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aeronautical engineering

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noun

  1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft

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Amid the turbulence, one European project is quietly on track, says Bjorn Fehrm who has a background in aeronautical engineering and piloted combat jets for the Swedish Air Force.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

“The top management of Boeing does not have aeronautical engineering degrees, for the most part.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

In 1929, the University of Washington established one of the first aeronautical engineering programs in the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Mr. McDivitt flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War, after which he went to the University of Michigan, where he studied aeronautical engineering and graduated at the top of his class in 1959.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

As much as any other profession, aeronautical engineering embodied the restlessness and technological progress that characterized what was already being dubbed the American Century.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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