I've been using an aerospace topics lists for AE topics.
For meetings that don't include an AE class, I'm generally doing a short AE topic - current events or a relevant item for the date (these are generally less than 10 mins, like a short video).
These are the start of the calendar, so I wanted to share these.
Anniversaries/Events
- First U.S. Aerial Voyage - Balloon (1793) (January 9 - Annual)
- Robert Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket (March 16, 1926) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSIq1XsdUqA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSIq1XsdUqA) http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/f_goddard.html (http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/f_goddard.html))
- Eclipse (Partial Lunar) (April 4, 2015)
- Summer Solstice (June - Annual)
- Apollo 11 Moon Landing (July 20 - Annual)
- Perseid meteor shower (August 12)
- National Aerospace Week (September - Annual)
- First Manned Flight - Balloon (September 19 - Annual) (or November 21 - First Free Flight)
- Eclipse (Total Lunar) (September 28, 2015)
- Taurid meteor shower 'fireballs': October and November
- Geminid meteor shower: Dec. 13 to Dec. 14
- Wright Brothers' First Flight (December 17 - Annual)
- Winter Solstice (December - Annual)
Assorted Topics (Unscheduled; fillers)Aerospace / STEM Topics
- Orion Program
- Wallops launches (watch live)
- Early Rocket Development (space program)
- NASA SDO
- Space Weather
- Cold War
- Scientific Method
- SR-71
- Sectional Chart Familiarization
- Understanding a Weather Forecast
- Making Weather Observations in the Field
- Google Moon
- Google Mars
- Golden Age of Aviation
- WWII Aviation
- Post-WWII Development of Aircraft and Rocket Programs
- Astronaut Space Food
That would be great for assigning to a NCO level cadet, to give them some public speaking experience.
Agreed. We're going to have cadets do some of the topics.
I always appreciate additional items for it.
I'll try to share here, so others can use them.
Quote from: JC004 on January 19, 2015, 12:55:41 AM
Agreed. We're going to have cadets do some of the topics.
I always appreciate additional items for it.
I'll try to share here, so others can use them.
A couple that immediately come to mind are function and effect of control surfaces and the effect of aviation on the economy ( a STEM question and a Social Science question!)
There's a short video that just came out in the past few days showing the Elon Musk reusable rocket bouncing off the barge. Might be a good current events topic that leads to a discussion on how to control rockets LANDING. Control surfaces, and problems (like not enough hydraulic fluid for it...)