All about Aeronautical Engineering, Admission Process, Course Information, Career, Jobs,etc.

           (A) Introduction

            

           Aeronautical Engineering is one of the best undergraduate programs in aviation. Aeronautical Engineering is the study that involves researching, designing, constructing, testing and manufacturing of the aircraft within Earth's atmosphere. Aeronautical Engineering is one of the most popular fields of the students who have strong desire to make  their career in airplanes, jet planes,  space shuttles.  

Aeronautical Engineering is the  deep study of "Aeronautics". Aeronautics term has come from the ancient Greek word "Aer" which  means "Air" and "Nautike" which means ' navigation of the air'.

    

         (B) Course and Duration

          Aeronautical Engineering courses are the branch of Aircraft Engineering that is related to the manufacturing of aircraft and its parts. The Aeronautical Engineering course duration is 4 years as it is a B Tech / BE course. And in this duration of 4 years, there are 8 semesters.

              There are four types of courses  of Aeronautical Engineering  in India:-

               

              (1)   Polytechnic Diploma Course of 3 years after 10th or 10+2 examination.

              (2)   UG Degree Courses of BE/B. Tech. with the duration of 4 years after 10+2 examination.

              (3)   PG Degree  courses leading to the ME/M.Tech with the duration of 2 years after the                                  completion UG degree.

              (4) Doctoral Degree Courses leading to the PhD domain with the duration of 1-2 years after                         the completion of PG degree in AE

       (C) Aeronautical Engineering Qualification

        

      Aeronautical Engineering qualification should fulfill before taking admission. The students who wish to pursue this program have to fulfill the Aeronautical Engineering Eligibility criteria for the entrance to get admission in Aeronautical Engineering Institutes:-

• The candidate must pass the 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
• Or AICTE  approved 3 years engineering diploma in any stream or  any higher qualification in science with Physics and Mathematics at the time of admission in Institutes.
• Candidate must have minimum 50% marks in 10+2 in PCM or equivalent 
• An applicant's age can be between 16 to 28 years at the time of admission
  

      (D) Admission Process 

    

Students need to appear in JEE Main 2020 to get the admission into engineering courses. For admission to PG engineering courses like M.Tech candidates have to appear is GATE 2020 exam. 

Top Aeronautical colleges in India are given below:-

• Indian Institute Of Technology, IIT Bombay
• Indian Institute Of Technology, IIT Kharagpur
• Indian Institute Of Technology, IIT Madras
• Indian Institute Of Technology, IIT Kanpur    

    

   (E) Aeronautical Engineering Subjects

The aeronautical engineering course duration is 4  years which includes 8 semesters. One semesters out of the eight have practical training in the live environment and other semesters have sessions. In each academic session, there are  approximately 6-7 Aeronautical courses of Engineering subjects in each semester which students has to qualify to attain the B.Tech ( AE ) Degree. The following topics you will be discuss in this  program.

• Materials sciences
• Propulsion
• Structural Analysis
• Fluid Dynamics
• Automatic Control and Guidance
• Aircraft Performance and Aircraft Structures         

   (F) Aeronautical Engineering Job Opportunities

Aeronautical Engineering job opportunities are in various aircraft manufacturing organizations. The job opportunities can be grabbed by the student in organizations that can be India or abroad.

 

Few top organizations provide Aeronautical Engineering job opportunities are written below as such:

• NASA
• Air India
• Indigo
• AirAsia
• Airbus
• Indigo
• National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)
• Defense Industry
• Boeing
• DRDO
• Spicejet
• GoAir
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL)
• Civil Aviation Department        

             

     (G) Specialization

•  Electronic Systems
•   Aerospace Propulsion
•   Transportation Systems
• Structural Analysis 
• Ground Vehicle Systems
• Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Instrumentation and Communication
• Navigational Guidance and Control Systems
• Structural Design and Engineering

     

    (H) Skill Required

    

• Team working and communication skills
• Ability to think creative
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Flexibility 
• Time management skills     

     (I) Jobs And Career

There are lots of companies which recruit the aeronautical engineers. The  work fields of the aeronautical engineers are becoming the broader with the growing technology over the world. 

All government & private aviation  organization and aircraft & spacecraft manufacturing and testing units generally require the the trained candidates.

After the completion of degree in aeronautical engineering you are eligible for not only in design & production of aircraft and spacecraft but also in turbine, high-speed trains, flying gadgets and turbine production & design

    

  Some of the profiles are as follows:-

• Consultants 
• Thermal  Design Engineer
• Graduate Engineer Trainees
• Assistant Technical Officers
• Aircraft Production Manager
• Aerospace Designer Checker
• Mechanical Design Engineer

    (J) Books & Study Materials

  

Some of the preferred books and references are as the following:-

• Dynamics Of Flight By Etkin, B. and Reid,  L.D
• Aerodynamics,  Aeronautics, & Flight Mechanics By McCormick, J.D
• Aircraft Structures By Peery, D.J. and Azar ,  J.J
• Gas Turbines Theory By Saravanamuttoo, H.I.H., Rogers, G.F.C. and Cohen, H
• Jet Propulsion By Cumptsy, N
• Elements of  Gas Turbines Propulsion By Mattingly, J.D
• Airline Operations  and Scheduling  By M.Bazargan, M
• Airframes Analysis and Sizing By Niu, M.C

                                                                            

   By Devanshu Saini