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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

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

With a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering under his belt, he flew commercial flights for both Rocky Mountain Airways and United Airlines.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

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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