tailplane effect
31Fighter aircraft — A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air to air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and… …
32Area rule — The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft s drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2. This is one of the most important operating speed… …
33Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
34Airbus — SAS Type Subsidiary Industry Aerospace Founded 1970 (as Airbus Industri …
35BAC TSR-2 — Infobox Aircraft name = TSR 2 type = Tactical Strike / Reconnaissance manufacturer = British Aircraft Corporation caption = TSR 2 XR220 in Anti flash white finish designer = first flight = 27 September 1964 introduced = retired = status = Project …
36Dallas Love Field — This article is about the airport in Dallas, Texas. For the airport in Prescott, Arizona, see Ernest A. Love Field. For the neighborhood around Love Field, see Love Field, Dallas, Texas (Neighborhood). Dallas Love Field USGS aerial photo as of… …
37Harrier Jump Jet — infobox Aircraft name = Harrier Jump Jet type = V/STOL strike aircraft manufacturer = Hawker Siddeley McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace Boeing/BAE Systems caption = A Harrier GR7A of the Royal Air Force designer = first flight = introduced =… …
38Aerial warfare — For military aviation forces and equipment see Military aviation. For strategic theory on the use of air forces, see Airpower. Warfare Military history Eras …
39Mach tuck — is an aerodynamic effect, whereby the nose of an aircraft tends to pitch downwards as the airflow around the wing reaches supersonic speeds. Note that the aircraft is subsonic, and traveling significantly below Mach 1.0, when it experiences this… …
40Deicing boot — The black rubber deicing boot on the wing of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 passenger aircraft is inflated with air, producing ridges to crack and dislodge any accumulated ice …
