Aerospace Engineering Career
Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" on the moon would not have been possible if it was not for the aerospace engineers who designed the rocket that got him there.
Engineers take scientific principles and theories and apply them to practical situations. Aerospace engineers are the engineers....
Airfoil Design
AIRFOIL DESIGNE
Abstract
The PSU 94-097 airfoil has been designed for use on winglets of high-performance sailplanes. The design problem is difficult because the airfoil must operate over a wide range of R....
Airline Pilots Armed with Guns
Airlines have stepped up to avoid terrorism onboard their aircrafts by allowing airline pilots to carry guns inside the cockpit and having installed expensive x-ray machines at several major airports. Whether we would like to admit it or not, airline terrorism is a very real and deadly subject. Insi....
Analysis of Boeing
ANALYSIS
Today, Boeing is the worlds leading aerospace company and one of the largest commercial jet manufacturers in addition to the leading military aircraft manufacturer. Boeing has divisions in Commercial Aviation, Integrated Defense Systems, and Boeing Capital Corporation. This synopsis i....
CAD CAM Software Comparisons
Elliott Proffitt
BSc (Hons) CAD
CAD/CAM Software Comparison
November 2006
Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Problem Definition
1.2 Scope
1.3 Rational
2.0 Review of existing knowledge
2.1 CAD/CAM packages used
2.2.1 Introduction
2.1.2 CATIA
2.1....
Computer games
Introduction
Computer games in the information systems industry account for over seven billion dollars in sales in 2003 and are a pivotal component in driving both the software and hardware portions of the industry. (Entertainment Software Association, 2003). Computer games are quickly taking a....
Corp Values
Integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do. I came to live by these three statements during my four years in high school. The first day I walked into the room not really knowing what to expect. We were all called to a loud ATTEN-HUT causing everyone in the room to become....
Flight Communication
Abstract
Communication is one of the most important aspects of flight. Without it cohesion at large airports ability to stay separated from other air traffic or even have an understanding of what is to be done by the crew members during critical phases of flight would not be possible. Some of t....
inductive and optical proximity sensors
Nathan Gross
Andrew Macbeth
Laboratory #5 Digital Input
MAE 211 Fall 2006
Mechatronics
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV 26506/6101
10/25/06
Abstract
In an at....
Magnesium
Magnesium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mg and atomic number 12 and an atomic mass of 24.31. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element and constitutes about 2% of the Earth's crust by weight, and it is the third most plentiful element dissolved in seawater. Ma....
Mechatronics
Robert H. Bishop, the author of the book Mechatronics: An Introduction, is the Professor in Engineering, distinguished teaching Professor in the college of Engineering and in the Centre for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA.
He has a Ph.D. in electrical and comp....
Neil Armstrong
This American gave our country hope of being the greatest country in the world. He has influenced us all to be outgoing and to try to change the world. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He has done so much to improve our space program. He has shown us all that he is a very bra....
NORTHWEST AIRLINES - CAN THEY BOUNCE BACK?
Running Head: NORTHWEST AIRLINES CAN THEY BOUNCE BACK
Northwest Airlines
Can they Bounce Back from Bankruptcy
Introduction
Claiming to be the nations oldest carrier, Northwest Airlines (NWA) was a giant in the airline industry. ....
Oligopoly
Oligopoly The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company was founded in 1916 by William Boeing. When they first started making planes there were not many plane makers. Over the years, competition in the commercial airline industry has evolved through different market structures, but now finds itself in ....
Role of the Global Positioning System in Society
How many people do you know who have a GPS in their car? In the past, GPS was a mystery to most people. No one knew how it worked or exactly what it did. However lately the question people are asking isn't "What is a GPS?" they are now asking "You don't have a GPS yet?" GPS systems and receivers in ....
Searching a Suitable College: A Herculean Task
Searching a suitable college to apply for is similar to finding a needle in a haystack, since there are thousands of colleges allover the world to select from. Also, narrowing down from thousands of colleges to just a few requires countless time and energy. However, a prospective student could follo....
Total Quality Management Survey
Total Quality Management (TQM) Survey
Organizations must determine the answers to two basic questions when they open their doors for business: who their customers are and what it takes to satisfy those customers. A companys success is directly linked to how well a company satisfies its customers....
why I want to study aerospace engineering
Airplanes and the technology lying behind these crafts have always struck me since very young
primarily because they could escape from the conventional routine of vehicles and fly to a
place where I have always dreamt of going. As a child I was fascinated by how these huge
crafts could actually f....