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Professional Certificate in
Sustainable Aircraft Design: The Challenges of Electric Aircraft
DelftX

What you will learn

  • The fundamentals of aerodynamics, flight mechanics, and aircraft propulsion systems, and how changes in aircraft design affect flight performance.
  • Aerospace structures and materials, covering topics such as material selection, design loads, manufacturing techniques, and certification requirements.
  • The climate impact of aviation and how future aircraft design, energy carriers, and propulsion systems can help reduce overall emissions in the aviation sector.
  • Analyse and propose solutions for the aerodynamic and structural challenges of battery integration in lifting surfaces.
  • Calculate energy efficiency and net emissions, assessing the role of electric aircraft in achieving sustainable aviation goals.
  • Critically evaluate the performance of such aircraft in the context of current and future technology readiness levels.
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
4 months
5 - 7 hours per week
$1,262
USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. DelftX's Sustainable Aircraft Design: The Challenges of Electric Aircraft Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from Delft University of Technology (DelftX)

Maurice Hoogreef
Henri Werij
Katharina Ertman
Gillian Saunders-Smits
René Alderliesten
Jos Sinke
Julie Teuwen
Irene Fernandez Villegas
Arvind Gangoli Rao
Bruno Santos
Roelof Vos
Calvin Rans
Irene Dedoussi
Carmine Varriale
Joris Melkert

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