About

Department of Aerospace Engineering (AEE), METU

The mission of the Department of Aerospace Engineering is to educate students and to do research in aerospace sciences, including analysis, design, manufacturing and testing of air and space flight vehicles, in order to contribute to the economic progress and welfare of the society.

About the Department

• Department of Aerospace Engineering in METU Academic Catalog
• Aerospace Engineering by the numbers
• Department Main Building/PC Laboratory Entrance/Exit Hours:
  • Entrance/Exit Hours: 07:00-23:00
  • Controlled Entrance/Exit Hours:

• The student ID cards are used for the main building and the PC Lab entrances.
• Please note that the student ID cards are to be activated first. For activation please see Mr. Erol Oksuz (Office 03).
• Campus Map
• Contact Information

Information for Prospective Students:

• Aday Öğrenci - Soru Cevap (Tanıtım, ODTÜ Tercih Fuarı) (in Turkish)
• ODTÜ Havacılık ve Uzay Mühendisliği Bölümü - Aday Öğrenci Tanıtım Broşürü 2022
• Uçak ve Uzay Mühendisliği nedir? (in Turkish)
• Previous:
  • AEE 2023 (Tanıtım, ODTÜ Tanıtım Fuarı) (in Turkish)
  • AEE 2022 (Tanıtım, ODTÜ Tercih Fuarı) (in Turkish)
  • AEE 2021 (Tanıtım, ODTÜ Tercih Fuarı) (in Turkish)
  • AEE 2020 (Tanıtım, ODTÜ Tercih Fuarı) (in Turkish)

Talk, Seminar, and Lecture Videos:

• Talk series with Prof. Dr. Cahit Çıray, 2018.
• AEE 372 Flight Mechanics, Dr. İlkay Yavrucuk, SPRING 2017.
• AEE 483 - Automatic Control Systems II, Dr. İlkay Yavrucuk, FALL 2017.
• How do Airplanes Fly?, Dr. İlkay Yavrucuk, FALL 2017.
• Defterler - 2. Bölüm - Leonardo ve Uçma - TRT Okul, (Flight and Helicopters) Dr. İlkay Yavrucuk, October 2016.
• Defterler - 6. Bölüm - Leonardo ve Fizik - TRT Okul, (Fracture and Friction), Dr. Demirkan Çoker, October 2016.
• AEE 172 Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Dr. Ali Türker Kutay, SPRING 2014.
• RÜZGEM, Dr. Oğuz Uzol, February 2012.
• An introductory movie in Turkish, 2002.
• A talk with Prof. Dr. Cahit Çıray on the establishment and history of the Department, Aralık 2002.

Books:

• Akışkanlar Mekaniğine Giriş, Üçüncü Kitap, Prof. Dr. Cahit Çıray, Ocak 2013.
• Akışkanlar Mekaniği Giriş, İkinci Kitap, Prof. Dr. Cahit Çıray, Eylül 2010.
• Akışkanlar Mekaniği Giriş, Birinci Kitap, Prof. Dr. Cahit Çıray, Eylül 2007.
• Roket ve Füze Mühendisliği, Dr. Erk İnger, Haziran 2010.

Conferences and Workshops:

• AIAC - Ankara International Aerospace Conference
• UHUK - Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Konferansı
• IWPDF 2025 - 4th International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture of Engineering Materials, 24-26 September 2025, İstanbul (Hybrid)
• ParCFD'2019 - 31st International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics
• ECCOMAS - ECCOMAS Thematic Conference: CFD & Optimization - May 2011
• ParCFD'2007 - 19th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics

Student Projects:

• METU VTOL Aircraft Competition
• AEE/TAI VLA Project 2018
• APSCO Student Small Satellite Project 2018
• AEE IHA Project 2004
• AEE Space Studies 2004

Previous Links about the Department:

• METU Center for Wind Energy - METUWIND / RUZGEM is established
• ODTÜ Anatolian Craft Takımı "Tasarla Yap Uçur" Yarışmasında Birinci Oldu.
• METU AHS'08 design team won the best new entrant honor
• Bizim Bölüm Buluştu
• Research and Educational Cooperation Protocol With Ukraine
• ABET Akreditasyonu aldık.
• ABD Semalarında ODTÜ Damgası
• Havacılık ve Uzay Mühendisi Kimdir? (in Turkish)
• Öğrenci Rehberi (in Turkish)
• AEE 2019
• AEE 2016
• AEE 2004 Aerospace and Industry

Surveys:

• Exit Survey for Graduating Students
• Employer Survey
• Survey by Students (2001)