Hi everyone and welcome to this Course in Aircraft and Airplane Engineering: An Introduction and Advanced
Concepts.
My name is Lluís Foreman Campins and I am a former student of aerospace engineering.
Specifically I did my bachelor's degree in space vehicle engineering.
Then I studied my master's degree in aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
And after that I am actually doing a master's degree in space engineering. Now, the topics that you will
learn in this course are many topics related to aerospace engineering in general.
So for instance classification of aerospace vehicles fuselage design wing and general design of an aircraft
aerodynamics and fluid mechanics forces on a wing which imply a lift and drag basically turbo jet super
fan engines.
Also some structural conditions of aircraft loads and structural requirements.
We will also study the tail and landing gear and we will also cover some topics like performance and
operation of aircraft the objectives of this course are actually to understand the basics of aeronautical
engineering as a topic identify the different components of aircraft and you will also actually learn
how airplanes work and perform.
You will also understand the way in which aircraft are able to generate lift which is one of the key
topics in aircraft engineering analysis of flight mechanics and study of engines and specifically jet
engines.
And from this as an objective My idea is that you will be able to work confidently in any project related
to aerospace engineering now the course methodology is based on first theoretical explanations of physical
phenomena practical applications related to aerospace engineering and finally real case studies of different
components different elements that compose aerospace engineering today.
Now you will also gain some additional personal benefits with the completion of this course.
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So you will be able for instance to understand how aircraft are manufactured and understand the operation
and performance.
For instance limitations on the manufacturing regarding the design et cetera.
I understand how a jet engines work based on the air in the surroundings and how they transform this
into thrust acquire new abilities to solve problems as a generic topic also increase your knowledge
regarding aerospace engineering and finally gain confidence in your own skills by becoming an aerospace
engineer.
To be honest I am pretty sure that this course will cover most of the topics that you are looking for
in an aerospace engineering course.
So as always if you have any doubts if you want to make some comments or add some sections then I'm
completely open to do so and will listen to any of your opinions.
So welcome to this course.