A few people have a misconception about aeronautical engineering. "Will i be able to fly an airplane one day?" will be the first thing a student who is planning to join a UG course thinks. He/she will ask someone about the doubt and the person explains that there are not many opportunities because there are a lot of pilots these days. Well the truth is that you become an aeronautical engineer after the course and not a pilot. Well to be a pilot you should join a flying/aviation center and get a flying license (can do after school).
A lot of companies hire aeronautical engineers to do the following work :
A lot of companies hire aeronautical engineers to do the following work :
- For the construction of aircrafts
- For the testing purposes such as efficiency testing, flight testing etc
- For the design purposes such as airframe design, engine design etc
- For the maintenance of aircrafts
- For the functioning of aircrafts
- For the manufacturing of aircrafts
- For investigation purposes such as airplane crashes, impact on environment etc
- AS flight controllers or air traffic controllers.
- Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- National Aeronautical Lab (NAL)
- Airline companies such as Indian Airlines, Spicejet etc