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English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also … Universalium
seaplane — /see playn /, n. an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water. [1910 15; SEA + PLANE1] * * * Aircraft that can land, float, and take off on water. The first practical seaplanes were built and flown in 1911–12 by Glenn… … Universalium
First aerial circumnavigation — The first circumnavigation of the world by air was conducted in 1924 by a team of aviators of the Army Air Service, the precursor of the United States Air Force.The trip took 175 days, covering about 44,000 kilometres (27,000 miles).Though not an … Wikipedia
McGee Airways — IATA ICAO Callsign Founded 1932 Ceased operations 1934 (merged with Star Air Service) Focus cities * Anchorage, Alaska * Bristol Bay, Alaska … Wikipedia
Burgess Company — The Burgess Company was a U.S. airplane manufacturer between 1910 and 1918. In 1910 incorporated as the Burgess Company and Curtis, Inc. (after W. Starling Burgess and Greeley S. Curtis), an offshoot of the W. Starling Burgess Shipyard, of… … Wikipedia
Landing — is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called landing and touchdown as well. A normal… … Wikipedia
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pon·toon — /pɑnˈtuːn/ noun, pl toons [count] : a large hollow container filled with air that is used to make a structure (such as a boat, airplane, or bridge) float on top of water The boat had two pontoons. They built a pontoon bridge. [=a bridge that… … Useful english dictionary
Water landing — Ditching redirects here. For the intentional delinquence from compulsory schooling, see truancy. A water landing is, in the broadest sense, any landing on a body of water. All waterfowl, those seabirds capable of flight, and some human built… … Wikipedia
Boeing 314 — Infobox Aircraft name= 314 Clipper caption=A Boeing 314 “Clipper” flying low manufacturer=Boeing Airplane Company designer= type=Flying boat airliner first flight=7 June 1938 primary user=Pan American World Airways more users=British Overseas… … Wikipedia