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The History of Rocket Science
Rocket technology has evolved for more than 2000 years. Today’s rockets are a product of a long tradition of ingenuity…
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Rocket Science 101: Operating Principles
In a previous post we covered the history of rocketry over the last 2000 years. By means of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation we also…
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Rocket Science 101: Fuel, engine and nozzle
This is the third in a series of posts on rocket science. Part I covered the history of rocketry and Part II dealt with…
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Rocket Science 101: Lightweight rocket shells
This is the fourth and final part of a series of posts on rocket science. Part I covered the history of rocketry, Part…
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Supersonic Aerodynamics: Designing Rocket Nozzles
One of the most basic equations in fluid dynamics is Bernoulli’s equation: the relationship between pressure and velocity in a…
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Composite Materials and Renewables: Wind Energy
In the aerospace industry the benefits of exploiting the excellent specific strength and stiffness properties of composites in terms of…
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The DeHavilland Comet Crash
(Photo Comet) The DeHavilland Comet was the first production commercial jet airliner that went into service in 1952. The earliest production aircraft…
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Introduction to Composite Materials
Throughout the last four decades the exploitation of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) in engineering structures has been steadily diversifying from sports…
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Jet Engine Detail Design – The Compressor
In this topic the design of jet engine compressors will be discussed leading to the definition of ballpark performance parameters.…
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A Brief History of Aircraft Structures
Aircraft have changed enormously over the last century from the early Wright Flyer flown at Kittyhawk to the supersonic SR-71…
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Careers Related to Aerospace Engineers
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians Aerospace engineering and operations technicians operate and maintain equipment used in developing, testing, and producing…
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Job Outlook for Aerospace Engineers
Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to decline 2 percent from 2014 to 2024. Aircraft are being redesigned to cut…