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What sort of degree is best for working on propulsion systems?

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How Can I Calculate Pulse Jet Engine Dimensions Using Air as Oxidizer?

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Is it possible to work in the aerospace department without studying ae

  • ABD EL HAMEED
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NASA SLS NASA 18 Billion for first two launches

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Comparing aerospace engineering programs at 16 universities

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Two Ducted Fans For More Thrust

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NASA Is the experiment to find water on mars by NASA is most idiotic one

  • sr241
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Maths requirements for aerospace engineering

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What Caused the Proton Rocket to Crash?

  • nsaspook
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How can Solar Thermal Rocket Engines revolutionize space exploration?

  • Enthalpy
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Copenhagen Suborbitals Sapphire TVC sea launch June 23

  • Filip Larsen
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(aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering) my difficult decision

  • A-Z Engineer
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MEng in mechanical engineering then Doctorate in Aerospace

  • GBA13
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Can Aerospace Engineers Spare a Few Minutes for a Student Interview?

  • ArthurRC
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First F-35B Night Vertical Landing

  • jostpuur
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Deriving the yaw motion equations for a hexacopter

  • huntflex
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Career in aerospace engineering with a mechanical eng. background

  • Saketh#
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Is Private Sector Space Travel to Mars Really Feasible?

  • Monsterboy
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Mechanical Eng. Undergrad then Aerospace Eng. Graduate?

  • Jeff1741
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Why are aircraft engines rated in thrust but ships in horsepower?

  • rollingstein
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Mars One habitat design presentation at ISDC San Diego

  • BraneChild
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Aerospace Engineering Reading Material for a Newbie

  • PraAnan
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Could a Mars Moon Elevator System Revolutionize Space Travel?

  • ecurbnotrom
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NASA NASA editing their Technical Reports Server

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Engineering challenges of urban wingsuit

  • whig4life
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What is slowest speed a commercial jet can travel?

  • Thecla
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Aerodynamics: bullets, footballs, arrows?

  • mrblint
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Feedback on survey about pilotless aircraft acceptance in 2040

  • aero2040
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Possible manned mission to Mars?

  • BoxedCat
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What does the pitch angle represent in propeller blade design?

  • milesglev
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How many years until Ion Plasma thrusters are used on space ships?

  • TrevorRyan
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Do Boundary Conditions Limit Nozzle Exit Velocity?

  • Jonny6001
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Calculating the descent of a rocket landing

  • alphasection
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Are lunar landings without chemical rockets possible?

  • guss
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How does surface size affect wind pressure on a sail boat?

  • jacques dichi
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NASA NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Liquid rocket gas generator question

  • spiveycool
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The hurdles that face a spacecraft during its launching

  • Cerdocyon
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Space Based Solar Power practical project

  • astralfx
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Wind tunnel test section larger than 6" fan diameter possible?

  • Ryan29
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How to use a fuel regulator and where to place it?

  • sgvaibhav
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Salary for an aerospace engineer

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Mach 6 at Low Altitude: Craft Skin, Booms & Visibility

  • chasrob
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What is the most fuel efficient Turbojet engine by pass ratio of A380?

  • UniverseAlien
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Determining the force and moment

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How To Find The Drag and Lift Force?

  • mymachine
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How much rocket fuel is burned in the first mile/kilometer?

  • vjk2
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Calculate Reynolds Number for NACA 4412 Wing

  • solar.spectrum
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How do balloon-launched satellites even reach outer space?

  • Mr. Barracuda
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How much is the ideal rocket equation affected by air drag?

  • vjk2
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What is the best method of ornithopter flight?

  • xatz
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Master's vs doctorate for off-world robotics careers

  • jeffmoor
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Space in plastic to fit a ball bearing?

  • Magnethos
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Questions for a High School Interview.

  • Landylan
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Metal Surface Repels Electric Charges - Applications?

  • sanman
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Which school would you recommend for Master's at aerospace engineering?

  • Jongwon
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How do rocket engines account for backflow?

  • Mr. Barracuda
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Achieving VTOL with jet engine instead of rocket engine

  • Mr. Barracuda
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Bending and Torsional stiffness of Hat/Omega stringer

  • HawksOkeyoJr
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Energy required to reach Escape Velocity

  • mrxyz
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Rocket from troposphere - Why not?

  • mrxyz
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VBA Excel Functions for Compressible Flow. Houghton and Brock Tables

  • MechCaptain
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Proving the slingshot effect causes less speed for a space shuttle

  • Tommy1995
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Can solar energy propel a spacecraft toward the sun?

  • geordief
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Boeing Will electric motors ever propel a 747?

  • Ryuk1990
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Understanding Pressure Generated By Flow Separation

  • koenigcochran
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What Forces Impact the Frame Joints of the MSL Sky Crane During Descent?

  • CitronBleu
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Nuclear Waste Disposal into Sun or outside Solar System?

  • osxraider
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Where should I get my Aerospace Engineering Degree

  • Raisintoe
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Boeing How Does Boeing's CHAMP Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon Work?

  • Naty1
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Passion for aviation, where to start? A high school student

  • AviationBoy
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Calculating aircraft lift with the lift equation at 1000 feet

  • AaronWeber
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What airspeed is needed to ignite a ramjet?

  • joaquinwalkin
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Velocity units in lift equation for RC heli fan hovercraft

  • iwannafly
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Wood vs aluminium stiffness. What doesn't add up?

  • Murmur79
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Physics Undergraduate Mechanical vs Aerospace Engineering

  • ngustilo
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What is XFoil and How Does it Aid in Airfoil Design Research?

  • rm446
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Should I change the design lift coefficient when redesigning a Twin Otter wing?

  • karlmartin
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Aerodynamic efficiency and static longitudinal stability

  • granbycools
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Is a vertical loop possible with a modern large airliner?

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Total Pressure problem in a duct

  • physixlover
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System for use in case of emergency in aircraft.

  • shivakumar06
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Altitude change in straight flight

  • pbaumer
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Anisotropic heat diffusion in gas streams with shear?

  • Mike_In_Plano
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Mitigating Frost for Cooling 100+ kg of Air/sec to Subzero Temps

  • TheFerruccio
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How can dirigibles land without ground support?

  • GTeclips
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Two astronauts angular momentum unkown r

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Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass rope/ribbon?

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Real-Life Aerospace Structure Buckling Example Needed

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Helicopter UAV - Required Power

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CFD simulation of 70-degree delta wing at high angles of attack

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What caused Felix Baumgartner's radical spinning at jump altitude?

  • Ranger Mike
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Programming language for satellites?

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