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11Aircraft flight mechanics — In aeronautics, aircraft flight mechanics is the study of the forces that act on an aircraft in flight, and the way the aircraft responds to those forces. [Clancy, L.J. Aerodynamics . Section 14.1] Aircraft flight mechanics are relevant to… …
12air|plane — «AIR PLAYN; uh PLAYN; see note below», noun, verb, planed, plan|ing. –n. U.S. a flying machine that has one or more planes or wings and is driven by one or more propellers or jet engines or a rocket engine. An airplane is an aircraft heavier than …
13Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft …
14Air force — An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. The term air force may also refer to a tactical …
15air law — Introduction the body of law directly or indirectly concerned with civil aviation. Aviation in this context extends to both heavier than air and lighter than air aircraft. Air cushion vehicles are not regarded as aircraft by the… …
16aircraft — /ˈɛəkraft / (say airkrahft) noun (plural aircraft) any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy (such as balloons and other lighter than air craft) or by dynamic action of air on its surfaces (such as aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders,… …
17Air Battalion Royal Engineers — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Air Battalion caption= start date= 1 April 1911 country= United Kingdom allegiance= branch= type= role= size= command structure= Royal Engineers garrison= Farnborough Airfield garrison label= Headquarters… …
18United States military aircraft serials — Infobox Aviation name=United States military aircraft serials caption=06 6161 a C 17In the United States to identify individual aircraft, all military aircraft display a serial number. Individual agencies have each evolved their own… …
19Air operations during the Greek Civil War — involved primarily the air forces of the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the government of Greece against ground elements of the ELAS and other anti government forces. Arrival of the Royal Air Force The arrival of British forces to Greece in… …
20Voisin (aircraft) — For other uses, see Voisin (disambiguation). Société Anonyme des Aéroplanes G. Voisin Industry Aerospace Founded 1906 Headquarters France Key people Gabriel Voisin Voisin was a French aircraft company, one of first in the world. It was es …
