as in aviation
a science that deals with airplanes and piloting aircraft
the history of aeronautics
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aviation
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Born in Texas in 1892, Coleman moved to Chicago at 23, and then to Paris to study aviation.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026 -
The aviation industry is just one to two generations away from flamboyant founders like Juan Trippe, Eddie Rickenbacker, Lamar Muse, Herb Kelleher, Ed Beauvais, and their charismatic disciples Bob Crandall, Ed Colodny, Al Casey, Frank Borman, Frank Lorenzo, and Gordon Bethune.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Aeronautics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeronautics. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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