Helicopter Engineering

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This original Helicopter Engineering master is the fruit of a strong partnership between ENSICA and EUROCOPTER. Part of the teaching is done at EUROCOPTER Training Academy situated in the main plant designing and manufacturing helicopters in Marignane.

The marriage of both academic and industrial teaching approaches allows attendees the acquisition of scientific knowledge from leading aerospace engineering higher education, techniques and technologies from the world leading company. Beyond, the programme prepares attendees to a wide range of professional opportunities from design, certification and operation of civil and military aircraft.

This training is to give specialised knowledge in the field of helicopters. To this purpose, the course provides a firm grounding with basic knowledge in aeronautical design, then goes on to handle the techniques and technologies specific to the design, certification and operation of civil and military helicopters.
Economic aspects are also covered.

This course is run over a university year from early October through to mid-September. It includes an academic semester (530 hours of teaching), followed
by an industrial project semester.

Syllabus
General teaching (140 h)

¥ Computer-aided design
¥ Aeronautical materials
¥ Fatigue and aging of structures
¥ Sensors and measuring systems
¥ Information technology
¥ Automatic control engineering
¥ Aeronautical thermomotion
¥ Aerodynamics
¥ Flight mechanics

Helicopter engineering.
ENSICA Part one (230 h)

¥ Resistance of materials and elasticity
¥ Vibrations - Modal analysis
¥ Composite materials
¥ Plates and shells
¥ Reliability - Maintainability
¥ Structure mechanics
¥ Onboard electricity
¥ Acoustics
¥ Helicopter propulsion and motorization
¥ Helicopter equipment
¥ Arming - Mission
¥ Helicopter in-flight tests
¥ Certification
¥ Helicopter maintenance

Helicopter engineering.
Eurocopter Part two (160 h)

¥ Aerodynamics - Flight characteristics - Performance
¥ Helicopter dynamics
¥ Helicopter construction materials and techniques
¥ Systems
¥ Prototypes - Tests - Production - Quality assurance

Applicants must be graduate engineers or equivalent 5/6 years degree after thebaccalaureate, including Master of Science or equivalent. The titulars of a Ç Ma"trise È or a Bachelor of Science can apply, preferably if they can prove at least three years of professionnel experience. The applicants are then selected onpersonal records by an admission board. Additionnal information may be obtained through an interview.English proficiencyAdequate command of spoken and written English is required for admission.Language qualification is requested TOEFL: 550 (paper-based)Except if applicant´s first language is English or total instruction of Bachelor degree has been provided in English. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79