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111Radar altimeter — A radar altimeter, radio altimeter, low range radio altimeter (LRRA) or simply RA measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft. This type of altimeter provides the distance between the plane and the ground… …
112Adam Air Flight 574 — Flight Route Accident summary Date 1 January 2007 …
113Solar Challenger — Infobox Aircraft name = Solar Challenger caption = A drawing of the Solar Challenger type = experimental aircraft national origin = United States manufacturer = AeroVironment designer = Paul MacCready first flight = 1981 introduction = retired =… …
114Junkers J 1 — Infobox Aircraft name=Junkers J 1 caption=The Junkers J 1 Blechesel being run up at the Döberitz airfield of FEA 1 type=experimental manufacturer=Junkers Co designer= first flight=January 18, 1916 introduced= retired=1916 status= primary user=… …
115Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite — NOTOC The Schweizer SGS 1 36 Sprite is a United States Sport Class, single seat, mid wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 33. Soaring Society of America, November …
116Dive brake — The dive brakes on this SBD Dauntless are the slotted panels visible under the wings. Dive brakes or dive flaps are deployed to slow down an aircraft when in a dive. They usually consist of a metal flap that is raised against the air flow, thus… …
117Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster — XB 42 Mixmaster XB 42 Role Medium and Pusher prop Bomber Manufacturer …
118Flying wing — For the Canadian football position, see Flying wing (football). Flying wing Graphic rendering A flying wing is a tailless fixed wing aircraft which has no definite fuselage, with most of the crew, payload and equipment being housed inside the… …
119Project Excelsior — was a series of high altitude parachute jumps made by Captain (later Colonel) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for …
120Aircraft 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… …
