STEM LEARNING LABS AT THE AEROSPACE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
The Ramus SkyLab Innovation Center is a gathering hub of emerging technologies built on a solid foundation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). With 8,000 square feet of convertible educational space, ACE can utilize an open, cross-sectional design to create a community of STEM learners. This space enables students to work hands-on with a variety of learning tools that allow them to learn at their own pace. Thanks to our internship program, our students had the opportunity to write about each classroom from their perspective.
Redbird Flight Simulator Laboratory By: Braden Terry, ACE Jr. Intern, CFAA student - 10th Grade The Flight Simulator Lab will get anyone started with flying. Redbird Flight Simulations donated twenty-two Redbird Jay Flight Simulators to be used as an introduction to flying. These simulators are very durable so that anyone from elementary to collegiate levels can experiment with flight. Each simulator has been programmed for situations specifically for newer pilots. For instance, one program helps someone understand how to land on a runway. It starts the simulation on a perfect glide slope near the runway, which anyone can practice landing. There are so many possibilities here at ACE, starting with the Redbird Flight Simulator Room.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Laboratory By: Ashlee Driskel, ACE Jr. Intern, CFAA student - 9th Grade Our UAS Lab enables the students to explore the area of drones and rockets in the aerospace field, which includes flying, assembling, and testing these systems. It allows us to see that not everything is controlled by a person but also by robots or gravity. The drones give a good example of using a controller or device to control the flying robot instead of using a yoke for an airplane. These drones can teach you how to take videos or photos, tricks, and even fly a drone from the touch of a mobile device. The rockets, however, have absolutely no control, but they teach you how Earth affects these rockets by bringing them back to the ground. In conclusion, this room will not only open the studnets eyes when seeking a pilot or engineering career, but both could inspire future drone pilots to join the aerospace field.
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