Are you a student who is looking to get into the field of technical study and engineering ? Are you confused on which branch of study to choose ? Well then you are at one of the right places to understand one such particular field of studies - Aeronautical Engineering. Aeronautical engineering has been one of the largest emerging trends in the field of technical study as well as job opportunities. This article is aimed at making you understand aeronautical engineering in a better way and help you in deciding if it is the right course for you to opt for in your higher studies.
So what exactly is aeronautical engineering ?
Have you ever looked at a flying airbus A380 or Boeing 737 and wondered what makes such a huge machine fly in the air ? Well the major reason behind one single aircraft flying up in the air safely would be the hard work and efforts of hundreds and thousands of aeronautical engineers who worked day and night just to see the giant metallic bird fly. So in simple terms aeronautical engineering is nothing but building and making an aircraft fly safely in the air according to our wishes and desires.
OK now lets understand the term aeronautical engineering. The term aeronautical engineering is another term which refers to a technical branch of engineering which specialises in aircraft manufacture and maintenance. That's the simplest way to describe the branch or an aeronautical engineer. Going a little more deep into the meaning of the subject an aeronautical engineer is one who makes a machine that can swim in air and uses and maintains this machine for different applications.
Why is aeronautical engineering growing so fast?
Aeronautical engineering is amongst the growing trends for two reasons, one is the large scope the branch of engineering has in the job market.The demand to supply ratio of aeronautical engineers in the global market is very high and still not met sufficiently.So to meet this demand engineers from various other branches are taken into the industry and given suitable training to work in this industry. There is a high demand for maintenance engineers for various companies across the globe including airbus Boeing and NASA.An aircraft maintenance engineer would basically test an aircraft for its airworthiness or ability to have next flight every time after an aircraft takes off and lands back.
The second reason for this branch to be growing so fast is the appropriate mixture of different branches of engineering it has in it. Aeronautical engineering courses generally train their students in three different streams of engineering put together into one compact package. Aeronautical engineering is combination of the Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering and Electronics engineering put together.The three different branches of engineering applied exclusively for the machines which fly i.e, aircraft , give rise to this beautiful branch of aeronautical engineering. This branch of engineering has an application of the above mentioned three subjects on aircraft's and study and maintenance of aircraft.
Going a little more deeper into the three subjects of aeronautics
Electrical engineering in aeronautics
Electrical engineering is the major contributor to the field of aeronautical engineering when it comes to the flight controls and power management. This portion of producing and managing electric current on an aircraft is amongst one of the major topics that one would study in electrical engineering in aeronautics as the power generated on an aircraft is very limited and effective utilisation of this power is a must.Apart from power production electrical part of aeronautical engineering would also contain the control system and wiring systems and lighting systems of the aircraft. The control system would include manufacture and maintenance of the various electrical control devices used in the cockpit of the aircraft.
analog cockpit of an aircraft
Mechanical engineering in aeronautics
mechanical engineering is another major contributor to the field of aeronautics,its such a huge contributor that at certain selection processes the selectors do not differentiate between mechanical and aeronautical engineers. But there is a lot of difference when it comes to the content and application of both the subjects. Aeronautics would deal majorly with aerodynamic flows and model preparation for that whereas mechanical engineering is more different an vast subject by itself. the other major contribution of mechanical engineering in aeronautics (other than structural design) would be in the propulsion technology used to run an aircraft. On the whole the part of mechanical engineering you study would be fun.
a Production line on the one of the leading aircraft manufacturers
Electronics engineering in aeronautics
This is a major aspect in modern aeronautics because of the advancement of technology.nobody wants to be left behind with a nokia1100 when you have all sorts of smart phones available in the market which can make a cell phone a more user friendly device. Similar to cell phones digitalising of cockpits and improving
the controls with digital safety features such as the autopilot and digital visualisations has made an aircraft a user friendly machine for a pilot to handle. Electronics also plays a major role in communication between aircraft's and the ground air traffic controls which help in maintaining safety. Thus electronics is the third major subject in aeronautics which is a part controls in aircraft.
Which college to choose?
Now after reading the whole article if you are wondering which college to choose and how to continue your journey in the field of aeronautics then don't worry. I have prepared a fine solution for that as well. I am providing a list of few major colleges offering aeronautical engineering as a course of study in their college. you can feel free to leave a comment for enquiring about the colleges mentioned or you can also log in to the college website from the link provided with their respective names.
India
- Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (Chennai) - http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/
- Hindustan University, Chennai - http://www.hindustanuniv.ac.in/
- KCG College of Technology, Chennai - http://www.kcgcollege.ac.in/
- Kumaraguru College of Technology ( Coimbatore) - http://www.kct.ac.in//
- Jaya Engineering College, Chennai - http://www.jec.ac.in/
- Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur- http://www.becs.ac.in
- Mohamed Sathak Engineering college, Kilakarai - http://www.msec.org.in/
- Amity Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Amity University - http://www.amity.edu/
- Amity Institute of Space Science and Technology, Amity University - http://www.amity.edu/aisst/
- Anna University, Chennai - http://www.annauniv.edu/
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - http://www.iisc.ernet.in/
- Er.Perumal Manimekalai College, Koneripalli, Hosur - http://www.pmctech.org/
- Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai - http://www.rajalakshmi.org/
- Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-http://karunya.edu/aero/
- LakiReddy Balireddy College of Engineering (Autonomous), Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh - http://www.lbrce.ac.in/aerospace
- Babu Banarsi Das National Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - //www.bbdnitm.ac.in/
- Nimra Institute of Science and Technology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (jntu kakinada) - http://www.nimra.in/nist/
- Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi - http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/departments/validated.asp?Department_ID=D0010
- Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering - http://www.iiaedehradun.org
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology - http://www.iist.ac.in/
- Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay (Mumbai) - http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - http://www.iitk.ac.in/aero/
- Instittute of Aero Engineering, Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/home.php?deptcode=AE
- Manav Rachna International University - http://www.mriu.edu.in/
- Madha Engineering College, Kundrathur, Chennai - http://madhaengineeringcollege.com/
- Malla Reddy College Of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad - http://www.mrcet.com/; http://www.mrcet.ac.in/
- Bandari Srinivas College of Engineering and Technology, Chevella, Ranga Reddy, Andhra Pradesh - http://www.bsit-hyderabad.com/
- Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology, Dunigal, Hyderabad - www.mlrinstitutions.ac.in/
- Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad http://www.iare.ac.in/
- Madras Institute of Technology - http://www.annauniv.edu/Aerospace/index.html
- Manipal Institute of Technology - http://www.manipal.edu/Institutions/Engineering/MIT/Departments/AeronauticalandAutomobileEngg/Pages/Overview.aspx
- New Horizon College of Engineering - http://newhorizonindia.edu/html/NHEngineering/aeronautical.htm
- Jeppiaar Engineering College, Sozhiganallur, Chennai - http://www.jeppiaarcollege.org/
- karunya university coimbatore,tamilnadu - http://www.karunya.edu/
- Institute of Engineering Science and Management, IESM,Indore, M.P - http://www.iesmindore.com/
- Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh - http://www.pec.ac.in
- Park College of Engineering and Technology - http://www.pcet.ac.in
- SRM University, Chennai - http://www.srmuniv.com/engineering/mechanical/aerospace/default.php
- Sathyabama University, Chennai - http://www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in/
- Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India - http://www.tagore-engg.ac.in
- VSM Aerospace, Bangalore - http://www.avsmati.org
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat - http://www.svitvasad.ac.in/
- Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu - http://www.niuniv.com/
- C.M. Engineering College
- Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Hindusthan college of engineering and technology,coimbatore,tamilnadu- http://www.hindusthan.net
- Hindusthan Institute Of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - http://www.hindusthan.net
- Hindustan Aviation Academy, Karnataka, Bangalore
- Hindustan Institute Of Technology and Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - http://www.hindustanuniv.ac.in/
- Nehru college of aeronautics and applied sciences-coimbatore
- Indian Institute for Aeronautical Engineering & Information Technology, Pune - http://www.iiaeit.org/
- Maheshwara Institute Of Technology (MITP), Hyderabad -http://www.mith.ac.in/,
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun Upes - http://www.upes.ac.in
- Sri Bhagwan Mahavir Jain College of Engineering, Bangalore
- Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering & Technology, Faridabad (HR) -www.gurugram.org.in
- IGNOU, Maidan Gadhi, Delhi
- Gurunanak Engineering College, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad
- M.V.J College of Engineering, White Flied, Bangalore. - http://www.mvjce.edu.in/
- Vignan's Institute Of Technology and Aeronautical Engineering, Deshmukhi (Nalgonda District), Hyderabad
- Alliance University, Bangalore
- VSB Engineering college, Karur, Tamilnadu, India.
- Vardhaman college of engineering,Hyderabad, A.P - http://www.vardhaman.org/
- Dayananda sagar college of engineering, Bangalore.Karnataka. - http://www.dayanandasagar.edu/
- http://Priyadarshini_College_of_Engineering Priyadarshini_College_of_Engineering, Nagpur,Maharashtra,India -http://www.pce.ltjss.net/
- bandari srinivas technical campus, chevella, rangareddy dist, india
the above are the list of best colleges i could get for a few states which are very well known for their advancement in the field of aeronautics.
get back soon on this website to get reviews on few of the Indian colleges and also to Know about the job opportunities as an aeronautical engineer.
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