All India Institute of Aeronautics Dehradun (UK)

“ALL india INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS” Dehradun feels proud to warmly welcome you to one of the most renowned and esteemed educational organizations where professionals in the aviation field like Pilots, Air-hostesses and Flight Pursers, Airport Managers, Flight Dispatchers, BBA (Aviation/Flying) and MBA (Aviation) are successfully trained.

Road of progress takes one successfully from what he/she is to what he/she is capable of. Our institute with an amalgamation of tradition and modernity envisions holistic development of students to keep in step with the progressive strides being made in the 21^st century. We firmly believe in the adage ‘The sky is the limit’ and do our best to orient our students to achieve that ultimate objective. We also inculcate values of discipline, character building and team work in our students. Various facilities provided at our institute coupled with the individual attention paid to each student help bring about multidimensional personality growth and put students on the path of success.

We train our students in a manner that no other institute does for, we may not do big things but we do small things with great care and commitment. We boast of one of the best faculties in terms of experience, calibre and competence. All our faculties had long association in the fields of aviation and hospitality. We continuously strive for excellence not only in imparting high class education but also in upgrading our facilities with the help of creating effective resources and environment. In order to stand apart among the horde of institutes teaching the same curricula, AIIA relentlessly tries to keep pace with ever changing demands of the industry. Our campus is located at a serene and noise free zone of the city affording conducive environment for undisturbed learning. Students passing out from the portals of our institute are able to create a niche for themselves which others find hard to match. In the institute our endeavour is to bestow students with finer qualities such as morality, truthfulness, patriotism and spirit of healthy competition. Nurturing outstanding professional skills and character building traits go along way in lifting students’ composite personality to a much higher plane.

NASA Astronaut Fincke to Appear Virtually in Tezpur University

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA has approved a virtual appearance of astronaut E Michael “Mike” Fincke with Tezpur University’s National Level Annual Technical Festival ‘TechXetra 2012’ on November 2, 2012. This has been stated by Rajen Barua, president of the Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS) International, in a press release from Houston. FASS International is the sponsoring organization of the event on behalf of Tezpur University. The astronaut’s virtual appearance programme is an exciting and memorable experience for all involved. Normally NASA receives thousands of such requests for astronaut appearances each year. However, very few of these requests can at present be accommodated due to NASA’s heavy ongoing support programme of the International Space Station (ISS) and many other exciting NASA programmes.

With the personal collaboration and help of FASS International members in Houston such as Rupesh Saikia and others, it was possible to schedule an appearance of Mike Fincke on November 2 as requested by Tezpur University. The virtual appearance of astronaut Mike Fincke in the TechXetra 2012 will be very meaningful for the students of science to connect with the latest technology as well as to know more about NASA’s ongoing programmes which includes the International Space Station, Mars Rover Mission and many more.

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International Aviation

Over the last 30 years, the European Union has created the world's largest and most successful example of regional market integration and liberalisation in air transport. The single EU aviation market has been developed through dramatic changes in the economic and regulatory landscape of air transport in Europe. All players in the air transport sector (customers, airlines, airports and employees) have benefited from new routes and business opportunities, lower prices and better overall quality of service.
However, airlines still have limited market access when flying to countries outside the EU, and passengers therefore have less choice. International aviation has traditionally been governed by bilateral agreements between individual countries which have typically restricted the number of airlines and routes concerned as well as the number of flights and the possible destinations.
To overcome these limitations, since 2005, the EU has been extending its aviation policy beyond its borders. This policy is based on three pillars. First, the bilateral agreements that are not in line with EU law, most importantly, the freedom of establishment which derives from the EU Treaties need to be amended to ensure legal certainty and to put all EU airlines on an equal footing for flights to countries outside the EU. Second, the EU is working to develop a Common Aviation Area with neighbouring countries to the South, South-East and East of the EU. Third, the EU is negotiating comprehensive agreements to integrate the EU aviation market with those of its key international partners.
Closer international relations will not only open markets, but also allow the EU to ensure high standards of safety and security in international air transport as well as to work with others more effectively to address the impact of aviation on the environment.

Carbon Fiber

One of the most significant goals in the international aeronautics industry today is increasing efficiency and thus reducing the use of fuel, which would save on high fuel costs and help reduce global warming. One strategy is to reduce the weight of planes. And an increasingly popular method of weight reduction is the use of composites, especially carbon fiber reinforced plastics, in place of the metals that have been standard throughout the history of aviation.

