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The global engineering and defence company has delivered a course aimed at helping students better understand flight mechanics and aircraft stability and control.
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Nova Systems has provided Queensland-based engineering students with an opportunity to take part in its Flight Lab course, which provides airborne demonstrations of flight mechanics and aircraft stability and control.
This course specifically targets undergraduate and post-graduate personnel involved or interested in the aviation environment.
“The purpose of the Flight Lab is to provide students with an introduction into the practical techniques used by flight testers to determine the longitudinal stability and handling qualities of an aircraft,” Nova Systems flight test engineer Grant Thaler said.
“We create a real-life scenario for students involving a pre-briefing, airborne data collection and complete a post-flight exercise so they can better understand a vital component of their training as aerospace engineers.”
The course is overseen by flight test engineers from Nova Systems, which among other things, officer insights into the impacts of varied aircraft design and requirements for longitudinal and manoeuvre stability.
“From what we understand, the Flight Lab is the major draw card that makes a student choose to do the Aerospace major — and makes them more employable once their studies are completed,” Thaler added.
“It’s a real privilege to come back as an instructor and a tutor to pass on the knowledge I’ve gained in my career over the last 15 years onto the next generation.”
Nova Systems is looking to expand the program to a broader set of academic organisations.
“Contributing to the academic space that we operate in is incredibly valuable to us and helps to foster the future defence industry workforce,” Nova Systems CEO Jim McDowell said.
“The success of this course has led to Nova Systems now planning to expand its teaching into further universities and we are always on the lookout for outstanding students that may want to join our own Graduate Program.”
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