COURSE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

after getting to know about what an aeronautical engineer is and how crucial he can be in designing and developing an aircraft let us now learn what the contents of any course of aeronautical engineering will contain in its scheme of syllabus. Aeronautical engineering is broadly divided into three different fields of study, and they are namely :

• Structures: deals with the basic structural design of an aircraft and the analysis of theses structures subjected to various tests
• Aircraft Instruments and Systems: this field deals with ll the mechanical and electrical & electronics instruments and systems used and their working and design aspects.
• Propulsion System: deals with the making and maintenance of the power plants of an aircraft.
• Aerodynamics: considered as the core of aeronautical engineering this field deals with the study of air and its flow properties.

So looking at the above broad classification of aeronautical engineering we can conclude that our branch aeronautics is a vast branch of engineering that consists of mechanical, electrical & electronics and power engineering along with its very own fluid engineering. let us now have a brief look at what these different branches of aeronautics deal with and learn their importance to an aeronautical engineer.

Structures:

talking about structures in aeronautical engineering we would deal with the construction and analysis of the structural frame and components as the name itself suggests. There are various software's and analysis tools that an aeronautical engineer can use to do all the structural assembly and analysis. There are also various software's that are used for performing the task of meshing or discretisation which helps in more better analysis of the structural member. 

Always remember my friends that just knowing a few software's and analysis tools doesn't make you a good structural aeronautical engineer, for being a quality structural engineer you need to be good with your basic subjects dealing with structural analysis which are: mechanics of materials 

                                                                           material science

                                                                           aircraft structural analysis

the above mentioned were a few subjects that help you in being a better structural engineer. Practising and performing tests based on your theoretical studies in the above mentioned subject you could expect yourself to become one good quality engineer in the field of aircraft structures and analysis.

Aircraft instruments and systems:

aircraft instruments and systems would be the field of aero engineering which would be dealing with design and development of more and more advanced instruments and systems which help the pilot make his journey more comfortable and easy. Being an instrument's and systems engineer one would have the pride of being the one who develops the most crucial devices which actually help the aircraft in flying. In fact in modern day aircraft's,be it a fighter or a passenger aircraft, a flight without such sophisticated instruments and systems will not be possible. So getting into this field of study would keep you satisfied and also equally responsible, if you fail to perform your duties well enough then a pilot would be flying blind in space without knowing where to go or what to do. so once you become an instruments and systems engineer be sure that you are not negligent with your work.

Aircraft Propulsion:

this is one field of study of aeronautics that is considered as the power house of aeronautics which in fact deals with the construction and the developments of better and more advanced engines which power the engine with more thrust and less fuel consumption for a longer time. So if you are that guy who wants to get your hands dirty and try out new things with power and engine stuff this is the field of study you should be focusing more on. But understand just like in the field of structures you need to be very clear with your basic subjects such as thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, computational fluid dynamics and fluid mechanics. Being an engineer in anything related to engine design and maintenance is considered as one of the toughest jobs in the field of aeronautics. It takes a lot of courage and passion to be an engine designer or maintenance engineer.

Aerodynamics:

considered as the core of aeronautical engineering this is a branch of aeronautics which deals with the flow of air and the effects of the flow under various conditions. you get to decide what the shape of every single part exposed to air is and how each one them responds under different speeds. This is that field of studies which makes you stand apart from other engineers as a separate and unique engineer of highest calibre. You study the affects of a supersonic flight (any speeds greater than the speed of sound) the effects of compressibility of air at high speeds and so on. So always remember that when you become an aeronautical engineer you would be the only engineer dealing with such high speeds and such weirdest of phenomenons which are very hard to find anywhere else in engineering.

the above were the main fields of aeronautical engineering and any other subject in aeronautics could be classified and placed under any one of the above fields of study.