AE 433

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Aerospace Propulsion

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Fundamentals of rocket and airbreathing jet propulsion devices electric propulsion; prediction of thrust, combustion reactions, specific fuel consumption, and operating performance; ramjets; turbojets; turbofans; turboprops; aerothermodynamics of inlets, combustors, and nozzles; compressors, turbines; component matching, fundamentals of electrothermal, electromagnetic elastostatis thrusters, and solar sails.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 312 and PHYS 212.

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AE 433 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
29787	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	1320 Digital Computer Laboratory	Puri, R	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Restriction(s): Restricted to Aerospace Engineering major(s).
70915	Online	ONC	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Puri, R	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: This section is for students who have time conflicts with the in-person section for this course. To register for this section, undergraduates should email aero-ugrad-advising@illinois.edu and graduates should email ae-grad@illinois.edu to request approval to. Students in this section will be expected to attend on-campus office hours and exams for this course.
63686	Online	ONL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Puri, R	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: Restricted to online non-degree, online MCS, online MSME, online MSCEE, and online MSAE students. For more details on this course section, please see http://engineering.illinois.edu/online/courses/. Non-Degree students may enroll on a space-available basis with consent of the Graduate Program Coordinator (ae-grad@illinois.edu). Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.