About 20 faculty members in the department are actively involved in various areas of Aerospace Engineering including Fundamental/ Experimental Aerodynamics (in particular, transition and turbulence), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Structure, Flight Mechanics, and Propulsion and Combustion. In Addition, the department is also active in research on Composite/ Smart Materials and Structures, Structural, Vibration and Control dynamics, Guidance of Atmospheric Flight Vehicles and Spacecrafts, Flight Testing and Helicopter dynamics.

The Aerospace program caters to students who intend to earn their “Wings.” It offers tremendous opportunity to learn more about aircrafts and helicopters through research, analysis, observation and testing. Aerospace Engineering is an ever evolving discipline posing numerous challenges thereby keeping one excited and engaged forever.

Facilities such as flight test and helicopter laboratories, National Wind Tunnel Facility, High performance Computing Laboratory and private airstrip (1000 m runway) supporting four powered aircrafts and gliders each are unique to IIT Kanpur.   

Aerospace Engineering Website
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