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aeronautics
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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.
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aeronautics
the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air
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aeronautics [‚e·rə′nȯd·iks]
(fluid mechanics)
The science that deals with flight through the air.
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Luis Armando Pena Soltren, 66, appeared before a federal magistrate in New York on charges of conspiracy to commit air piracy and kidnapping, interference with flight crew members, aircraft piracy, and kidnapping.
US ex-fugitive pleads not guilty to 1968 hijacking by AFP / AFP American Edition
Pena Soltren is charged with conspiracy to commit air piracy and kidnapping, interference with flight crew members, aircraft piracy, and kidnapping.
Cuba fugitive in 1968 US hijacking surrenders by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The FBI says Hill is still wanted in New Mexico for air piracy and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
FUGITIVES FEAR POLICY THAW by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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