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what is the latest mini project in aeronautics which can be useful for practical application as well as compact. i want to do my project which is in research and want to know about the status of the project ?

There are various fields in Aeronautics and there can be various innovations which can have a wide range of application in modern world. It is nice to see that you are interested in doing project and that too mini project along with main project and research. There are various research papers and journals published in IEEE so you should first become a member of IEEE and read those stuffs to gather info concerning the latest developments and inventions.

List of mini projects :-
-Bird deflector system for jet engines - a CFD analysis
-Aerodynamic Load Estimation of a Helicopter Rotor in Hover and Climb
-Introductory level rocket
-Flow Analysis over an bullet
-Cooling techniques in spacecraft
-RC Plane modeling
-Variable Twist Wing
-Flexible Wing
-Automatic Crack Detection
-Optimization in Vertical Takeoff
-Automative curative structures
-Automation in landing system
-Supersonic and subsonic wind tunnels
-Design of microwave vehicle
-Design optimization of aircraft
-Vibrational reduction
-Stealth without aerodynamics

Current field of research and topics for main project :-
1. Socio-Cognitive Analysis of the GSFC Mission Design Laboratory
2. Cryogenics
3. UPC-Orion
4. Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 Highlights
5. GSFC Sciences and Exploration Directorate
6. GSFC and the Operationally Responsive Space Office: A new Paradigm for Space Mission Implementation

7. Relative Navigation Sensors System used on HST Servicing Mission 4
8. Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission Four (HST SM4) Unique Safety Challenges for STS-125
9. Model Based Systems Engineering and the Constellation Program
10. Engineering Safety: Lessons in Risk Communication from the BP Disaster
11. Autonomous and Autonomic Space Exploration Systems
12. Complexity Measurement Correlation to Program Success
13. Defect Detection and Prevention (DDP): A Tool for Managing Risk
14. Introduction to INCOSE and the Role of INCOSE at GSFC
15. Systems Engineering at GSFC
16. NASA IV&V
17. An Insider& Guide to Designing Spacecraft Systems and Instruments for Operation in the Natural Space Radiation Environment
18. STS-102 Mission Experiences and Systems Engineering Lessons Learned
19. Earth Science Technology Program
20. Overview of Systems Engineering at BAE Systems, Marine
21. Overview of Alenia Marconi Systems
22. Systems Engineering Process at BAE Systems
23. NASA/GSFC Space Internet Activities, Extending Internet Technology Into Space
24. Instrument Systems Engineering
25. Lunar Communications & Navigation Architecture
26. GSFC Safety and Mission Analysis Division Code 300 - A Value Added Organization
27. Shared Knowledge and Information Flow in Systems Engineering
28. A Comparison of Human and Robotic Servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope
29. System Engineering Entry, Descent and Landing for the Mars Science Laboratory Mission
30. Performance and Early Results of Wide Field Camera 3
31. A Powerful New Imager for the Hubble Space Telescope
32. Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)
33. Orbital Debris Protection and Prevention for GSFC Missions
34. Engineering a Successful Mission: Lessons from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
35. A Tale of 10 Centers: Observations in Systems Engineering Cultures Across NASA
36. NASA Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP)
37. ESD Sensitivity & Protection (GSFC Safety Week)
38. GSFC Safety Week
39. Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with SysML
40. Goddard Space Flight Center Flight Dynamics Facility