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MSc - Master of Science
Cranfield Campus
Part Time
Feb 2028
2 Year
Airworthiness is at the forefront of aviation development. It is vital that staff have sufficient knowledge and skill to apply principles in design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of aircraft to both develop and maintain airworthiness. This part-time MSc in Airworthiness offered by Cranfield University has been developed to meet industry demand for qualified airworthiness specialists and addresses key aspects of aircraft design, construction, operation and maintenance. The Airworthiness Master's course is highly flexible and designed to meet the needs of individuals who are balancing work commitments with study. It is especially relevant to engineers and technologists working in the airworthiness field of aviation safety, either in a regulatory authority or in the industry. The format is especially suitable for those who wish to enhance and focus their knowledge in a structured but flexible, part-time format while continuing to work. The subject of your research project can be chosen to match the research needs of your employer and/or your own career ambitions.
To provide a fundamental knowledge of the requirements for airworthiness in aircraft design, production, operation and maintenance.
To provide you with the fundamental skills required to manage operational safety within the aviation industry.
To provide you with the fundamentals of the disciplines associated with the management of aircraft maintenance and engineering.
The aim of the module is to allow you to demonstrate their independent learning ability and interest in advancing their knowledge through the pursuit of independent research and/or development work in an industrially relevant area and communicate their ideas, analysis and conclusions in written format.
To provide an opportunity to acquire a good general understanding of the principles of gas turbine design and performance appropriate to both manufacturing and user industries.
To familiarise you with fatigue and damage tolerance analysis techniques and their application to aircraft structural design by instruction, investigation and example.
To expand your knowledge of airframe systems, their role, design and integration. In particular, to provide you with an appreciation of the considerations necessary and methods used when selecting aircraft systems and the effect of systems on the aircraft as a whole.
To familiarise you with the various approaches to the problems of assessing the safety of increasingly complex aircraft systems.
To allow each student to demonstrate their independent learning ability and interest in advancing their knowledge through the pursuit of independent research and/or development work in an industrially relevant area and communicate their ideas, analysis and conclusions in written and oral formats.
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