These composites consist of plastic that has been impregnated with filaments of carbon fiber to form a thin fabric. To create structures such as those used in airplane parts, these fabrics are layered into a mold, with the weave aligned in particular directions to ensure optimal strength. The composite is then cured and checked, usually with ultrasound, to ensure that each piece has no interior imperfections. The resulting material is light, strong, durable, and resistant to swings in temperature.
Spain began developing its expertise in carbon fiber composites when Spanish companies created parts for the European space launcher decades ago. Though the aeronautics industry has long relied on sturdy metals that have been tested and employed for decades, Spanish companies bet on investing in further research on carbon fiber, a bet that has paid off as these materials gain wider use in aviation. The Airbus 400 military plane will be the first Airbus plane to be made with carbon fiber wings. About a quarter of the structures in the new Airbus 380 will be made of carbon fiber, and the A350, still in the design stages, is expected to contain even more. Boeing is increasing the carbon fiber percentage of its 787 to 50 percent. Spanish companies are in a unique position to capitalize on this growth.
Much of the research on carbon fiber in Spain takes place at the sprawling ­Airbus and EADS-CASA facilities located in Madrid, Toledo, and Seville. These facilities are some of the largest in Europe. In Toledo, research at the Airbus Advanced Composites Center has focused on how to design and manufacture large curvature panels from carbon fiber. Because of this research, the material has been used in large sections of the fuselage of major commercial aircraft for the first time.
Another top player in the Spanish market is Aernnova, formerly Gamesa Aeronáutica. The company began operations in 1993, building parts for the aviation company Embraer and soon thereafter for the helicopter company ­Sikorsky. By developing, designing, and building major parts for planes out of carbon fiber and titanium, Aernnova created new methods and techniques to ensure product strength and safety.
The company today is taking its expertise to American aviation giant Boeing, with hundreds of engineers in both Seattle and Madrid working to make planes lighter (thus more environmentally friendly) and designing structures for the fuselage. As part of its continuing work, Aernnova is part of a new European consortium working on "clean skies"— the design and production of environmentally friendly aircraft.
"From a technological point of view, we are developing and continuously applying R& D to new product development," says Ignacio López Gandásegui, president of Aernnova. "Logically these activities are primarily taking place in structures, which is our main activity. We are continually working with new materials and new production systems for these materials."

History Dassault Aviation

The Société des Avions Marcel Bloch was founded by Marcel Bloch in 1929. In 1935 Bloch and Henry Potez entered into an agreement to buy Société Aérienne Bordelaise (SAB), subsequently renamed Société Aéronautique du Sud-Ouest. In 1936 the arms industry in France was nationalised as the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest (SNCASO). Marcel Bloch was asked to act as delegated administrator of the Minister for Air.^[1]
During the occupation of France the country's aviation industry was virtually disbanded.^[2] Marcel Bloch was imprisoned by the Vichy government in October 1940. In 1944 Bloch was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp by the German occupiers where he remained until it was liberated on 11 April 1945.
On 10 November 1945 at an extraordinary general meeting of the Société Anonyme des Avions Marcel Bloch the company voted to change its form to a limited liability entity, Société des Avions Marcel Bloch, which was to be a holding company. On 20 January 1947 Société des Avions Marcel Bloch became Société des Avions Marcel Dassault to reflect the name adopted by its owner.
In 1954 Dassault established an electronics division (by 1962 named Electronique Marcel Dassault), the first action of which was to begin development of airborne radars, soon followed by seeker heads for air-to-air missiles, navigation and bombing aids. From the 1950s to late 1970s exports become a major part of Dassault’s business, major successes were the Dassault Mirage series and the Mystere-Falcon. The average rate in the period 1952–1977 was 58%.^[3]
In 1965 and 1966 the French government stressed to its various defense suppliers the need to specialize to maintain viable companies. Dassault was to specialise in combat and business aircraft, Nord Aviation in ballistic missiles and Sud Aviation civil and military transport aircraft and helicopters.^[4] (Nord Aviation and Sud Aviation would merge in 1970 to form Aérospatiale) .
On 27 June 1967 Dassault (at the urging of the French government) acquired 66% of Breguet Aviation. Under the merger deal Société des Avions Marcel Dassault was dissolved on 14 December 1971, with its assets vested in Breguet, to be renamed Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation (AMD-BA).
Dassault Systèmes was established in 1981 to develop and market Dassault’s CAD program, CATIA. Dassault Systèmes was to become a market leader in this field.^[5]
In 1979 the French government took a 20% share in Dassault and established the Societé de Gestion de Participations Aéronautiques (SOGEPA) to manage this and an indirect 25% share in Aerospatiale (the government also held a direct 75% share in that company). In 1998 the French government transferred its shares in Dassault Aviation (45.76%) to Aerospatiale. On 10 July 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with other European companies to form EADS.
In 2000 Serge Dassault resigned as chairman and was succeeded by Charles Edelstenne. Serge Dassault was appointed honorary chairman.

