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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Eventually, he earned a pilot’s license, an aeronautical engineering degree — during which he did an eight-month internship at Boeing in Seattle — a master’s degree and a Ph.D.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 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

Interestingly, Carpenter had not received his aeronautical engineering degree until after he returned from being the second American in space two months earlier.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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