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What are Flight Control Surfaces?

This section will identify the main components within an aircraft, more from the point of view of large external parts, more specifically,

What are Periodic Waves?

Periodic waves are discussed including engineering examples worked calculations

How do we Measure Airspeed and Altitude of Aircraft?

Measuring the airspeed and altitude of an aircraft it is not as simple as you might first think, and requires the consideration of a...

What is Electromagnetic Induction?

Principles and Worked Examples Electromagnetic (EM) induction occurs when an electromagnetic field (emf) is induced in a wire, or more...

Engineering Projects - The critical path

Following on from our last article on engineering projects - planning for success (catch up here), this article expands on project...

Engineering Projects - Planning for success!

Being an engineer is much more than just performing calculations and making drawings. In the real-world, professional engineers are...

Aircraft Design - Aerofoil and Wing Design for Preliminary Aircraft Design

Part 2 of 3 of our Aircraft Design series. In this 20-minute video you will learn about aerofoil and wing design. If this video interests...

Aircraft Design - How to use Wing and Thrust Loading in your designs

This 18-minute video is the first tutorial in our new aircraft design series. The topic is how designers use thrust loading and wing...

Understanding Variation in Manufacturing

Variation is defined as “a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.” In this article...

Engineering Materials...What 'stuff' is made from

Engineering can be defined as the application of science and technology to create or produce something of use. In order to ‘produce’...

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