Elena Murchison
Lead structures tutor
Former light-aircraft structures engineer; leads the Aircraft Structures Intensive and Saturday labs.
About the school
Teaching airframes and propulsion from a Midlothian workshop
Hazelcore Aerospace Engineering School Ltd has operated from Edinburgh since 2014, offering short courses for adults who want workshop hours and tutor critique alongside technical theory.
Official name and history
Hazelcore Aerospace Engineering School Ltd was established in 2014 by tutors who had spent earlier careers in light-aircraft maintenance organisations and university teaching labs. The first cohorts met in a leased bay near Lanark Road, focusing on aluminium structures exercises that employers said junior applicants often lacked.
By 2018 the school added a materials bay for composite demonstrations and a dedicated propulsion teaching room with cutaway hardware. Today the registered business still teaches from 428 Lanark Road, Edinburgh, with evening intensives, weekend workshops, and private CAD mentoring.
How we work
Courses stay small. Tutors mark exercise pieces in person, check drawings before cutting, and set homework that mirrors the maths you will meet on the next course or in a junior role. We do not award university degrees; we issue certificates of completion that state taught hours and assessed modules.
Values in the workshop
- Safety briefings before any powered tooling
- Honest feedback when a layout will not fly in industry practice
- Shared vocabulary between design, materials, and propulsion pathways
- Respect for learners arriving from licences, apprenticeships, or career change
People you will meet
Teaching staff combine industry secondments with classroom delivery.
James Adeyemi
Propulsion tutor
Runs the Propulsion Fundamentals Workshop and supports compressor-map exercises with cutaway hardware.
Sofia Lang
CAD mentoring lead
Guides drawing-pack conventions, fastener callouts, and revision habits for junior designers.