aeronautical engineer

Other forms: aeronautical engineers

Definitions of aeronautical engineer
  1. noun
    an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
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    examples:
    Reginald Joseph Mitchell
    English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
    Sir Frank Whittle
    English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
    type of:
    applied scientist, engineer, technologist
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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