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Aviation vs Aeronautics - What's the difference?

aviation | aeronautics |

As nouns the difference between aviation and aeronautics

is that aviation is the art or science of making and flying aircraft while aeronautics is the design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects.

aviation

English

Noun

(wikipedia aviation) (en-noun)
  • The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
  • Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
  • Industry that produces aircraft.
  • (collectively, military) aircraft
  • A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, and lemon juice

    • Derived terms

    * aviation incident ----

    aeronautics

    English

    (wikipedia aeronautics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
  • The theory and practice of aircraft navigation

    • See also

    * avionics