BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering
Aeronautical engineering is about how aircraft are designed, constructed and powered, how they are used and how they are controlled for safe operation.WHY STUDY AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING?Aeronautical group design projects are undertaken in collaboration with BAe Systems on a real aircraft projectStudents have access to State-of-the-Art experimental facilities which are part of the UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityFinal year students will undertake a six month placement in industry, an overseas university or within University of Glasgow research facilitiesAccredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical EngineersYou’ll take part in practical laboratories, including running a jet engine test, and a flight-testing course in a Jetstream aircraft during year 5 of the MEngWe have several Engineering student societies, which include JetX, Design-Build-Fly and University of Glasgow Racing (UGR)CAREER PROSPECTSOur recent graduates have been employed by organisations such as Prospect, Williams F1, Insyen, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the RAF, Fluid Gravity Engineer, Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Derby, Thales and the Met Office.