Aerospace Engineers
By: Allison Fischer 9th hour
"I was interested in aerospace and flying, and the US is really the best place in the world for flying"- Kalpana Chawla
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Information about Aerospace Engineers
- Aerospace engineers use aerodynamics to test how objects surfaces move through space
- They design, develop, test and maintain equipment and vehicles that travels to space thought spaces atmosphere.
- Some of the vehicles are balloons, sailplanes and gliders, military and civilian craft, missiles, satellites, and spacecraft.
- The Aerospace engineers often specialize in one aircraft or spacecraft part or systems
- Aerospace engineers also test different materials (example: ceramic tiles or metal alloys) to test/determine their strengths at very high speeds
- Others build models of aircraft and spacecraft and test them in special environmentally controlled chamber
- Aerospace engineers work in offices, laboratories, factories, on airstrips, and in launching areas or take work home with them after hours.
- Aerospace engineers work 40 to 50 hours a week.
- Salary range in Wisconsin: $51,680 to $91,140 and the salary range nationally: $65,450
to $149,120 - Direct and coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
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Pros and Cons
- Aeropace engineers like the challenge of solving complex problems
- They are proud to see their spacecraft or aircraft design incorporated/enjoy high job satisfaction, along with a feeling of accomplishmnet
- It is good pay
- They are helping the community by making aircrafts and spacecrafts
- You may have to move around the county to find work
- It can cause stress for finishing up a project
- You may need to prepare written reports and speak to an audience
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What you need to be successful in this career
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Statistics
- Probability
- Trigonometry/advanced algebra
You need of four year college degree in aeronautical, astronautical, or mechanical engineering is required to enter this occupation. Must earn a bachelor's degree in aerospace, aeronautics, or a related area of engineering such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, metallurgical, or ceramic engineering.
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Some colleges you can go to if you are interested in being a aerospace engineer
Collages:
Address: 4000 Central Florida Boulevar Orlando, FL 32816
Website: http://www.ucf.edu
Pros:
• You can get in with a 2.0 GPA
• They have lots of extra curricular activitys
• High starting salery
Cons:
• Far from home (Wisconsin)
• Will need to move to a bigger city to find a job
• Need a average of 27 on your act
School: University of Michigan
Address: Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Website: http://umich.edu
Pros:
• They have lots of extra caricature activities (track and feild etc.)
• It is closer to home then most out of state schools
• Most people finish their degree in four years or less
Cons:
• It is a very expensive: out-of-state school tuition: $41,578
• Is a larger school
• Very hard to get in because you need a 30-36 as the majority to get in
School: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Address: 100 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Website: http://twin-cities.umn.edu
Pros:
• Not far from home (Wisconsin)
• There are lots of extra caricature activities (Cross country and track and field etc.)
• In state tuition: $13,840 pay less
Cons:
• Its a harder school to get into because you need a 28 act score
• Its a bigger school
• It is cold and icy in winter when you need to walk around campus
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Associations
400 Central Florida Blvb
Building 121 PS 430
Orlando Florida 32816
Campus Activity Board
12715 Pegasus Dr.
Student Union Room 208
Orlando, FL 32816
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