Linganore High – Aerospace Engineering (Ae)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The major focus of the course is to acquaint students with the world of flight and space travel. As they learn about various aspects of aerospace engineering, they apply what was learned to the design and development of several simulated flight vehicles for both atmospheric and space travel and use many different types of technical software. The course covers the history of flight, aerodynamics and aerodynamics testing, flight systems, astronautics, space life sciences, aerospace materials, and systems engineering. Working in teams, students learn about documenting their work, solving problems, and communicating their solutions to other students and members of the professional community of aerospace engineering. Aerospace Engineering is a specialization course within the PLTW sequence.