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aeronautics: see aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. ..... Click the link for more information. ; airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. ..... Click the link for more information. ; aviation aviation, operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation. ..... Click the link for more information. . aeronautics the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air www.sae.org/technology/aerospace.htm www.aeronautics.ru/links.htm aeronautics [‚e·rə′nȯd·iks] (fluid mechanics) The science that deals with flight through the air. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| PALMDALE -- Dryden Flight Research Center and aeronautics research
fares well in NASA's proposed 2008 budget, but the unresolved 2007
budget could push back the debut of a new manned spacecraft, agency
leaders said Monday. From
March 1993 until July 1998, she served as the associate administrator
for procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Flying High: Austin Wiswell, aeronautics chief for the California
Department of Transportation, will speak at the Valley Industry and
Commerce Association lunch meeting on Wednesday (15th) at the Airtel
Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Van Nuys. |
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