Specialization
Airframes

The Airframes major at IPSA, a leading aerospace school, trains engineers specializing in mechanics, materials and the design of aeronautical structures.

This program covers structural sizing, the development of innovative materials and the integration of payloads, with concrete applications in numerical calculations, aeronautical mechanical systems and mechanical design.

Students from our School of Aeronautics and Space are involved in cutting-edge projects such as the optimization of fuel blocks for hybrid rocket engines, the sizing of turbomachinery blades, and the use of AI to detect cracks in composite materials.

The key points

Language

English

Rhythm

full-time

Campus

Paris-Ivry

Duration

2 years

Length of internship

^4th year: 4 months (June to September)
^5th year: 6 months (February to August)

Diploma obtained

CTI-certified engineering degree

Further studies

IPSA offers 70 double degrees in France and abroad, enabling students to acquire dual skills in line with their professional ambitions.

Job opportunities

Propulsion Systems Engineer
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Energy Engineer
Aircraft Performance Calculations Engineer
Thermal Engineer

The person in charge of the specialization
Airframes

Campus Paris

Remi Bertossi

Director of Aero 4 and 5 studies – Lecturer and researcher, PhD in thermodynamics/energetics.

photo de BERTOSSI Remi, directeur des études aéro 4 et 5 à l'Ipsa, école aéronautique

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More
program

01/7

Design expertise

Advanced design and simulation expertise

The Airframes major has been designed to train engineers in mechanics, materials, design and simulation for system dimensioning.

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Safety and reliability

Mastering safety, reliability and compliance

The Aircraft Cells major offers a structured approach to risk and reliability management, using industry-recognized tools.

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The industry-oriented approach

An industry-oriented approach to meet the needs of the sector

IPSA has worked closely with aerospace manufacturers to adapt the courses in this major to the requirements of the sector, making Ipsalians engineers of excellence recognized by companies.

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English courses

Courses in English for better international integration

Courses in the Airframes major are taught in English, to better grasp the international dimension of the sector.

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Professionalization

An internship for professionalization and entry into the world of work

Our 5th year aerospace school students complete a 6-month internship in a company or research laboratory, as a final step in their professional careers. This internship usually leads to a permanent job offer.

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Mastering the challenges of the sector

Mastering the structural challenges of modern aeronautics

This IPSA program is designed in close collaboration with companies, industrialists and institutional players in the sector, to ensure that it is in line with the latest technological advances in aeronautics. It enables students to work on innovative issues, with an eye to the challenges of tomorrow.

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Strategic and ethical issues

Modules focused on tomorrow’s major challenges

To meet the zero-carbon target for 2050 set by the European Union and the aeronautics industry, IPSA has integrated modules dedicated to new sustainable mobility and emerging societal issues into each of its majors.

Design expertise

Safety and reliability

The industry-oriented approach

English courses

Preparing for the world of work

Mastering the sector’s challenges

Strategic and ethical issues

The skills targeted by our Aeronautical Cells specialization

Analyze the strength of aeronautical structures

Optimizing structural aerodynamics

Choosing the right materials and assembly techniques

Assessing ethical and environmental impact

Ensuring the safety and reliability of designs

Create complex plans and schematics

Course pace

Courses

Internship

Sept

Oct

Nov

Déc

Jan

Fév

Mar

Avr

Mai

Jui

Juil

Program
^4th year

Semester 1

Semester 2

Human Sciences and Languages –
7 ECTS

99h

Intensive French Language for Engineers (for international students)

34h

Cultural Integration Workshop (for international students)

12h

English Language (for French students)

60h

Environmental Humanities (for all students)

12h

Sulitest (for new students)

Personal Development (for French students)

Second Language: Bonus points

Engineering Sciences Core – 8 ECTS

79h

Automation: Linear & Continuous Systems Design

38h

Swarm Robotics Algorithms and Application

26h

Systems Engineering – Innovation

22h

Introduction to 3D Printing

13h

“Engineering Sciences – Specialization for Vehicles Specialization – 15 ECTS

20H

Numerical Techniques for Resolving PDEs

26h

Fluid-Structures Interactions

26h

Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations and Structural Dynamics

34h

Climatic Engineering

26h

Fluid Dynamics

51h

UE : Internship Aero4 – 6 ECTS

Industrial Evaluation

Coeff. 50%

Internship Report

Coeff. 50%

Focus on internships

^4th year

Status : Mandatory
Subject : Engineering assistant
Duration : 4 months – June to September

Preservation of Cfm56-5b and Pw500g Type Engines – Air France Industries

Getting started with the CNES software, study of the axial thrust of the Prometheus engine turbopumps – CNES

Course pace

Courses

Internship

Sept

Oct

Nov

Déc

Jan

Fév

Mar

Avr

Mai

Jui

Juil

Program
^5th year

Semester 1

Semester 2

Human Sciences and Languages Department –
2 ECTS

99h

Trends & Social Issues in French

12h

Human Factor & HMI – Risk Analysis and Safety

17h

Intensive TOEIC Training for French Students

20h

TOEIC Training for French Students

20h

French Language (FLE) – for International Students

30h

Personal Engagement

Professional Integration” Division 6 ECTS

79h

French Labor & Contract Law

15h

Knowledge & Integration in Industrial Environment

Life Cycle and Eco Conception

11h

Cyber Security Initiation

10h

Project Management Techniques

13h

Reliability: AMDEC Methodology in English

11h

Management Tools – Certification (Excel TOSA and VBA)

16h

Project – 5 ECTS

20H

IPSA Master Project

20h

“VEHICLES specialization – 7 ECTS

100h

Hypersonic Aerodynamics Introduction

26h

Vibration Dynamics of Plates and Shells

22h

Reliability & Fatigue of Structures

13h

Airborne and Ground Payload

21h

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

18h

CAE Specialization “Design and Dimensioning of Aeronautical Structures – 10 ECTS

149h

Vertical Flight

28h

Multi-body Mechanical Simulation

21h

Calculations about Structural Materials

24h

Advanced Material Sustainability

18h

Nonlinear Numerical Simulation in Structural Mechanics

18h

Project: Finite Element Method for Structures Calculation

40h

Professional Integration” section – Common core

31h

Industrial Evaluation

30h

Internship Report

Oral Presentation

Final year internship

Focus on internships

^5th year

Status : Mandatory
Subject : Engineering internship
Duration : 6 months – February to August

Cfd Parametric Study of the Diffuser Integrated in the Hyprope Turbogenerator Based on a Doe Methodology

High Frequency Dynamic Analysis & Tests

Analysis of Technical Design Data

Project examples
students

– AI for Crack Detection in Composite Material Aeronautical Structures
– Study and Modeling of Bird Impacts on Composite Structures
– Study, Design and Functional Validation of Landing Gear Deployment Device