Materials selected and engineered primarily for aircraft and spacecraft structures: lightweight, high-strength metals and composites developed or most notably applied to airframes and engines. Belongs here: aluminum and duralumin as aircraft structural alloys, aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites, and titanium as used in airframe and engine components. Does not belong here: general-purpose structural metals such as steel, grouped under Mechanical Engineering, or materials whose primary role is electrical or electronic, grouped under Electrical Engineering.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
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The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Aerospace engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1958 first definitionQuote, History, 1958 first definition
The first definition of aerospace engineering appeared in February 1958, considering the Earth's atmosphere and outer space as a single realm.
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