How do airplane wings generate the necessary amount of lift to achieve flight? Can a plane fly with only one engine? Could electric airplanes replace fuel-burning ones? Is severe turbulence still safe to fly through? Why do commercial planes fly at 35,000 feet? Are planes safer than cars statistically? How much does it cost to build an airplane? Answers to these questions and many more await on Airplane Support.
Tony Romeo, CEO of Deep Sea Vision, along with AAE department head and Professor Bill Crossley and Purdue Professor Sammie Morris, discuss Amelia Earhart's time at Purdue, her flight, potential mishaps, the recovery mission, and her significance to America.
A proposal to use regolith for construction in space, led by incoming master's student Chelsea Garcia, earned $10,000 in seed funding from the NPWEE Academy.