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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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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

Mr Mikhaiel arrived on a student visa in 2016 and graduated in aeronautical engineering at Glasgow University in 2019.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

He graduated first in his class in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

McDivitt flew 145 combat missions in Korea and came back to Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan with an aeronautical engineering degree.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 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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