Meanings
nounflight engineer (plural flight engineers)
plural flight engineers
- aeronauticsA member of the flight crew in certain (mainly older) aircraft who monitors and operates many to most aircraft systems.
Translations
Finnish lentomekaanikko
- lentomekaanikkomember of the flight crew in aircraft
Hungarian fedélzeti mérnök
- fedélzeti mérnökmember of the flight crew in aircraft
Irish innealtóir eitilte
- innealtóir eitiltemember of the flight crew in aircraft
Polish technik pokładowy
- technik pokładowymember of the flight crew in aircraft
Swedish färdmekaniker
- färdmekanikermember of the flight crew in aircraft
Cite this entry
APA
flight engineer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20engineer
MLA
“flight engineer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20engineer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight engineer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20engineer.
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