aérodyne

  • 71Metaplane — is the configuration of the air vehicle that can be classified as an aerodyne. It uses static lift mostly to enhance stability. The lifting wing is characterized by big dimensions, airship’s envelope and low wing loading that gives the vehicle… …

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  • 72Avions Voisin C25 — Constructeur Avions Voisin Années de production 1934 – 1937 Production 28 exemplaires …

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  • 73aéronef — [ aerɔnɛf ] n. m. • 1844; de aéro et nef « navire » 1 ♦ Vx Machine volante plus lourde que l air, propulsée par des ailes battantes ou tournantes (opposé à aérostat). 2 ♦ (déb. XXe) Didact. Tout appareil capable de se déplacer dans les airs. ⇒… …

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  • 74aérostat — [ aerɔsta ] n. m. • 1783; de aéro et stat ♦ Appareil dont la sustentation dans l air est due à l emploi d un gaz plus léger que l air (opposé à aérodyne).⇒ 1. ballon; dirigeable, montgolfière . « Il faut alors jeter du lest, sinon l aérostat… …

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  • 75Aerostat — A [ e]r*o*stat, n. [F. a[ e]rostat, fr. Gr. ? air + ? placed. See {Statics}.] 1. (A[ e]ronautics) A balloon, especially a passive balloon; a balloon without motive power. Contrasted with {aerodyne}. [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A… …

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  • 76aerostat — noun Etymology: French aérostat, from aér + stat Date: 1784 a lighter than air aircraft (as a balloon or blimp) compare aerodyne …

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  • 78Flight — is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air (or movement beyond earth s atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight) by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using… …

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  • 79John McPhee — John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction. Like Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson, he helped kick start the new journalism which, in the 1960s,… …

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  • 80Moller Skycar M400 — Infobox Aircraft name = Skycar M400 caption = A poster of the skycar type = Flying car (aircraft) manufacturer = Moller International designer = Paul Moller first flight = introduced = retired = status = Under development primary user = more… …

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