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aeronautical

[air-uh-naw-ti-kuhl, -not-i-kuhl] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪ kəl, -ˈnɒt ɪ kəl /




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In SpaceX’s early days, some industry and government officials ridiculed the idea that a startup with no ties to major aeronautical firms could compete against established contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

According to the aeronautical data provider Cirium, at least 1,560 inbound flights to the Middle East out of 3,779 were cancelled on Monday.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

In 1936 aeronautical engineer Theodore Wright discovered that costs fell in a predictable way every time production doubled.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

On top of all this, the company faces a crisis of confidence from within its own ranks, says Bjorn Fehrm, an aeronautical and economic analyst at industry consultants Leeham Company.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2024

But the job at the aeronautical laboratory was something new, something so unusual it hadn’t yet entered the collective dreams.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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