aeronautical engineering

noun

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft

Derived Forms

• aeronautical engineer, noun

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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

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

U.N. resolutions - passed with Russia's support - also ban any scientific and technical cooperation with North Korea in nuclear science and technology, aerospace and aeronautical engineering and technology, or advanced manufacturing production techniques and methods.

From Reuters

In 1929, the University of Washington established one of the first aeronautical engineering programs in the U.S.

From Seattle Times