AEROSPACE ENGINEERING - THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING - THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING

Aerospace engineering is all about designing and manufacturing of aircraft and spacecraft. Aircraft are designed to operate within the atmosphere and spacecraft goes beyond the atmosphere. While some of them like satellites remain in space there are space shuttles and other re-entry vehicles which do come back to earth’s surface after the mission.

Aerospace engineers are needed to coordinate the design and manufacturing processes of aircraft/spacecraft. They do have to have the knowledge of Mechanics, Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, Aerodynamics, Flight dynamics, Thermodynamics, Project management, Control systems engineering, electronics and etc.

Kingston University in London, United Kingdom is one of the oldest institutions in the world to conduct programmes related to aviation ever since the development of the aircraft. Kingston upon Thames has well known inheritance of aviation because of the Sopwith aircraft company founded in 1912. Sopwith is one of the largest military aircraft producers contributing immensely to Royal Forces in World War One which later became Hawker Siddley; a component integrated into British Aerospace systems.

The Bachelors (Honours) Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Kingston University is a three year full time programme. Students around the world are joining this programme to achieve excellence in aviation industry due to the recognition it hails over the past for its proven and accepted intellectual benefits. This programme provides the opening for further studies in the form of Bachelor in Engineering or Masters and continuation up to doctorate in related fields. On completion of BSc Aerospace Engineering programme conducted by Kingston University these graduates can seek employment within the leading Aircraft /Aircraft Component manufacturers in the world such as Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Etc.

Asian Aviation Centre in Sri Lanka has a long lasting relationship with Kingston University and proudly celebrates more than 20 years of collaboration.It provides the opportunity for the students to follow the first two years of the study programme in Sri Lanka andthen proceed to Kingston University in London to complete the final year and graduate.The students can continue study programmes of the first two years while enjoying the comforts at the home front so that they have to spend only the tuition fee. This arrangement savesa lot of money and benefits their sponsors financially.

Most of the graduates are in employment within the aviation industry as of today and some of them have deviated their interest towards other engineering disciplines such as Automotive and Mechanical Engineering since the curriculum for Aerospace Engineering comprises many modules which are also fundamental  for Automotive and Mechanical Engineering.

Graduates can apply for the Incorporated Membership of Royal Aeronautical society, UK (Oldest Aviation Society in the world) and IMechE (Institute of Mechanical Engineering, UK) just after the graduation and depending on the work experience they can proceed towards the CharteredEngineer status accredited by those institutions.

The development of aircraft and related systems are much advanced around the world and even within South Asiancountries there is a trend set in already. Countries such as India and Pakistan have invested heavily into this area with their own Research and Development entities exploring the outer space operations in their quest to become super powers. Sri Lankan students have this rare opportunity with Asian Aviation Centre, to develop their career in this much important and ever developing Aviation Engineering field and contribute towards transforming our nation into a competitive world power through developments in the aviation industry!

Contact Asian Aviation Centre on 0114510303/4