Aircraft

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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Sopwith Camel

Aviation; Aircraft

A highly maneuverable fighter plane used during World War I (1914-1918). The Sopwith Camel was a biplane fighter used by the Allied forces. Armed with dual machine gun armament firing through the ...

aft end

Aviation; Aircraft

That is at, close to, or toward the stern or tail; at the back part of a boat, ship, or airplane.

pitch control

Aviation; Aircraft

Pitch is movement of the nose up or down, rotation around the transversal axis. Pitch control would be the handling of this type of aircraft control.

The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. Located on the northeast corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the world by volume ...

Boeing Technical Fellowship

Aviation; Aircraft

The Boeing Technical Fellowship program is a highly selective technical leadership career path[1] at The Boeing Company, similar in nature to the IBM Fellows program. Established in 1989, the ...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Aviation; Aircraft

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) designs, assembles, markets and sells large commercial jet aircraft and provides product-related maintenance and training to customers worldwide. A business division ...

BCT Modernization

Aviation; Aircraft

The Brigade combat team Modernization was the United States Army's principal modernization program for Brigade combat teams (BCTs) from 2009-2010. The program is the successor to Future Combat ...