Courses

Taught programmes on campus

Each listing covers format, duration, and fee basis so you can match a course to your experience before you enquire.

Flagship

Aircraft Structures Intensive

A six-week, studio-and-workshop programme covering load paths, material selection, and practical spar and skin assemblies for fixed-wing airframes.

In-person cohort, Edinburgh campus · 6 weeks, three weekday evenings plus one Saturday lab · From £2,450 per seat

A three-day immersion in gas-turbine cycles, compressor maps, and thrust estimation using classroom models and cutaway hardware.

Weekend intensive · 3 consecutive days · £890 per participant

Eight evening seminars on stability derivatives, trim, and handling qualities using light-aircraft flight-test anecdotes and worked examples.

Evening seminar series · 8 weeks, one evening per week · £620 per series

One-to-one mentoring blocks focused on airframe detailing conventions, drawing packs, and revision control for junior designers.

Private mentoring sessions · Blocks of 4 × 90-minute sessions · £480 per four-session block

A five-day survey of aluminium alloys, composites lay-up practice, and inspection methods used on light-aircraft and UAV structures.

Week-long daytime course · 5 days · £1,150 per seat