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Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

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directional gyro
Aviation; Aircraft

A panel instrument providing a gyroscopic reading of an aircraft's compass heading.

dirigible
Aviation; Aircraft

A lighter-than-air craft capable of being propelled and steered for controlled flight.

dope
Aviation; Aircraft

Preservative and pigmented coloring for fabric aircraft covering and paints, generally nitrate lacquer but generically used to denote all early shellac and coal-tar mixtures on up to present-day ...

drag
Aviation; Aircraft

The resisting force exerted on an aircraft in its line of flight opposite in direction to its motion.

elevon
Aviation; Aircraft

A hinged device on the rear portion of an aircraft wing combining the functions of an elevator and an aileron.

empennage
Aviation; Aircraft

An aircraft's tail group, includes rudder and fin, and stabilizer and elevator.

pattern
Aviation; Aircraft

The path of aircraft traffic around an airfield, at an established height and direction.

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