tailless airplane
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tailless airplane — noun : an aircraft consisting of a single wing without conventional fuselage or tail, housing cargo and personnel within the wing structure, and achieving stability and control by means of vertical external surfaces mounted on the wing tips or… … Useful english dictionary
airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also … Universalium
Boland brothers — Frank E. Boland (c1880 1913), James Paul Boland (1882 1964) and Joseph John Boland (c1880 c1970) were early aircraft designers from Rahway, New Jersey who started the Boland Airplane and Motor Company. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink=… … Wikipedia
Waldo Waterman — Waldo Dean Waterman (June 16, 1894 December 8, 1976) was an inventor and aviation pioneer from San Diego, California. His most notable contributions to aviationwere the first tailless monoplane (the precursor to the flying wing), the first… … Wikipedia
Alexander Lippisch — Infobox Engineer image width = 150px caption = Alexander Martin Lippisch (1894 1976) name = Alexander Lippisch nationality =German birth date = November 2, 1894 birth place = Munich, German Empire death date = February 11, 1976 death place =… … Wikipedia
elevon — noun a moveable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control … Wiktionary
elevon — [el′ə vän΄] n. [ ELEV(ATOR) + (AILER)ON] an aileron on a tailless airplane, that also serves as an elevator … English World dictionary
kite — kite1 kiter, n. kitelike, adj. /kuyt/, n., v., kited, kiting. n. 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long,… … Universalium
John William Dunne — in his D.5 biplane at Eastchurch, 14 June 1910 Born 1875 Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland Died … Wikipedia
List of military aircraft of the United States — This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre production and operational types. For aircraft in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft. Prototypes are normally prefixed with X and are often… … Wikipedia
Flying car (aircraft) — For other uses, see: Flying car. For non real (fictional) flying cars, see: Flying car (fiction). Moller Skycar M400 to the right, next to older Moller models … Wikipedia
