aeronautical engineering
- See under aerospace engineering.
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aerospace engineering
- the branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft and related systems (aeronautical engineering) and of spacecraft, missiles, rocket-propulsion systems, and other equipment operating beyond the earth's atmosphere (astronautical engineering).
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aeronautical engineering
- the branch of engineering concerned with the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft
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