direct-lift aeroplane
1Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …
2Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig — The Rolls Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) was a pioneering vertical take off and landing aircraft developed by Rolls Royce in the 1950s. The TMR used two Nene turbojet engines mounted back to back horizontally within a steel framework, raised… …
3Igor Sikorsky — Infobox Person name=Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky birth date=25 May 1889 birth place=Kiev, Russian Empire death date=26 October 1972 death place=Easton, Connecticut other names= known for=first successful American helicopter occupation=aircraft… …
4Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky — Igor Sikorsky Igor Sikorsky. Igor Ivanovitch Sikorsky (en russe: Игорь Иванович Сикорский) (25 mai 1889 à Kiev 26 octobre 1972) était un pionnier russe de l aviation. Il conçut le premier avion quadri moteurs et un hélicoptère dont la… …
5Igor Sikorsky — Igor Sikorsky. Igor Ivanovitch Sikorsky (en ukrainien: Ігор Сікорський; en russe: Игорь Иванович Сикорский) (25 mai 1889 à Kiev 26 octobre 1972) était un pionnier russe de l aviation. Il conçut le premier avion quadri moteurs et un hélicoptère… …
6airplane — /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 …
7Aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the Earth s atmosphere or through any other atmosphere. Rocket vehicles are not aircraft if they are not supported by the surrounding air. All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is… …
8Coandă-1910 — Coandă 1910 …
9Airship — For other uses, see Airship (disambiguation). Dirigible redirects here. For the 1931 film, see Dirigible (film). Not to be confused with Balloon (aircraft) or Blimp. Airship …
10Airbus — SAS Type Subsidiary Industry Aerospace Founded 1970 (as Airbus Industri …
