Course Description –
16.885J offers a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; life cycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams retrospectively analyze an existing aircraft covering: key design drivers and decisions; aircraft attributes and subsystems; and operational experience. Oral and written versions of the case study are delivered.
Lecture Videos
Lecture 1: The Origins of the Space Shuttle
Lecture 2: Space Shuttle History
Lecture 3: Orbiter Sub-System Design
Lecture 4: The Decision to Build the Shuttle
Source –
Hoffman, Jeffrey. 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology),Hoffman, Jeffrey. 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology),http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 3 Dec, 2013). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA(Accessed 3 Dec, 2013). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
