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aeronautics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /
NOUN
science of flight
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Bertrand Vilmer, an aeronautics expert and consultant at Paris-based Icare Aeronautique, said Athens' largely analog-based systems "are robust, but ones for which there's no longer really any possible maintenance because they're old."

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Born in Vienna to one of Austria’s wealthiest families, Wittgenstein began his academic studies in mechanical engineering and started a Ph.D. in aeronautics but became captivated by philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

To some, the opportunity to be so close to some of the crowning achievements in aeronautics was personal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Dr Javier de Luis, an expert in aeronautics, is one of the first people to speak at the hearing.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

But the shift in attitude and in public responsibility at the laboratory were as distinct in character as the golden age of aeronautics of the 1950s would be from the space-age 1960s.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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