Aerospace Discovery Course

AY2020/2021 Semester 2

MA1700 comprises of fundamental lectures alongside 6 experiments and 1 design competition. Students will be briefed for 15 minutes before the commencement of each experiment. This course aims to: a) provide students with basic hands-on experiments to develop core competencies in aerospace engineering in the area of aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and materials, landing gear systems, and flight mechanics, b) expose students in a practical manner to glider design in which students will know how the theories and fundamentals that they have learnt can guide and be applied to design work, c) expose students to the multidisciplinary nature of aerospace systems via the design competition, bringing out the importance of design creativity, flight efficiency and control, and basic optimization methods, Industry 4.0 and d) enhance students' communication skills from group laboratories, both written and oral.