aviation (MSc)

Singapore

Nanyang Technological University

South Africa

University of Johannesburg (UJ)
University of Pretoria (Tuks/Tukkies)
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)

Spain

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Escuela de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio http://www.eiae.upm.es/
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica http://www.aero.upm.es/
Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Aeronáutica http://www.euita.upm.es/
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeries Industrial i Aeronàutica de Terrassa http://www.etseiat.upc.edu/
Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels http://www.epsc.upc.edu/
Universidad de Sevilla http://www.us.es
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros http://www.esi.us.es
Universidad Politecnica de València http://www.upv.es/
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria del Disseny
Universidad de León http://uleia.unileon.es
Escuela Superior Técnica de Ingeniería Industrial, Informática y Aeronáutica
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Sri Lanka

Asian Aviation Centre (Sri Lanka)

Sweden

Swedish Institute for Space Physics (Kiruna)[15]
Luleå University of Technology [16]
Royal Institute of Technology
Mälardalen University

Switzerland

ZHAW School of Engineering BSc Aviation (http://www.engineering.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/studium/bachelor/aviatik.html)

Taiwan

Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University
Fneg Chia University
National Cheng Kung University
Tamkang University

Thailand

Kasetsart University (http://ase.eng.ku.ac.th/)
Chulalongkorn University (http://www.ise.eng.chula.ac.th/)
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (http://www.me.kmutnb.ac.th/)
Suranaree University of Technology (http://eng.sut.ac.th/me/)

Turkey

Erciyes University (http://havacilik.erciyes.edu.tr/en/indexen.htm)
Istanbul Technical University (ABET) (http://www.itu.edu.tr/)
Middle East Technical University (ABET)(http://www.metu.edu.tr/)
THK Havacılık ve Uzay Üniversitesi

Ukraine

National Technical University of Ukraine - Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (http://kpi.ua/)
Kiev International University of Civil Aviation (http://www.kiuca.kiev.ua/)
National Aerospace University - Kharkov Aviation Institute (http://www.khai.edu/)
National Aviation University (http://www.nau.edu.ua/)

United Arab Emirates

Khalifa University SScience, Technology and Research
Emirates Aviation College

United Kingdom

University of Bath Aerospace Engineering (MSc/MEng)
University of Brighton Aeronautical Engineering (MEng/MSc)
University of Bristol Aeronautical Engineering (MEng)
Brunel University Aerospace Engineering (BEng/MEng)
City University, London Aeronautical Engineering (MEng/BEng) Avionics (MEng/BEng)
Coventry University
Cranfield University
University of Glamorgan (BEng/BSc)
University of Glasgow Aeronautical Engineering or Avionics(BSc/BEng/MEng)
University of Hertfordshire (BEng/MEng)
Imperial College London (MEng)
Kingston University Aerospace Engineering BSc(Hons), Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics & Space Technology MEng/BEng(Hons), Aerospace Engineering MEng/BEng(Hons)
University of Leeds Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering (BEng/MEng)
University of Leicester Aerospace Engineering (BEng/MEng)
University of Liverpool
Loughborough University (BEng/MEng)
Perth College Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (BSc)
Queen Mary, University of London Aerospace Engineering (MEng/BEng) Avionics (MEng/BEng)
Queen's University Belfast Aeronautical Engineering (MEng/BEng)
University of Salford Aeronautical(aerospace) Engineering(BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc)
University of Sheffield Aerospace Engineering (MEng) Aerospace Materials (MSc)
University of Southampton
Staffordshire University MSc Aeronautical Engineering and BSc(hons) Aeronautical Technology
University of Surrey Aeronautical(aerospace) Engineering (BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc)
University of Swansea Aerospace Engineering (BEng/MEng/MSc)
University of the West of England Aerospace Engineering (BEng/MEng)
Link to course starting in 2009 UCAS page
In the UK, Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be studied for the B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. levels at a number of universities. School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester is Europe's largest school whilst Imperial College London has one of the most prestigious Aeronautics departments in the world.

United States

Please note - ABET stands for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Utah State University (ABET)
Air Force Institute of Technology (ABET)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (ABET)
University of Alabama (ABET)
Arizona State University (ABET)
University of Arizona (ABET)
Auburn University (ABET)
Boston University (ABET)
California Institute of Technology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (ABET)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (ABET)
California State University, Long Beach (ABET)
University of California, Davis (ABET)
University of California, Irvine (ABET)
University of California, Los Angeles (ABET)
University of California, San Diego (ABET)
Case Western Reserve University (ABET)
University of Central Florida (ABET)
University of Cincinnati (ABET)
Clarkson University (ABET)
University of Colorado at Boulder (ABET)
Daniel Webster College (ABET)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach campus (ABET)
Prescott campus (ABET)
Florida Institute of Technology (ABET)
University of Florida (ABET)
Georgia Institute of Technology (ABET)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (ABET)
Illinois Institute of Technology (ABET)
Iowa State University (ABET)
University of Kansas (ABET)
School of Aeronautical Science at LeTourneau University (ABET)
University of Maryland, College Park (ABET)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ABET)
University of Miami (ABET)
University of Michigan (ABET)
University of Minnesota (ABET)
Mississippi State University (ABET)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (ABET)
Naval Postgraduate School (ABET)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (ABET)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (ABET)
North Carolina State University (ABET)
Northrop University (ABET)
University of Notre Dame (ABET)
Ohio State University (ABET)
Oklahoma State University (ABET)
University of Oklahoma (ABET)
The Pennsylvania State University (ABET)
Princeton University (ABET)
Purdue University (ABET)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ABET)
Rutgers University (ABET)
Saint Louis University (ABET)
San Diego State University (ABET)
San Jose State University (ABET)
University of Southern California (ABET)
Stanford University
Syracuse University (ABET)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (ABET)
University of Tennessee Space Institute
Texas A&M University (ABET)
University of Texas at Arlington (ABET)
University of Texas at Austin (ABET)
Tuskegee University (ABET)
United States Air Force Academy (ABET)
United States Naval Academy (ABET)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (ABET)
University of Virginia (ABET)
University of Washington (ABET)
West Virginia University (ABET)
Western Michigan University (ABET)
Whobear's Aeronautical Studies and Space Training Institute (ABET)
Wichita State University (ABET)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (ABET)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ABET)
Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be studied at the advanced diploma, bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering departments at many U.S. universities, and in mechanical engineering departments at others. A few departments offer degrees in space-focused astronautical engineering. The programs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rutgers University are two such examples.[3] U.S. News & World Report ranks the aerospace engineering programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan within the top three best programs for doctorate granting universities. However, other top programs within the ten best in the United States include those of Stanford University, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, Purdue University and the University of Illinois.[4] The magazine also rates Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and United States Air Force Academy as the premier aerospace engineering programs at universities that do not grant doctorate degrees.

Venezuela

Universidad Nacional Experimental de las Fuerzas Armadas (UNEFA) - Aeronautical Engineerin

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