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A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
Examples of aircraft in a Sentence
This time there was no preliminary bombardment but aircraft were cooperating.
The trip between Baltimore and Norfolk was in a much smaller aircraft than the first leg of the journey.
Breathing deeply, she closed her eyes as the pilot maneuvered the aircraft sideways, up and down.
Detective Norman Hunter, who met the arriving aircraft, was unperturbed by the overdue flight.
The use of aircraft for anti-submarine work led to the demand for a periscope which could be used for looking overhead.
Many flew from aircraft carriers located near the front.
Once more a supplementary estimate, largely due to aircraft development, added two millions and a half; and in 1914 Mr. Churchill introduced the highest estimates hitherto on record, £51,J50,000 - an increase on the total of 1913 of some two millions and threequarters.
Britain and France will jointly build three new huge aircraft carriers which will be delivered.. .
Packed with antique aircraft, vivid theater shows, and aerospace relics, there is plenty to see and do.
Brando's case is made from terrifically strong (and light) aircraft grade aluminum.
He is an aviation author and historian with a special interest in aircraft armament.
The main undercarriage unit has twin wheels and is fitted with powerful brakes, retracting aft when the aircraft is airborne.
We incur the added expense to protect the transmitter in a sturdy housing machined from aircraft aluminum.
American antiaircraft artillery met the challenge by destroying more than 300 enemy aircraft.
With over 250 aircraft on show, there was plenty to experience for these four young aviators.
People cannot begin to understand what integrated avionics means until they sit in the cockpit of this aircraft and see it perform.
With Italy's entry to WWII Morini was forced to convert his factory to produce military equipment, in particular alloy castings for aircraft.
The aircraft are extremely delicate to weather, especially wind.
Some aircraft maintenance engineers work away from home in remote locations for extended periods of time.
Whilst the aircraft climbed higher, the crew were quick to serve the passengers a very tasty hot breakfast baguette.
Classic aircraft such as the Spitfire will take to the air in a marvelous aerial ballet to music.
When using a wall mounted bassinet the customer must be seated in the first row of business class or main cabin of the aircraft.
Its a big beastie which makes photography easy and it is a photogenic aircraft.
Virgin would also like to develop a biofuel suitable for aircraft engines, although it concedes this could be a decade away.
October The first fighter aircraft, a Voisin biplane fitted with a machine gun, is exhibited at the Paris Aero Show.
In order to achieve vertical lift he envisaged the use of four centrifugal blowers disposed around the aircraft's center of gravity.
This 9.2 inch rifle guarding the island " aircraft carrier " is intended to " repel boarders.
There was also room for a prone position bomb aimer and the aircraft had bomb aimer and the aircraft had bomb racks for use as a dive bomber.
Their acheivement was superb, 10 Aircraft were re-painted in full desert camouflage in less than 5 hours.
The aircraft has cargo doors in the nose and rear, with ramps for quick and easy cargo handling.
You may be disembarked and refused onward carriage at any point, and may be prosecuted for offenses committed on board the aircraft.
The assembled onlookers watched as the ground crew removed the chocks and then marshaled the aircraft onto the taxiway and toward runway 08.
Aircraft that require hand starting by prop swinging must have chocks placed in front of the wheels.
Be sure to take a long enough delay so as not to throw the pilot chute over the tail of the aircraft.
This earlier photograph was taken following a day in which high cirrus had been seeded by aircraft trails.
Their aircraft park is located at Bournemouth International Airport on the UK south coast.
The aircraft cockpit lies within a short distance of the 9m platform.
Our losses were 23 aircraft lost in aerial combat, eighty lost in ditching.
First Class The lie-flat sleeper seats in First Class on Boeing 777 aircraft are designed to give you maximum comfort in any position.
Note the aircraft contrail at the top of the picture which has also taken on the color of the sunrise.
As well as an impressive display compound of aircraft, the restored control tower houses many exhibits, including several aero engines.
Our experienced flight crew take regular 6 monthly flight checks in a flight simulator and in real aircraft.
For whatever reasons aircraft operating in or out of the UK are not allowed to use metal cutlery.
In 1957, during an uprising in Muscat the Squadron sent a detachment of aircraft to Bahrain in support of British troops.
At long last after a somewhat diffident introduction with transport and tanker aircraft Royal Auxiliary Air Force aircrew are now to fly Tornado aircraft.
They lost eighteen of their aircraft and the raid broke up in utter disarray although a few bombs did fall on land.
In Britain, establishment interest was equally dismissive of the potential of aircraft.
Sicily, to the north of Malta, had Italian and german dive bombers, fighters and reconnaissance aircraft.
Many reports give details of large dogfights taking place, involving the Squadron, with up to 60 aircraft in combat.
Fitted to the aircraft is a microwave downlink transmitter.