What is the difference between aerospace and aeronautical engineering?

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Dharamveer Dheer
5 years ago
Dear Pranav, Aeronautical engineering is a part of aerospace engineering. They both are equal in importance so that we can't say which is better. Though both appear to be the same, there is a difference. The two types of aerospace engineers include aeronautical engineers (they work with aircraft tha

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Khushal Arora
5 years ago
Hello! A degree in aerospace engineering and a degree in aeronautical engineering both prepare students to design aircraft. In fact, aeronautical engineering is a branch of aerospace engineering. Though the two degree programs teach similar engineering principles, there is a critical distinction be

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Nithash Majumdar
8 years ago
Hi, Aeronautical engineering covers the section of studying the aircrafts within the earth's atmosphere. Aerospace engineering on the other hand covers both the sections of the study of aircrafts within the earth's atmosphere and outside. This covers a wider section as compared to the former.

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