Suggested preparation: Undergraduate engineering, mechanics and systems thinking.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: Engineering Dynamics and Mechanical Motion.
About this course
Study aircraft systems through an engineering view of complex aerospace projects. The lectures and supporting recordings connect technical subsystems with broader questions of design and operations.
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 23 |
| Video duration | 40h 20m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Undergraduate engineering, mechanics and systems thinking.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Aircraft Systems Engineering | Professional | MIT Course: Aircraft Systems Engineering | 40h 20m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Systems Engineering Fundamentals | Intermediate | Meet the Educator · Ideal Team Size for the CanSat Competition · Reflective Memos | 15h 28m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Engineering Dynamics and Mechanical Motion | Intermediate | 1. History of Dynamics; Motion in Moving Reference Frames · 8. Fictitious Forces & Rotating Mass · R7. Cart and Pendulum, Direct Method | 39h 59m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Private Pilot Ground School and Aviation Theory | Beginner | Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls · Special Lecture: The How and the Why of IFR · Special Lecture: Oshkosh 2018 | 16h 21m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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