Aerospace Engineering

Hey future astronaut! Do you know what kind of cool stuff aerospace engineers get to design?

• Super fast cars and heavy-duty trucks

• Amazing aircraft, out-of-this-world spacecraft, high-tech satellites, and powerful missiles

• Deep-sea boats and stealthy submarines

• High-speed trains and city-friendly buses

Imagine you're an aerospace engineer. What factors would you consider when designing your dream spacecraft?

• How many passengers can it carry and how far can it travel?

• What type of fuel will it use and what kind of engines will it have?

• All of the above

• None of the above

Did you know the Concorde, a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, had a unique nose? Can you guess why it was designed that way?

• Was it to make the plane more fuel-efficient?

• Or perhaps to reduce the drag coefficient?

• Could it be to help the pilot see the runway during takeoff and landing?

• Or was it simply to enhance the comfort of the passengers?

Can you guess why the super-fast Concorde was retired?

• Did it have safety issues?

• Was there not enough people wanting to fly with it?

• Was it too costly to keep it running?

• Was it harming our environment?

Imagine you're a top-notch aerospace engineer working on a military project. What would be your main focus areas?

• Ensuring safety while keeping an eye on the budget

• Maintaining the quality and safety of the brave pilots

• Making the project environmentally friendly and cost-effective

• Maximizing speed and efficiency of the aircraft

Ready for a space adventure? Can you guess one of the biggest challenges we face in space travel?

• Is it integrating with commercial airspace?

• Could it be public perception of drones?

• Or is it the threat of galactic cosmic rays?

• Maybe it's the lack of efficient batteries?

Imagine you're the head of a firm. You've just replaced the pilots' paper manuals with iPads. What problem did you just solve?

• Did you just make a major safety improvement?

• Did you just save a ton on fuel costs?

• Did you just improve efficiency?

• Or did you just do all of the above?

Imagine you're a space engineer! What would be one of the biggest challenges you'd face in maintaining and reusing spacecraft?

• Would it be finding a new tank of fuel?

• Or ensuring the safety of your astronaut passengers?

• Maybe developing better batteries?

• Or none of these?

Can you guess the current buzz about electric planes?

• They are zooming around, efficient and popular

• They are on standby, waiting for supercharged batteries

• They are just a dream, not feasible for commercial use

• They are the next big thing in aviation

Before we zoom around in flying cars, what technology should we get really good at first?

• Getting electric cars to zip around on the road

• Jetting off into space

• Boosting our battery technology

• Delivering packages with commercial drones