with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building.]] from the 325 Fighter Wing based in Tyndall AFB, releasing flares]]Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacture of flight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft. While the term?literally meaning "sailing the air"?originally referred solely to the science of operating the aircraft, it has since been expanded to include technology, business and other aspects related to aircraft. One of the significant parts in aeronautics is a branch of physical science called aerodynamics, which deals with the motion of air and the way it interacts with objects in motion, such as an aircraft. Aviation is a term sometimes used interchangeably with aeronautics, although "aeronautics" includes lighter-than-air craft such as airships, while "aviation" does

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