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Aeronautics
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Aeronautics is the science and practice of aerial locomotion, i.e. of flying by aircraft.
It is subdivided into:
- Aerostation — the flying of lighter than air aircraft
- Aviation — the flying of heavier than air aircraft
The term is often the subject of some confusion, as an aeronaut is the pilot of a lighter-than-air vehicle (i.e., someone involved in aerostation). As such, the two terms do not relate to exactly the same areas of human flight.
See also
- Aerostation
- Aviation
- Aircraft
- Aerodyne
- Aerostat
- Astronautics
- Spacecraft
- Mechanics of fluids
- Aerodynamics
- Aerostatics
- Hydrodynamics
- Hydrostatics
- Aeronautical abbreviations
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