ENAE283H

Introduction to Aerospace Systems

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Prerequisite: PHYS161, MATH141, and ENES102. Corequisite: PHYS261 and PHYS260. Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Aerospace program. Credit only granted for: (ENAE281 and ENAE282) or ENAE283. Formerly: ENAE281 and ENAE282. Introduction to airplanes and space vehicles as aerospace systems. Fundamentals that describe these systems. Elements of aerodynamics, airfoils and wings. Airplane performance, stability and control. Aircraft and rocket propulsion. Fundamentals of orbital motion. Aspects of vehicle conceptual design.

Sister Courses: ENAE283

Fall 2025

Alison Flatau

12 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Past Semesters

Alison Flatau

12 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Alison Flatau

12 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Alison Flatau

12 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Alison Flatau

12 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Andrew Becnel

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.68 between 275 students*

ENAE283H Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 21.09%
A: 41.82%
A+: 12.36%
B-: 2.18%
B: 6.55%
B+: 13.09%
C-: 0.36%
C: 0.73%
C+: 0.36%
D+: 0.36%
W: 0.73%
other: 0.36%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.