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21China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
22aviation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Science of flight Nouns 1. (science of flight) aviation, flight, flying; navigation, aerial navigation; aeronautics, aerodynamics, aerodonetics, aerostatics, avionics, rocketry; aerial navigation,… …
23Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …
24slip — i. The difference between the geometrical and the effective pitch of a propeller. It may be expressed as a percentage of the mean geometrical pitch or as a linear dimension. See effective pitch. ii. To change the flight crew at one stopping place …
25Glider — Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier than air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. See also gliding and motor gliders for more details. [cite web url = http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/adobe%20pdf/pr%20pdf/BR%20Sailplanes%20V3%2004.pdf title …
26Expedition Global Eagle — was the first attempt in history to circumnavigate the globe using an autogyro. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2004/04/magnigyro record attempt.shtml BBC News] You only live twice? A Nottingham man is part of a team hoping to… …
27gliding — ▪ sport also called soaring flight in an unpowered heavier than air craft. Any engineless aircraft (airplane), from the simplest hang glider to a space shuttle on its return flight to the Earth, is a glider. The glider is powered by… …
28Liberty XL2 — Infobox Aircraft name = XL2 caption = type = Personal use and training aircraft national origin = USA manufacturer = Liberty Aerospace designer = Ivan Shaw first flight = introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
29Canadian inventions — As necessity is the mother of invention , the range of Canadian inventions is a reflection of the particular circumstance of the nation: it is a large country with a need for innovation to help bridge the distance gap. Fittingly, many of her… …
30Triangle control frame — The triangle control frame (TCF or A frame) is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft. TCF is just one of many sorts of control solutions. TCF resolves a means of using weight shifting attitude control in… …
