College of Aeronautics News

Keeping Gas Turbines Healthy

Inside big ships, jets, rockets, hospitals, factories, oil-drilling rigs and many other operations, a type of internal combustion engine called a gas turbine reliably generates power. But routine maintenance comes with a steep price tag. Over a typical 10-year life span, keeping a gas turbine healthy may run as much as $30 million, says Reamonn Soto, whose startup business, Sensatek Propulsion Technology, offers a way to reduce those costs significantly while also increasing the efficiency of power generation.

The Sky’s No Limit

Meet Brent Terwilliger, whose expertise will help define best practices for the safe, responsible operation of future unmanned aerial systems.

The Flying Car Becomes a Reality

The promise of flying cars has been “right around the corner” since we watched George Jetson commute to work in his “aerocar” in the 1960s.

Worldwide to Offer Essential Pre-Conference Workshop on Unmanned Systems Inspection at Drone World Expo

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, in conjunction with Drone World Expo 2017, will offer a new, pre-event workshop – sUAS for Inspections at Drone World Expo 2017 on Monday, Oct. 2 at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif.

UAS Research Involves All Campuses – and the NTSB

Representatives from Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Worldwide and Prescott campuses teamed up and were joined by members of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) at the Prescott Campus’ Robertson Aircraft Accident Investigation Laboratory earlier this month to conduct field research in the FIRST grant-funded project “Predictive UAS Emergency Management Sensor Detection Analysis and Application.”

Aviation Symposium Highlights Importance of Academic, Industry Partnerships

More than 100 aviation leaders from the U.S. and abroad are gathered at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus this week for the 30th year of the National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS), an annual conference for academic and industry leaders.

Meet the Dean

Dr. Kenneth Witcher is the Dean of the College of Aeronautics at the Worldwide Campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In this position, he is responsible for the academic and administrative leadership of the college.

Student Spotlight

Embry-Riddle alumnus Joshua Kutryk is one of the Canadian Space Agency's newest astronauts.

Faculty Spotlight

Stefan Kleinke, a professor of Advanced Aerodynamics for the College of Aeronautics, is well-versed in flying or fixing many types of aircraft.

Faculty Blog

Dr. Patti Clark, assistant professor and program chair for the Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance, writes about her visit to the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft operation at Luke Air Force Base.

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