航空工程涉及与所有固定翼和旋翼飞机，航天器以及在空气动力或流体动力环境中运行的其他车辆和系统（例如潜艇和风力涡轮机）相关的学科和技术。
Aeronautical Engineering is concerned with disciplines and technologies relevant to all varieties of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, and space vehicles, as well as other vehicles and systems (such as submarines and wind-turbines) operating in an aerodynamic or hydrodynamic environment. The Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Nuclear Engineering programs are each designed to prepare students for continued learning and successful careers in industry, government, academia, and consulting. While certain objectives of an undergraduate education in engineering are common to all programs, there are subtle but important differences that require some subset of objectives specific to ensuring that all graduates have specialized technical knowledge in their chosen field.