unpowered portion of flight
1US Airways Flight 1549 — The downed US Airways Flight 1549 floating on the Hudson River Accident summary Date …
2Airship — 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 …
3Kite control systems — Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a wide variety of kite control systems; contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists, and engineers are expanding kite control systems. Single line kite control… …
4Triangle 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… …
5Northrop M2-F3 — M2 F3 Role Lifting body Technology Demonstrator Manufacturer Northrop First flight 2 J …
6aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
7rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
8Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle — Mercury Redstone 2 launch carrying Ham (chimpanzee), Jan 31, 1961 Function unmanned and manned sub orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer Chrys …
9artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… …
10McCoy Air Force Base — Part of Strategic Air Command Orlando, Florida …
