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Aerostat (redirect from Envelope (lighter-than-air-craft))aerostat (from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) 'air', and στατός (statós) 'standing', via French) is a lighter-than-air aircraft that gains its lift through the...14 KB (1,853 words) - 16:33, 26 May 2024
Aviation (redirect from Air transport)well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon,...39 KB (4,056 words) - 11:10, 21 May 2024
Aircraft (redirect from Heavier-than-air craft)tethered to obtain kiting deflections, and can be lighter-than-air, neutrally buoyant, or heavier-than-air. Powered aircraft have one or more onboard sources...53 KB (5,907 words) - 04:04, 2 May 2024
interchangeably with aeronautics, although "aeronautics" includes lighter-than-air craft such as airships, and includes ballistic vehicles while "aviation"...23 KB (2,550 words) - 02:41, 19 April 2024
extraordinaires ("Extraordinary Journeys"). The first human-carrying lighter-than-air craft of any type to cross the Atlantic was in 1919. The British dirigible...8 KB (1,121 words) - 22:12, 12 October 2023
Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit. A similar concept, the "Floating Islands of Venus"...6 KB (719 words) - 00:55, 19 October 2023
German Navy air arm RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force RAF: Royal Air Force RCAF: Royal Canadian Air Force RN: Royal Navy RSAF: Royal Saudi Air Force SwAF:...42 KB (796 words) - 19:57, 24 February 2024
A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists...46 KB (5,286 words) - 22:53, 19 April 2024- Unpowered flight (section Lighter than air)are shown in the following table: Lighter than air flight is only used by man. An unpowered, lighter than air craft is called a balloon. A balloon is...9 KB (1,137 words) - 23:49, 27 October 2023
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces. Kite or kites may also refer to: Kite...3 KB (418 words) - 07:18, 20 April 2024
- This list of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the...72 KB (5,783 words) - 22:34, 23 January 2024
Regulations in 1922, during which time the Navy was experimenting with lighter-than-air craft, as opposed to conventional, fixed-wing aircraft. The Dirigible/Balloon...2 KB (239 words) - 03:57, 20 August 2023
allocation, especially in air. One of the applications of this is the barometric formula. An aerostat is a lighter than air craft, such as an airship or...3 KB (453 words) - 15:55, 23 August 2023
during the First World War when the British were experimenting with lighter-than-air craft. The initial non-rigid aircraft was called the A-limp; and a second...16 KB (1,785 words) - 04:46, 20 May 2024
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations (section U.S. Navy - List of Lighter-than-Air Squadron Designations)stands for fixed-wing aircraft (originally – heavier-than-air) Z is for lighter-than-Air craft, and H is for rotorcraft (helicopters) Subsequent letters...39 KB (693 words) - 01:35, 3 March 2024
heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft, other than a helicopter, with a maximum gross takeoff weight of not more than 560 kg (1,235 lb) for lighter-than-air...26 KB (2,170 words) - 16:29, 3 May 2024
aircraft, including fixed-wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, and lighter-than-air craft. The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate in...61 KB (6,913 words) - 11:28, 6 May 2024
(differing from Army or Air Force use of "Z" to designate obsolete aircraft for storage or disposal). Prior to 1954, lighter-than-air craft used separate designation...57 KB (4,593 words) - 00:53, 7 February 2024
available to military forces, but some attempts were made to use lighter than air craft. During the Napoleonic Wars and Franco-Prussian War, balloons were...7 KB (643 words) - 00:41, 16 July 2023- affordable access to space. Their main activities include high-atmospheric lighter-than-air flights carrying cameras or miniature experiments called PongSats and...10 KB (1,273 words) - 02:02, 7 May 2024
- heavier nor lighter than the air, are accommodating craft, perfectly capable of mounting from landing spaces on the ground. Aeroplane air-ships, on the
- Conductor: I may be just an old railroader, and know nothing about lighter-than-air craft, but from my layman's perspective, you need more altitude!! Elves
- have had air whipped into them when they were in liquid form. The air bubbles reduce the density of the final product making it lighter than an equal