aeronautics

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

/ ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /

the science or art of flight.

Origin of aeronautics

1820–25; < New Latin aeronautica or French aéronautique; see aero-, nautical, -ics

They offered free flight instruction and other courses in aeronautics to all comers.

Red Tails Overlooks the Story of America’s First Black Pilots |Marc Wortman |January 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We also happen to have a wonderful commentator, Clive Irving, who is obsessed with aeronautics.

The Daily Beast Turns 2! |Tina Brown |October 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Ned's father had been a consulting engineer with a fondness for aeronautics.

The Air Ship Boys |H.L. Sayler
The pioneers of aeronautics could not afford to lose friends; they had none too many.

The War in the Air; Vol. 1 |Walter Raleigh.

Thenceforward he took every possible opportunity to improve his knowledge of aeronautics.

The War in the Air; Vol. 1 |Walter Raleigh.
The success of these balloon ascensions sent a wave of enthusiastic interest in aeronautics all over France.

Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space |Henry Smith Williams
The book is completely up to date, including among other subjects a section on Aeronautics.

Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred Pag

aeronautics

/ (ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks) /

(functioning as singular) the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air

aeronautics

[ âr′ə-nô′tĭks ]

The design, construction and operation of aircraft.

The scientific study of flight through the atmosphere.