<p>I want to build airplanes. Is this aerospace engineering?</p>
<p>Do you mean designing airplanes? </p>
<p>Which part?</p>
<p>Avionics?
Airframe?
Toilet seat?</p>
<p>I want to design the entire airplane espeically the ones for the air force.</p>
<p>Aviation engineer maybe?</p>
<p>Embry-Riddle (Daytona Beach, FL) is top in this field (field of designing/building airplanes) right?</p>
<p>You need to major in Aerospace Engineering. You can go to engineering schools which have a separate Aerospace Engineering Department like MIT, GT, UMD or schools which have combined engineering dept. like Mechanical/Aerospace or Mechanical/Aerospace/Nuclear</p>
<p>What you need is a solid aerospace engineering education in multi-discipline airframe design discipline, including structure, aerodynamics, propulsion, flight stability and control and aeroelasticity. </p>
<p>I would not recommend Embry-Riddle, though. Basically it’s a flying school with some technical programs attached.</p>
<p>Embry-Riddle is the #1 Aerospace Engineering college in the country.</p>
<p>Yea, for pilots</p>
<p>Look, OP does not want to learn howto fly an airplane. he wants to design a fighter aircraft!!!</p>
<p>Do you have a beef against Embry-Riddle or something?
It is a pilot school and an engineering college. That does not make it a bad college. In fact it is the highest rated Aero engineering college in the nation. Sadly, it even outranks the Air Force Academy in Aerospace Engineering. (D'OH!)<br>
Also, wouldn't having a lot of experienced pilots help in seeing practical applications for engineering problems?</p>
<p>I was looking into Embry-Riddle's 5 year accelerated masters degree in Aerospace Engineering. It sounds pretty good. Will I be able to get a great education in building fighter aircrafts from this?</p>
<p>Did you see they have an open house coming up...that would be the best place to answer your questions...</p>