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航空機操縦術 (こうくうきそうじゅうじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

航こう空くう機き操そう縦じゅう術じゅつ

Meanings

1

noun

aircraft pilotage; airmanship

Technical term for the skill and art of piloting an aircraft; used in aviation contexts.

航こう空くう機き操そう縦じゅう術じゅつは、単たんに飛ひ行こう機きを操そう縦じゅうする技ぎ術じゅつだけでなく、安あん全ぜんな運うん航こうのための総そう合ごう的てきな能のう力りょくを指さす。
Aircraft pilotage refers not only to the skill of flying an airplane but also to the comprehensive ability for safe operation.

Kanji

航navigate, sail, cruise
空empty, sky, void
機loom, mechanism, machine
操

maneuver, manipulate, operate

縦vertical, length, height

術art, technique, skill

Similar words

操そう縦じゅう
操縦 is the general act of piloting or controlling a vehicle, while 航空機操縦術 specifically refers to the art or skill of piloting aircraft.
飛ひ行こう技ぎ術じゅつ
飛行技術 is a more common term for flying technique, whereas 航空機操縦術 is a formal, technical term often used in aviation training and manuals.

Etymology

Compound of 航空機 (aircraft) + 操縦 (piloting, control) + 術 (art, technique). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.