Practical experience meets academic expertise at the Unmanned & Intelligent Systems Society
Natalia is a master’s student enrolled in the Autonomous Vehicles Dynamics and Control programme at Cranfield...
Aerospace blog posts
Here you’ll find the latest blog posts from students and staff specialising in aerospace. You can find out more about our work in aerospace, and take a look at our courses, on our main website.
My sortie with ‘aviation’s best kept secret’ at Farnborough 2018
It’s not every day that you get to go for a ride in a plane used...
Open Doors Staff Tour: National Flying Laboratory Centre
As a new starter at Cranfield, I am particularly intrigued by the many different facilities on...
Simulating unusual flight conditions to improve safety and training
My research focuses on improving simulator technologies to reproduce unusual flight conditions which may lead to...
How do structural engineers make sure an aircraft wing can carry the weight of the entire plane? Modelling failure of metals and composites
Being able to predict the behaviour of materials is one of the key skills of a...
Behind the scenes of the legendary Cranfield AVD group design project – what is it really like?
I joined the Aerospace Vehicle Design MSc course in September 2016 and little did I know...
How’s the weather for flying? Open doors staff tour to the FAAM
Visiting an airport always gives me a thrill. Today I wasn’t leaving one to fly to...
The wonder, threat and lure of rocks from outer space…
WONDER Asteroids and comets are said to be leftovers from the formation of the solar system...
What happens if you decide to change your course?
Hello everyone, I would like to share my story with you. Here it goes… I am...
Another first for Cranfield alumni: Online access to AIAA Journals and Meeting Papers
We are delighted to announce that AIAA (the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) have agreed...