Aerospace engineering degrees

Aerospace engineering may be studied at the advanced diploma, bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering departments at many universities, and in mechanical engineering departments at others. A few departments offer degrees in space-focused astronautical engineering. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands offers one of the top European aerospace educational and research platforms, while the programs of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rutgers University, and University of Southern California are examples of American schools.^[11] In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked the undergraduate aerospace engineering programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan as the top three best programs at doctorate granting universities in the United States. The other programs in the top ten were Purdue University, California Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, University of Illinois, Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin, and Virginia Tech in that order.^[12] The magazine also rates Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United States Naval Academy as the premier aerospace engineering programs at universities that do not grant doctorate degrees.^[13] University of Kansas School of Engineering has earned more first and second place AIAA awards than any other academic institution in the world in the 42-year history of the competition.^[14] Wichita State University is renowned for its Aerospace Engineering program and also has the third highest research budget for Aerospace Engineering in the United States.^[15][16]
In Canada, undergraduate degrees in aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be earned at Carleton University, École Polytechnique de Montréal, École de Technologie Supérieure, the Royal Military College of Canada and Ryerson University. Undergraduate aerospace engineering options, or related programs, are available through Concordia University, McGill University, the University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board is responsible for accrediting undergraduate aerospace engineering programs,^[17] graduate study in aerospace engineering is also available at several Canadian post-secondary institutions, though Canadian post-graduate engineering programs do not require accreditation.
In the UK, Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be studied at the B.Eng., M.Eng., MSc. and Ph.D. levels at a number of universities. The first institution in the UK to teach in this field was Queen Mary, University of London.,^[18] which, with the dissolution of the University of Paris (whose chair was founded at around the same time ^[19]), maintains the longest continuous experience of doing so in the world. The The Times' top 10 universities are University of Cambridge, University of Surrey, University of Bristol, University of Southampton, Queens University Belfast, University of Sheffield, Newcastle University, University of Bath, Imperial College London, Loughborough University and University of Nottingham for 2010.^[20] The Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London is noted for providing engineers for the Formula One industry,^[21] an industry that uses aerospace technology.
Aerospace can be studied at University of Limerick in Ireland. In Australia, the RMIT University offers Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering and has more than 60 years teaching experience in this profession. Monash University, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of Adelaide and Queensland University of Technology also offers Aerospace Engineering.
European universities that are renowned for their teaching and expertise in aerospace engineering include TU Delft in the Netherlands, ISAE, ENAC, IPSA and ESTACA in France, RWTH Aachen, TU München, the University of Stuttgart, TU Dresden, TU Berlin and TU Braunschweig as well as Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and the Centre for Structure Technologies at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. In Austria the FH Joanneum and the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt. In Portugal the Instituto Superior Técnico.^[22] In Spain the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia and University of Seville offer the degree, while in Italy there also several universities where aerospace engineering can be studied including the Politecnico di Torino, the Politecnico di Milano, the University of Bologna,the University of Pisa, the University of Napoli, the University of Padua and the Sapienza University of Rome. In Eastern Europe they are the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania, the Technical Military Academy of Bucharest in Romania the University of Belgrade in Serbia, the Warsaw University of Technology and Rzeszów University of Technology in Poland and Brno University of Technology in Brno, Czech Republic.
In India Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is well known for its Aerospace Engineering department, which offers degrees at post-graduate level. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is credited to have been the nucleus point and incubation center for various leading academic and industrial aerospace related organizations in India. IIT Kanpur possesses its own flight test aircraft and airfield for students in the discipline, while few other IITs also offer degrees in this discipline. PEC Institute of Technology, Chandigarh and Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai are two premier non-IIT colleges which offer courses in Aeronautical Engineering. IIST Trivandrum,sponsored by ISRO offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses focusing on aeronautics, astronautics and space sciences. Amrita University^[23] Coimbatore is another institute in private sector that offers Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering. Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur has offered an undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering since academic year 2010. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and Indian Institute of aeronautical engineering, Dehradun also one of the leading institute. The Manav Rachna International University is an established institute and has a 4-year full-time B.Tech. degree in Aeronautical Engineering. NIMS University, Rangapur offers B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Aerospace Engineering.^[24]
In Bangladesh, only Military Institute of Science and Technology offers a four years B.Sc in Aeronautical Engineering in two different disciplines named aerospace & avionics. In China Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University is a regional leader in the field of aerospace engineering education. In Pakistan Aerospace Engineering can be studied at National University of Sciences and Technology at (CAE), at PAF Academy in Risalpur & at Air University which is Pakistan's only university that grants a Doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering & Avionics Engineering. In 2002, SUPARCO established IST which is a federally chartered public sector institute of Pakistan offering under graduate and graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering. The MS degree at IST is being offered in collaboration with Beihang University (BUAA), China and Seoul National University, South Korea.
Another university that offers Aerospace Engineering degrees (B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Eng, Phd) is the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in Israel.
In Brazil the B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering are offered by the some prestigious Universities like:Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC at Sao Bernardo do Campo campus, Universidade de São Paulo – USP at São Carlos campus, Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica – ITA and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG. The admission for these courses features among the most difficult in Brazil, partly due to its competitive Vestibular (similar to ACT and SAT in USA).
In Africa the only University that offers an undegraduate BSc in Aeronautical Engineering is the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. They also offer a MSc and Phd in Aeronautical engineering.

