ROCKETRY WORKSHOP
Posted on 14 Jan, 2026
Understand the Rocket science:
• Introduction & Overview: Welcome, workshop goals, participant expectations, quick icebreaker, and agenda overview.
• Aircraft Fundamentals & History: Core principles of flight, key historical milestones (Wright brothers to modern jets), applications in aviation, and Bernoulli’s principle for lift generation.
• Standard Atmosphere & Flight Velocities: ISA model (pressure, temperature, density lapse rates), true/equivalent/calibrated airspeeds, Mach number, and velocity regimes (subsonic to hypersonic).
• Aerodynamic Forces & Airfoil Performance: Lift/drag coefficients, airfoil shapes (NACA series), polar plots, stall characteristics, high-lift devices, and basic aerodynamic analysis tools.
• Aircraft Components & Wing Geometry: Nomenclature (fuselage, empennage, control surfaces), wing parameters (aspect ratio, taper, sweep), planform calculations, and preliminary sizing formulas.
• Thrust/Power Requirements & Performance: Engine types (piston, turbofan, turbojet), thrust-to-weight ratios, power curves for climb/cruise, range/endurance equations (Breguet), and mission profiling.
• Stability, Equilibrium & Practical Demo: Static/dynamic stability, CG/CP balance, trim conditions, flight safety principles, plus hands-on conceptual experiments (paper gliders, wind tunnel basics).
• Q&A / Recap: Open discussion, concept clarifications, key takeaways, and next steps for design projects.
• Introduction & Overview: Welcome, workshop goals, participant expectations, quick icebreaker, and agenda overview.
• Aircraft Fundamentals & History: Core principles of flight, key historical milestones (Wright brothers to modern jets), applications in aviation, and Bernoulli’s principle for lift generation.
• Standard Atmosphere & Flight Velocities: ISA model (pressure, temperature, density lapse rates), true/equivalent/calibrated airspeeds, Mach number, and velocity regimes (subsonic to hypersonic).
• Aerodynamic Forces & Airfoil Performance: Lift/drag coefficients, airfoil shapes (NACA series), polar plots, stall characteristics, high-lift devices, and basic aerodynamic analysis tools.
• Aircraft Components & Wing Geometry: Nomenclature (fuselage, empennage, control surfaces), wing parameters (aspect ratio, taper, sweep), planform calculations, and preliminary sizing formulas.
• Thrust/Power Requirements & Performance: Engine types (piston, turbofan, turbojet), thrust-to-weight ratios, power curves for climb/cruise, range/endurance equations (Breguet), and mission profiling.
• Stability, Equilibrium & Practical Demo: Static/dynamic stability, CG/CP balance, trim conditions, flight safety principles, plus hands-on conceptual experiments (paper gliders, wind tunnel basics).
• Q&A / Recap: Open discussion, concept clarifications, key takeaways, and next steps for design projects.