introduction to aerospace engineering

WHAT IS AEROSPACE ENGINEERING?

Aerospace engineering is a juxtaposition of aeronautical engineering (engineering of aircraft) with astronautical engineering (engineering of spacecraft). the two fields of engineering differ considerably when it comes to the environment and the conditions of flight, but there is something which brings them together. the complexity of the task, the adversity of the environment, the substantiality of the challenge. both brances of engineering have been developed together in the last century.

the astronautical engineers have been converted from aeronautical engineers and the astronauts have always been aircraft pilots first. now, most institutions keep the tradition, and address both fields together, in what is known as "aerospace engineering". for instance, the most prestigious american institution engaged in the development of this science is the american institute of aeronautics and astronautics  ( AIAA ) . in Romania, there is a small scale equivalent, the aeronautical and astronautical association of romania (AAAR).