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    An astrodome is a hemispherical transparent dome that was installed in the cabin roof of an aircraft. Such a dome would allow a trained navigator to perform...
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    eventually hundreds were in use. Air navigation Aircraft periscope Astrodome (aeronautics) Astronautics Bowditch's American Practical Navigator Celestial...
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    In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or...
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    Benson, T (Ed): "Airplane parts and functions", Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, NASA Glenn Research Center, On the Wright brother's first aircraft,...
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    In aeronautics, a spoiler (sometimes called a lift spoiler or lift dumper) is a device which intentionally reduces the lift component of an airfoil in...
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    2008. Transport Canada (May 20, 2010). "TP 14371 — Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) RAC 1.9 Transponder Operation". Archived...
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    In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft. When extended...
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    accuracy of the weapon.[citation needed] Index of aviation articles Chine (aeronautics) Leading edge extension Vortex generator André Peyrat-Armandy, Les avions...
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    hands on throttle-and-stick Rudder pedals Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 563. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997....
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    material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Splitter plate" aeronautics – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2013) (Learn how...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trailing-edge flaps. Air brake (aeronautics) Aircraft flight control system Aileron Body flaps, a type of high-drag...
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    science of aviation, including designing and building aircraft, is called aeronautics. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, whereas unmanned aerial...
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    flapless air vehicle integrated industrial research (FLAVIIR) programme in aeronautical engineering". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers...
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    "Longeron". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-05-15. "Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge". Federal Aviation Administration. August 24, 2016. Retrieved...
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    Junction Jack was introduced as the team's mascot with the move from the Astrodome to then Enron Field. Orbit returned on November 2, 2012, at the unveiling...
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  • demonstration involving the barrel being dropped from the roof of the Houston Astrodome. He was fatally injured when his barrel hit the rim of the water tank...
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    lift to drag ratio during cruise. Index of aviation articles Canard (aeronautics) Strake (aviation) Vortex generator Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    NACA cowling (category National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics)
    It was developed by Fred Weick of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1927. It was a major advancement in aerodynamic drag reduction...
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    The Gossamer Albatross is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr Paul B MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979...
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  • beacon – Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) – Aeronautical chart – Aeronautical Message Handling System – Aeronautical phraseology – Aeronautics – Aerospace...
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    youth council. Pasay is also home to sports venues such as the Cuneta Astrodome, SM Mall of Asia Arena, and Pasay Sports Complex. The SM Mall of Asia...
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  • Soaring Angels Manila Tytana Colleges – MTC Titans PATTS College of Aeronautics – PATTS Sea Horses Philippine Women's University – PWU Patriots St. Dominic...
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    the stimulus for the development of the city's aerospace industry. The Astrodome, nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World", opened in 1965 as the world's...
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    Retrieved 5 December 2013. "NASA Helps Create a More Silent Night". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original...
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    A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal...
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    aircraft through the left cabin emergency exit, the main cabin door, and the astrodome. None of the life rafts were successfully launched. All passengers had...
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    Rudder (redirect from Rudder (aeronautics))
    computer Aircraft periscope Airspeed indicator Altimeter Annunciator panel Astrodome Attitude indicator Compass Course deviation indicator EFIS EICAS Flight...
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