Balloon, Ornithopters – History and Types of Aircraft– Biplanes and monoplanes - Major components of an airplane – Helicopter and their functions – Developments in aerodynamics – Aircraft materials – Structures and propulsion over the years – Case study on Boeing Aircraft.

International Standard Atmosphere – History of spaceflight – configuration of space vehicle – Gravitational field on space vehicle - Mach number – bluff bodies v/s streamlined body – Airfoil – Aerodynamic forces, pressure – Lift and drag generation

Gas dynamics – Theory of propulsion – Operating principles of piston engines – Illustration working of gas turbine engine – characteristics of turboprop, turbofan and turbojet – Actual and theoretical PV diagrams – Thrust equation – Thrust augmentation – spacecraft‘s and aircraft performance

Structural layout of Aircraft – Wing Structure – Fuselage Structure –Sandwich structure – Reinforced and honeycomb structures – Aerospace materials – Metallic and non metallic materials – Composite materials – Case study on ASTM materials

Electronics instrumentation – Sensing devices – Computer based optical devices – Measurements in aerodynamics – Principles of navigation – Navigational and guidance requirements for orbital – planetary – RADAR - SONAR