Aerospace / Aeronautics Engineering in India

B.Tech. / B.E. degree:

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Admission: through JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Website: http://www.iitk.ac.in/aero

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Admission: through JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Website: http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Admission: through JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Website: http://www.ae.iitkgp.ernet.in

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Admission: through JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Website: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in

Madras Intitute of Technology, Tamilnadu
Admission:
Course: Aeronautical Engineering (B.E.)
Website: http://www.mitindia.edu/aero.htm

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
Admission: through entrance exam conducted by college itself
Course: Aeronautical Engineering (B.E.)
Website: http://www.pec.ac.in/deptt/aero/index.htm

Hindustan College of Engineering Technology
Admission: For admission to B.E. Degree course, the student has to appear for the All India Engineering Entrance examination (AIEEE)-2004 Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi OR Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance examination(TNPCEE) conducted by the Anna University OR Common Entrance Test conducted by the Committee constituted by the Anna University OR Common Entrance Test conducted by the Committee constituted by the Consortium of Professional Arts and science Colleges in Tamil Nadu for Management Quota seat.
Course: Aeronautical Engineering, Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME)
Website:http://www.hindustancollege.com/hce.html
http://www.hindustancollege.com/ame.html

Academy Of Aerospace and Aviation, Indore
Admission: through entrance test conducted by institute
Course: Diploma/Licence in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) and Pilot training with aircraft engineering
Website: http://www.aaaindore.com/aaa/

Indian Institute of Aeronautical engineering & Information Technology, Pune
Admission: through merit for 10+2 marks below 70% and direct admission for marks more than 70%
Course: Courses offered by The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI), Courses offered by The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Courses offered by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (I.M.E.) and three years Diploma Course
Website: http://www.iiaeit.org/

UAVs operational in India

UAVs OPERATIONAL IN INDIA

Following is the list of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles operational in India till date.

(i) Nishant (ii) Lakshya
(iii) Searcher II (iv) Heron

UAVs in the process of development:

(i) Rustam (ii) Pawan (iii) Gagan


Nishant
Type: TUAV
Weight: 300Kg
Payload: 45Kg
Engine: German ALVIS AR-801
Endurance: 5 hrs
Range: 100Km
Altitude: 1,000 m

Rustam

Type: MALE UAV
Estimated cost: $100 million
Beginning: June 2005
Endurance: 24 hrs
Range: 300 km
Max Altitude: 10,000 meters
Communication: Satellite links to transmit data, thereby extending its surveillance range beyond 1,000 kilometers.
Weight: 1,100-kg
Procurement: Maritime patrol radar and electro-optic sensors from Israel, engine
In-house: Electronic warfare and communications system
Prototypes: 4
To be completed: 4 yrs

Pawan
Type: Short-range UAV
Estimated cost: $33.2 million
Comparable in size and capabilities to Israel’s Eye View, Hermes 180 and Silver Arrow drones
Weight: 120-kilogram
Mission: day-and-night surveillance capability
Endurance: 5 hrs
Range: 150 km
Prototypes: 4
Procured: electro-optic sensors from IAI and Engine
In-house development: stabilizer platform
Time of project completion: 24 months.

Gagan
(advanced version of Nishant UAV)
Type: Tactical UAV.
Estimated cost: $55.5 million
Range: 250 kilometers
Altitude: 6,000 meters
To be procured: synthetic aperture radar and electro-optic sensors from Israel,
In-house development: electronic countermeasure systems
Prototypes: 4
Time of project completion: 42 months

3 view plans/drawings of aircrafts

A very good site having many links for sites:

http://www.simviation.com/designresources.htm#Online3-Views

Design ur craft and fly!!!

Books used in Aerospace Engineering undergraduate program

Books used in Aerospace Engineering undergraduate program

Flight Mechanics and Controls:

1. "Flight stability and Automatic control" by Robert C Nelson

Aircraft Design:

1. "Aircraft Design: A conceptual Approach" by Daniel P Raymer

Aerodynamics:

1. "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by John D. Anderson

Propulsion:

1. "Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion" by Philip Hill and Carl Peterson

More to come...