aerodynamicist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aerodynamicist
First recorded in 1925–30; aerodynamic + -ist
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By studying aerospace engineering he hopes to work as an aerodynamicist for Formula 1.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022
He worked at Boeing for 11 years as an aerodynamicist, first on the 767 and then on the highly successful 777 program.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2021
Then, he was promoted to chief aerodynamicist for the X-2, which broke altitude and speed records, exceeding Mach 3.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2020
In recent years, however, leading aerodynamicist Doug McLean has attempted to go beyond sheer mathematical formalism and come to grips with the physical cause-and-effect relations that account for lift in all of its real-life manifestations.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 4, 2020
And last, but not least, the man from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was a very famous aerodynamicist and of such professional stature that if he said the lights weren't airplanes they weren't.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
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