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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Aircraft motions and control surfaces: Yaw, or motion to the left or right, is controlled by the rudder. Pitch, or climbing or dropping, is controlled by the elevators, which move in the same d...flight simulator
(Encyclopedia)flight simulator, device providing a controlled environment in which a flight trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. A simulator generally consists of an enclosure hou...soaring
(Encyclopedia)soaring: see flight; glider. ...ornithopter
(Encyclopedia)ornithopter ôrˈnəthŏpˌtər [key]: see flight. ...Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich
(Encyclopedia)Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich yo͞oˈrē əlyĭksyāˈyəvĭch gägäˈrĭn [key], 1934–68, Russian astronaut (cosmonaut), b. near Gzhatsk, RSFSR. He was the first in history to be rocketed into orbita...aviation medicine
(Encyclopedia)aviation medicine, scientific study of the biological effects of aviation, especially on human beings. Although aviation medicine is concerned with such problems as the spread of diseases by persons t...wing
(Encyclopedia)wing: see airfoil; airplane; flight. ...wings
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Structure of a bird wing B. Structure of a bat wing wings, flight organs of the bird, the bat, and the insect. Birds' wings are pectoral appendages that are basically the same in skeletal...instrument flight regulations
(Encyclopedia)instrument flight regulations: see air navigation. ...visual flight regulations
(Encyclopedia)visual flight regulations: see air navigation. ...Browse by Subject
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