The word aerodynamics has appeared in 29 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 9 in “The Flying Maestro: A Top Conductor Moonlights as an Air France Pilot,” an article about the conductor Daniel Harding, by Javier C. Hernández:
In 2014, for his birthday challenge, Harding enrolled in a flight school in southern France. In his down time between concerts and rehearsals, he studied topics like aerodynamics and aviation law. At one point, he installed a flight simulator in his basement. After a few years, he earned his private and commercial pilot’s licenses, as well as certification to fly the Airbus A320.
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