What is Aeronautical all about?
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering is one of the most challenging fields of engineering with a wide scope for growth. This field deals with the development of new technology in the field of aviation, space exploration construction, development, testing, operation and maintenance of both commercial and military aricraft, spacecrafts and their components as well as satellites and missiles.
As Aerospace engineering involves design and manufacture of vey high technology systems, the job requires manual, technical as well as mechanical aptitude. Aeronautical engineer's usually work in teams under the supervision of senior engineers, bringing together their skills and technical expertise. Though highly paid, the work is demanding. An aeronautical engineer needs to be physically fit and fully dedicated to his work. One needs to be alert, have and eye for detail and should have a high level of mathematical precision to be successful.
The specialisations includes areas like structural design, navigational guidance and control systems, instrumentation and communication or production methods or it can be in a perticular product such as military aircrafts, passenger planes, helicopters, satellites, rockets etc. Engineers may work in areas like design, development, maintenance as well as in the managerial and teaching posts in institutes. They find a very good demand in airlines, aircraft manufacturing units, air turbine production plants or design development programmes for the aviation industry. Aerospace environment is sophisticated with rewarding career oportunities involving leading-edge technology.
Nature of Work
- Applying the principles of science and technology to the creative design of single components for whole engines.
- Developing design specifications.
- Designing aircraft components to strict standards.
- Undertaking systematic manufacturing, involving the assembly and modification of components.
- Supervising the assembly of airframes and the installation of engines, instruments and other equipment; for example, when installing extra fues tanks, deciding where the tanks are to be placed and checking that the support structure of the aircraft is strong enough to carry the extra weight.
- Participating in flight test programmes to measure take-off distance, rate of climb, stall speeds, manoeuvrability and landing capacities.
- Maintaining aircraft for full operation, involving regular inspections, maintenance and servicing.
- Measuring and improving the performance of aircraft, components and systems.
- Testing, evaluating, modifying and re-testing products.
- Collating a range of information, analyzing and interpreting data and publishing the results of specific projects in technical report form.
- Working with a range of IT software packages to undertake design, planning and project management work.
What talents should you have?
· Ability to think creatively;
· Strong technical knowledge;
· Attention to detail;
· A level of commercialawareness;
· Strong communication and team working skills;
· Ability to work to deadlines;
· Problem solving skills.
List of institutes offering courses in aeronautical engineering
3. National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (Uttranchal)
4. Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology (http://www.biait.org) 6. IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) ? Kharagpur
7. IIT ? Mumbai
9. Indian Institytes of Aeronautics, Bihar
11. Institute of Aviation Technoloty, Haryana
13. P.A.M.E college, Punjab
17. School of Aviation Science and Technology, New Delhi
18. VSM Aerospace, Banglore, Karnataka
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