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Introduction to the Aerospace Industry

Overview of the Aerospace Industry – 3 hrs
This module provides a general overview of the different operations – private, commercial, and government – which take place in the industry – commercial, corporate, and private aviation, manufacturing and overhaul, and government, commercial and private space operations.

Aircraft and Their and Uses – 3 hrs
Covers various aircraft types – piston, jet, single-engine, multi-engine, etc; their designs – high-wing, low-wing, canard, etc; and uses – passengers, freight, air ambulance, aerial surveying, power line and pipeline operations, logging, fire-fighting, etc.

Aircraft Construction & Manufacturing – 9 hrs
Details basic construction materials – including metal and composites – as well as various construction methods, and processes of aircraft fabrication and manufacturing.

Commercial Aviation Operations – 3 hrs
This module presents an overview of selected commercial aviation operations – charter and air taxi, freight, payroll, biomedical, etc.

Airline Operations - 9 hrs
Covers numerous factors affecting airline operations – scheduling, routing, business models, aircraft purchase and leasing, etc.  An online simulation of airline operations can be added to provide students with the ability to experiment and experience the effect of these various factors directly.

Spacecraft Construction & Manufacturing - 6 hrs
Similar to Module 3, but covering the fabrication and manufacture of spacecraft – including satellites, space exploration vehicles, launch vehicles and the coming CEV family.

Spacecraft Operation - 6 hrs
Covers both ground- and space-based operations, from launch, to on-orbit, to recovery – including both government and research projects, as well as commercial applications.

Future Developments - 6 hrs
This final modules provides for a discussion of numerous developments on the horizon – such as COTS (commercial orbital transport systems), increasing use of automated flight control, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and future aircraft designs such as the Dreamliner and supersonic transports.

DETAILS:

This course is intended to serve as a survey of the aerospace industry - from general aviation through air charter and airline operations, and space tourism.

Following appropriate curriculum review, this course could be made available at various community colleges around the state to serve as an entry-level "core" course for those interested in pursuing a career in aerospace.

This course is intended to be part of a 1+1 model - where students take "core" courses at their local community college before transferring to a "specialized" college to finish their 2-year degree.

To inquire about training, contact Sam Fischer:
904-317-3844
sfischer@aerocenter.org