• Aerospace engineering is concerned with the design, development and maintenance of flight vehicles. It involves aerodynamics, aerostructures, avionics, propulsion, material science and computational simulation.
  • As an aerospace engineer, you will have the opportunity to tackle many of tomorrow's global challenges. You may be involved in the creation of a more environmentally friendly passenger aircraft, or even help to build a vehicle capable of exploring our solar system and beyond.
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  • Aerospace engineers apply scientific and technological theories, concepts and equations to vehicles designed to operate within the earth's atmosphere and in space.
  • Activities include the use of wind tunnels for aerodynamic testing, computational modelling for predicting structural behaviour and materials and structural testing.
  • But aerospace engineering reaches beyond traditional aerospace applications. For example, you might work in automobiles, energy production and conservation, lightweight materials or new manufacturing techniques.