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Flight: Glossary
A
- aeronautics
- the science of dealing with the building and flying of aircraft
- air currents
- heat rising from the surface of the earth causes air to move; sometimes forming rivers of air and wind
- analyzed
- to study carefully
- anatomy
- the study or science of the structure of plants and animals
B
- bamboo
- a woody tropical grass
- blimps
- a small dirigible
C
- commercial planes
- airplanes used for making income such as a plane for carrying passengers or cargo
D
- dirigible
- an early aircraft — its name comes from a Latin word meaning to be able to be directed or steered
G
- glider
- an aircraft which typically is not powered but instead glides on the air
- gliding flight
- flight by heavier-than-air animals or machines without the use of self- or engine-powered thrust
I
- intercontinental
- between or among continents
O
- outcomes
- the end result
P
- processes
- a series of actions
- properties
- in science - the way something is described - such as its size, color, shape or weight
S
- structures
- something built or constructed
T
- technically
- of or pertaining to a specific topic
- theories
- ideas
- thermals
- heated air that rises off the earth - birds will ride these columns of air
- true flight
- sustained, self- or engine-powered motion through the air
U
- updrafts
- see thermals
Z
- zeppelin
- a large dirigible
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