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Scientific Notation in Areospace Engineering
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Examples
For a mission to mars:
The distance to mars
54,600,000 mi or 54.6 x 10^6 mi
The weight of a rocket
6,200,000 lbs or 6.2 x 10^6lbs
The pounds of thrust
7,500,000 lbs or 7.5 x 10^6 lbs
How do they use scientific notation?
Aerospace engineers work with large crafts and space distances. Some examples of how an aerospace engineer would use scientific notation would be measuring the distance the aircraft must travel, the dimensions of their vehicles, the amount of fuel needed for a flight, and the thrust it takes to launch the craft.
Word Problem
An aerospace engineer must find the amount of fuel a rocket will need for a trip to the moon and back to determine the size of the fuel tank. The distance is 238,900 (2.389 x 10^5)miles and it takes about 2 gallons of fuel to fly one mile. How much fuel will be needed?
1. 238,900 mi x 2.093= 477,800 gal
2. 477,800 gal x 2= 955,600 gal
3. 955,600 gal= 9.556 x 10^5 gal
It will take about 955,600 (or 9.556 x 10^5) gallons of fuel to travel to the moon and back.
What is an areospace engineer?
An areospace engineer is someone that designs, constructs, and test space crafts and aircraft. This includes rockets, helicopters, missiles, and satellites.