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Airship

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Powered and steerable aerostats, i.e. lighter-than-air craft.

Attitude

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The orientation of an aircraft in relation to the horizon.

Autogyro

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Helecopter-like craft where lift if provided by the unpowered rotation of a top propellor, and thrust by front or back propellors.

Aviator

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Operator or pilot of an aircraft, usually an airplane.

ASM

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Available seat miles. A measure of an airline's passenger seat carrying capacity. This is measured by calculating the amount of seats on an aircraft times the miles flown on a route, for all the ...

Balloon

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Unpowered lighter-than-air craft.

Biplane

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Old-fashioned plane construction using two sets of wings in vertical alignment.

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