: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation
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Samokutyaev served as a flight engineer on the space station’s 27th and 28th expedition crews.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026 The Millennium Falcon jumps into hyperspace destined for the planet chosen by the flight engineers.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026 Analysis and experiments Wang, who served as the flight engineer on the Shenzhou-20 mission, had previously worked as an aerospace technician involved in the construction of China's space station before becoming an astronaut.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026 In the 1950s, there would have been a captain, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, and a radio operator all in the cockpit.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight engineer