ME481 Cadets Tour USS Intrepid Museum

38 Cadets enrolled in ME 481 (Aircraft Performance and Static Stability) toured the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum on 6 Oct 2015 to gain an up-close look at the history of aviation. Cadets chose an aircraft on display at the museum and conducted briefs to the class on the innovations and design characteristics of that aircraft. This trip allowed cadets to see first-hand numerous design features in aviation and gain an understanding of the scale of the aircraft components, as well as interact with a number of veterans and civilians who chose to follow the group listening to the Cadets brief on the engineering aspects and history of each aircraft. The USS Intrepid Museum is an aircraft carrier permanently docked at Pier 86 in New York City and has 28 restored aircraft and the Enterprise, the world’s first space shuttle.