Flight and Space

1. Flight and Space

2. Aerospace • Design and develop technology for domestic and commercial aviation, national defense, and space exploration. • What distinguishes aerospace engineers from other engineers? • If something breaks, you can’t pull over to fix it. Lockheed Martin Jobs

3. Aerospace Careers • Scientists: • Astronomy • Biology • Chemistry • Computer • Economics • Geology • Materials • Mathematics • Medical doctor • Meteorology • Psychology • Physics • Physiology • Sociology • Statistics • Systems analysis • Engineers: • Aerospace • Architectural • Astronautics • Biomedical • Ceramic • Chemical • Civil • Computer • Electrical • Environmental • Industrial • Mechanical • Metallurgical • Nuclear • Petroleum • Safety • Systems • Technicians: • Aerospace • Aircraft • Avionics • Communications • Electrical • Electronic • Engineering • Fabrication • Materials • Mechanics • Modeling • Pattern making

4. What is the Purpose ofFlying Vehicles? • Transportation of cargo and people • Military defense • Search and rescue • Law and order • Tourism and entertainment • Discovery • . . . and many more

5. Flying Machines • Helicopters • Airplanes • Seaplanes • Gliders • Balloons • Airships • Rockets • Unmanned vehicles • Space shuttle

6. Future of Flying . . . • Skybike • Urban aeronautics • Individual airship • Virgin galactic • Unmanned aerial vehicles

7. Image Resources Microsoft, Inc. (2009). Clip art. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. (2009) Boeing X-45A join unmanned combat air system. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://www.nasm.si.edu/imagedetail.cfm?imageID=1868 Lockheed Martin. (2009) Products. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/