Brief history of Aerospace Engineering

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Brief History of Aerospace Brief History of Aerospace EngineeringEngineering

Mohammad TawfikMohammad TawfikUniversity of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Science and Technology

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College Park – Aeronautical MuseumBy Mohammad Tawfik, April 2003

In the beginning ...

Imitating birds by flapping

Leonardo da Vinci

Saffat Ornithopter – Mostafa Magdy and colleagues

National Air and Space MuseumBy Mohammad Tawfik, January 2003

Gossamer Condor1977

Fixed wing – Sir George Cayley

Balloons and Air Ships

General characteristicsCrew: 40 to 61Capacity: 50–72 passengersLength: 245 m (803 ft 10 in)Diameter: 41.18 [56] m (135.1 ft 0 in)Volume: 200,000 m3 (7,062,000 ft3)Powerplant: 4 × Daimler-Benz DB 602 diesel engines, 890 kW (1,200 hp) each

Maximum speed: 135 km/h (85 mph) Source: Wikipedia

Thursday, 6th of May, 1937 Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey

Gliders – Otto Lilienthal1848-1896

Wright brothers and Aeronautical Engineering

Orville Wright 1871-1948Wilbur Wright 1867-1912

Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel1901

World War IJuly 1914-November 1918

Manfred von Richthofen1892-1918

World War II1939-1945

Spitfire (UK)

B-25 Bomber

Jet Aircraft

Messerschmitt Meworld's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft1941

de Havilland Comet jetlinerfirst commercial jet service1952

Antonov An-225 Mriya longest and heaviest airplane ever built with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes1988

Supersonic Flight

Bell X-11946

Helwan HA-300Egypt 1964

Northrop M2-F21966

Development of Rockets

Chinese in 1232 against the Mongol

Wikipedia

In 1926, Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts

An Inspiring Film!

In 1943, production of the V-2 rocket began

Space Exploration – USSR

Sputnik1957

R-7 SemyorkaLaunched Sputnik

Yuri Gagarin1934-1968

First man in space12 April 1961

Vostok (spacecraft) - USSRThe first human spaceflight in history12 april 1961

Space Exploration – USA

May 25, 1961JFK Space Mission Speech

“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him

safely to the Earth.”

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969

Moon Landing

The Space Shuttle

Early flight tests launched by a Boeing 747Early flight tests launched by a Boeing 747

So, we need to learn much about flying!

Solid and liquid fuel rockets used for launchingSolid and liquid fuel rockets used for launching

We need to learn so much about robotics too!We need to learn so much about robotics too!

Re-entry, requires a good understanding of the atmosphere

At the end, it will be flying againAt the end, it will be flying again

If we studied material science well!

The Space Shuttle Challenger28 January 1986

Maybe, some study of solid mechanics as well!Maybe, some study of solid mechanics as well!

Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle Columbia1 February 20031 February 2003

Virgin Galactic

Nevertheless, some people are still optimistic!

Mars Rovers

125 million miles away125 million miles awayRovers, Spirit and Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity are Opportunity are exploring since 2003!exploring since 2003!

In Utah, USA, in 201431 student teams were competingWith there Rovers!

The Egyptian team got the 9The Egyptian team got the 9thth place place

Cairo UniversityCairo UniversityAerospace Engineering DepartmentAerospace Engineering DepartmentSST LabSST Lab

What does the future hold for us?

And Stuff to think about!

Regular Space Flight!

New Looks!

Blended Wing-Body

Flying Car!

Hovercraft

NASA Helios Project

Water Rockets

Your imagination is the limit of what you

can do!

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