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

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2024

Jason Hill was one such teenager, but he clung on to that vision through aeronautical engineering studies and work in the aviation industry.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

DeKeyser, the satellite operations chief, holds a master’s in aeronautical engineering and says winding up at Amazon would have been unfathomable earlier in her career.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2023

In 1956, Borman moved his family to Pasadena, California, where he earned a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from California Institute of Technology.

From Washington Times Nov. 10, 2023

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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