Aviation history

The origin of aerospace engineering can be traced back to the aviation pioneers around the late 19th century to early 20th centuries, although the work of Sir George Cayley has recently been dated as being from the last decade of the 18th to mid 19th century. One of the most important people in the history of aeronautics,^[5] Cayley was a pioneer in aeronautical engineering^[6] and is credited as the first person to separate the forces of lift and drag, which are in effect on any flight vehicle.^[7] Early knowledge of aeronautical engineering was largely empirical with some concepts and skills imported from other branches of engineering.^[8] Scientists understood some key elements of aerospace engineering, like fluid dynamics, in the 18th century. Many years later after the successful flights by the Wright brothers, the 1910s saw the development of aeronautical engineering through the design of World War I military aircraft.
The first definition of aerospace engineering appeared in February 1958.^[2] The definition considered the Earth's atmosphere and the outer space as a single realm, thereby encompassing both aircraft (aero) and spacecraft (space) under a newly coined word aerospace. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded in 1958 as a response to the Cold War. United States aerospace engineers launched the first American satellite on January 31, 1958 in response to the USSR launching Sputnik on October 4, 1957.^[9]

Aerospace Overview

Flight vehicles are subjected to demanding conditions such as those produced by extreme changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature, with structural loads applied upon vehicle components. Consequently, they are usually the products of various technological and engineering disciplines including aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, materials science, structural analysis and manufacturing. The interaction between these technologies is known as aerospace engineering. Because of the number of disciplines involved, aerospace engineering is carried out by teams of engineers, each having their own specialised area of expertise.^[4]
The development and manufacturing of a modern flight vehicle is an extremely complex process and demands careful balance and compromise between abilities, design, available technology and costs. Aerospace engineers design, test, and supervise the manufacture of aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles. Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space.

The proceedings are designed around three main Topics:

Evolving trends and latest directions for space and aeronautics strategy and advanced research...
In this track, senior officers from the two organizers will present their strategies, evolving directions, initiatives and programs. NASA will discuss the new frontier of Space Exploration, while KACST will present its activities, and related focus on: Earth Observation, Navigation, and Telecommunications Technologies.
The discussed trends will include: diffusion of satellite technology in the private sector, especially in realm of the growing private sector involvement in space-based projects. The emergence of privately financed earth observation and space-based initiatives are another fundamental shifts in the international space and aeronautics sector with implications to future activities, products and services in the Kingdom.

Topic 2

Space exploration missions... first hand accounts by astronauts of STS 51-G flight...
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of STS 51-G, HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz will participate with a distinguished group of Astronauts that participated in flight STS 51-G. The Astronauts will recount first hand accounts of their mission, discuss their experience, memorable moments and their reflections as to current directions and developments in Space Exploration.

Topic 3

A review of advanced research by NASA, leading universities, and KACST...
In this track, Directors of research programs and senior researchers will present their current focus, findings and the future of advanced research areas

The stakeholders of the Strategic Development Plan for the Kingdom’s Space and Aeronautics sector will be able to discuss with leading scientists the implications of current research and findings to the future of the sector, in particular when collaboration between the public and the private sector maybe be possible.

The Kingdom’s industrial stakeholders offer growing capabilities in manufacturing and flight systems modification as well as specific components relevant to satellite systems, navigations, communications, remote sensing and earth observation.

History & Heritage

AIAA has the distinction of being both a historic and a historical organization.

In its historic role, AIAA has been an integral part of the aerospace community since it began as a group of science fiction writers dreaming of spaceflight in 1930. Over the past 80+ years, AIAA and its predecessor societies have supported the aerospace community in so many ways – with publications; public lectures and later, technical conferences; journals, and many other activities. A group of the earliest members even performed their own rocket experiments, later forming a commercial company that became a leader in the industry. AIAA has also monitored and often recorded the activities of its members, through those same books, papers, journals, conferences. We watched as airplanes developed into jets; as jets went supersonic; and as spaceflight went from a dream to reality. AIAA can say with pride that an AIAA member has been involved with most of the major milestones in flight, so our history is interweaved with the history of aerospace. We present here a brief history of AIAA as an organization as well as a recognition of important events and pioneers from around the world.