Aerospace Engineering Slideshow

1. Aerospace Engineering
Jesse Weber

2. Training
 Entry level education requirement is a Bachelor’s degree
 Undergraduate degrees usually take four to five years
 The median annual wage for aerospace engineers was $103,720
in 2012
 By 2020, employment of aerospace engineers is projected to
grow by 10%

3. Occupation
Aerospace engineers
 Design, manufacture,
operate, and maintain new
technologies for use in
aviation, defense systems,
and space exploration
 Test prototypes to make sure
that they function according
to design
 Find innovative solutions to
improve efficiency and safety
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4. Boeing
 The world's largest aerospace company and
leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and
defense, space and security systems
 Boeing products include commercial and military
aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and
defense systems, launch systems, and advanced
information and communication systems
 http://www.boeing.com/boeing/

5. Lockheed Martin
 Designs anything from military defense vehicles
and weapons to satellites and meteorology
devices.
 The largest provider of IT services, systems
integration, and training to the U.S. Government
 http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

6. Adolf Busemann
 German aerospace engineer
 Invented the shockwave
free Busemann's Biplane
 Introduced the concept of swept
wings (shown below)

7. Alan Arnold Griffith
 An English engineer best known for his
work on stress and fracture in metals
that is now known as metal fatigue
 One of the first to develop a strong
theoretical basis for the jet engine
 Received the Fellow of the Royal
Society Award

8. Works Cited
 "Aerospace Engineering." Stay With It. Intel
Corporation, 2014. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
 “Aerospace Engineers." U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 8 Jan.
2014. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
 "Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering." Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering. The Ohio State University, 2014. Web.
04 Sept. 2014.
 "List of Famous Aerospace Engineers." Ranker.
Freebase, Factual, Calais, 2014. Web. 04 Sept. 2014.