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aeronautics

[ air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the science or art of flight.


aeronautics

/ ˌɛə°ùəˈ²Ôɔ˳Ùɪ°ì²õ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air
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aeronautics

/ â°ù′ə-²Ôô′³ÙÄ­°ì²õ /

  1. The design, construction and operation of aircraft.
  2. The scientific study of flight through the atmosphere.
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Origin of aeronautics1

1820–25; < New Latin aeronautica or French ²¹Ã©°ù´Ç²Ô²¹³Ü³Ù¾±±ç³Ü±ð; aero-, nautical, -ics
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MIT aeronautics professor R. John Hansman said that it's important to take stock of safety concerns, but also to recognise that the American aviation system is one of the safest in the world.

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“Twenty years ago, you would not have characterized the space business as fast moving,†said Daniel Hastings, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.

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"Just like phyllo dough flakes apart, composite layers can peel apart because this interlaminar region is the Achilles' heel of composites," says Brian Wardle, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.

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He then became an aeronautics engineer for Northrop Corporation, which later became Northrop Grumman, and other defense contractors.

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They often either overlook defects or misinterpret them, making precision manufacturing elusive and barring the technique from essential industries like aeronautics and automotive manufacturing.

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