What is "aerodonetics"

Aerodonetics \A`["e]*ro*do*net"ics\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? shaken, ? to shake.] (A["e]ronautics) The science of gliding and soaring flight.

science of gliding, 1907, from Greek aero- "air" (see aero-) + stem of donein "to shake, drive about." Also see -ics.

n. the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders