Introduction to Aircraft
The fundamentals of how airplanes work: the four forces, aircraft components, flight controls and the anatomy of a flight. The st…
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The fundamentals of how airplanes work: the four forces, aircraft components, flight controls and the anatomy of a flight. The st…
How air generates lift and drag: airflow, pressure, airfoils, stalls and high speed effects, explained intuitively.
Inside the jet engine: turbojets, turbofans, compressors, turbines and afterburners, from thermodynamics to the throttle.
How aircraft are sized and flown: performance, range, endurance, climb, cruise and the trade studies behind aircraft design.
How an aircraft works beyond the airframe: flight instruments and their physics, the electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems,…
How aircraft structures are designed and what they are made of: the loads on an aircraft, mechanical stresses, fuselage, wings, e…
The aircraft's electric backbone: generators and IDGs, AC and DC distribution, circuit protection, wiring, batteries, lighting an…
From flight instruments to the connected flight deck: EFIS and glass cockpits, GPS, VOR and transponders, INS, TCAS and TAWS, FMS…
From Tsiolkovsky to reusable boosters: the rocket equation, propellants and engines, structures and stability, guidance and traje…
The aviation ecosystem end to end: what airplanes are and how they fly, how aircraft are classified, the airline business, airpor…
Design a spacecraft for deep space: the space environment, orbital mechanics and interplanetary transfers, chemical, electric and…
Humans beyond Earth: the history of human spaceflight from the Cold War to private companies, what space does to the human body, …
The airline industry end to end: aircraft operations and performance, flight operations and maintenance, business models and econ…
Ten legendary aircraft, ten engineering stories: from the 1903 Wright Flyer to the Airbus A380 — how each machine worked, why it …
Process, real questions and preparation strategy for aerospace employers, from Airbus to SpaceX.
The most relevant questions in each domain, with worked answers, to test and consolidate your knowledge.
How to pivot into aerospace from mechanical, electrical, physics and other backgrounds.
Focused deep-dives: CFD, GNSS, SATCOM, structures, leasing, safety and more.