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- aero
- pertaining to air
- airodynamics
- relating to the forces of air in motion
- aeronautics
- the science of flight within the atmosphere
- AGL
- above ground level
- air
- a mixture of gases that contain approximately 79% nitrogen, 19% oxygen and 2% other
- AIRCRAFT
- ANY MACHINE THAT IS CAPALE OF FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. ULTRALIGHTS, AIRPLANES, GLIDERS, BALLOONS, HELICOPTERS ARE ALL INCLUDED
- Airfoil
- component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed to produce lift, thrust or directional stability
- airport
- a place on either land or water wher aircraft can land and take off for flight
- altitude
- height expressed in units above ea level, or ground level
- aviation
- the art science and technology of flight within the atmosphere
- aviator
- a person who operates an aircraft during flight
- camber
- the curved part of an airfoil that goes from the leading to the trailing edge
- drag
- a force which retards the forward movement of an aircraft in flight
- dynamic
- forces in motion
- leading edge
- the front part of an airfoil
- lift
- the upward force which opposes gravity, that supports the weight of an aircraft
- relative wind
- the flow of air which moves opposite the flight path of an airplane
- static
- standing still, or without motion
- supersonic
- faster than the speed of sound. Subsonic is below the speed of sound
- thrust
- the force which moves an aircraft forward in flight
- trailing edge
- the back part of an airfoil
- wind
- air in motion