Aviation dictionary. 2014.
807 Naval Air Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name=803 Naval Air Squadron caption= dates=1958 country=United Kingdom allegiance= branch=Royal Navy type= role= equipment= size= command structure=Fleet Air Arm motto= Quoquo versus fenturi (Latin: Ready to Strike in… … Wikipedia
jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… … Universalium
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also … Universalium
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
B-29 Superfortress — Infobox Aircraft name = B 29 Superfortress type = Strategic bomber manufacturer = Boeing caption = A USAAF B 29 Superfortress first flight = 21 September 1942 introduced = 8 May 1944 retired = 21 June 1960 status = Scrapped except for those in… … Wikipedia
Boeing B-29 Superfortress — This article is about the WWII heavy bomber. For other meanings, see B29 (disambiguation). B 29 Superfortress A USAAF B 29 Superfortress … Wikipedia
Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the … Wikipedia
Spanair Flight 5022 — Spanair Flight JK 5022 EC HFP Sunbreeze in its final Star Alliance livery. Fatal accident summary Date 20 August 2008 … Wikipedia
De Havilland Mosquito — Infobox Aircraft name= DH.98 Mosquito type=Fast bomber, fighter bomber, and night fighter manufacturer=de Havilland Aircraft Company caption= Mosquito B Mark IV Series 2, DK338 , in flight after completion c. 1942. IWM Collection designer=Ronald… … Wikipedia
