Patrick Thomas Why I want to be an Aerospace Engineer

From a very young age, I was always interested in airplanes and all of the basic principles of flight. As I grew older, I became especially interested in the military aspect of aviation; it may have been the fact that my favorite movie was Top Gun. During the first Gulf War, I would watch the news for any footage of the stealth fighters and anything else of the like. All throughout high school my interest in aviation continued to grow, and I became interested in other fields, such as private planes and commercial airliners in addition to my fascination with military aircraft. I even aided a neighbor in the construction of his own private airplane.

My interest has always been strong in the field of aviation and flight. My 8th grade teacher required us to do a project on a famous scientist or mathematician; I chose Daniel Bernoulli and his principle of fluid motion which is now applied to the net forces flowing around an airplane wing. Then the time came when I was filling out my application to Georgia Tech. So many varying fields of engineering were offered, and I really didn’t know which would suit me. I attended the presentation on Aerospace, and I decided that I would choose it as my major. The chance to apply my interest for flight and enter an exciting, growing field of engineering both influenced my decision. The fact that it is one of the highest paying fields of engineering may also have affected my decision. The Co-op program at Georgia Tech offers internships and jobs at some of the top aerospace companies and organizations in the world, including Lockheed Martin and NASA.

Most recently, the opportunity to work in the field of outer space travel has garnered my interest. The probe that recently arrived on Titan and the work on the International Space Station are both very exciting. Pictures that the probe relayed showed that a sea of liquid methane gas may exist on the surface of Titan. The field is greatly expanding, and outer space offers us many advantages. The ability to work in a zero-gravity environment has limitless possibilities, but it is not very cost-effective for the time being. This is an exciting time to work in the field of aerospace engineering, and the opportunities that a degree in the field would offer me are too much to pass up. My lifelong interest in the field of aviation and flight combined with my desire to enter a career that is both fun and well paying are the reasons I decided to become an aerospace engineer. I am eagerly looking forward to learning all that I can from this class and all those that are to follow it. 10 years from now, I see myself working at one of the nations top aerospace companies working either as an engineer or possibly as a pilot of some sort. 20 years from now, the entire landscape of the aerospace field will be completely different, and I see myself at a high position at the aerospace company/organization that I am working at.

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