Aerospace Engineering: Space Flight

This course examines the physics of fixed wing and rotating wing flight, and the rocket ships. History of aviation developments from da Vinci to present to the future will be examined. Are drones in your future or will there be alternate winged vehicles? The course includes Mission to Mars. Students will design, build and fly a high power rocket to a specific apogee and land on a selected target. Rocket performance will be monitored in real time by communicating electronics. Lab work includes: how planes fly, study of the Bernoulli Effect and wind tunnels, the first flight simulator (Link Trainer) and a modern flight simulator (Link Hall). Potential field trips include 1) Flight and Space at the MOST (see IMAX film Journey To Space), 2) Control Tower – Hancock International Airport and one aviation museum visit: Hammondsport Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Elmira national Soaring Museum, or Genese National Warplane Museum.