aerodynamic forces
111Shuttle Training Aircraft — infobox Aircraft name = C 11A Shuttle Training Aircraft type = Advanced trainer manufacturer = Grumman thumb|center caption = designer = first flight = introduced = retired = status = Operational primary user = NASA more users = produced = number …
112Fuel dumping — of an Airbus A340 600 above the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia …
113Rotorcraft — A rotorcraft is a heavier than air flying machine that uses lift generated by wings that revolve around a mast called rotor blades. Several rotor blades mounted to a single mast is referred to as a rotor. Rotorcraft may also include the use of… …
114Rodrigues Starling — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …
115Korolyov cross — The Korolyov cross is a visual effect observed in the smoke plumes of the R 7 Semyorka rocket and its derivatives, during separation of the four liquid fuelled booster rockets attached to the core stage. [NASA TV coverage of Soyuz TMA 12 launch]… …
116liftingbody — lift·ing body (lĭfʹtĭng) n. An aircraft or a spacecraft that has no wings and gains lift by the action of aerodynamic forces on its body. * * * …
117airframe — /air fraym /, n. the framework and external covering of an airplane, rocket, etc. [1930 35; AIR(PLANE) + FRAME] * * * basic structure of an airplane or spacecraft excluding its power plant and instrumentation; its principal components thus… …
118falconiform — /fawl koh neuh fawrm , fal , faw koh , fawl keuh neuh , fal , faw keuh /, adj. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order Falconiformes, comprising the vultures, hawks, eagles, ospreys, falcons, caracaras, etc. [ < NL falconiformes; see FALCON …
119pteranodon — /teuh ran euh don /, n. a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 m). [ < NL, equiv. to pter PTER + Gk anódon toothless (see AN 1, ODONT)] * * * Genus of extinct flying… …
120Tractive force — As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force is the pulling or pushing force exerted by a vehicle on another vehicle or object. The term tractive effort is synonymous with tractive force, and is often used in railway engineering to… …
