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Hace 2 días · aviation, the development and operation of heavier-than-air aircraft. The term military aviation refers to the development and use of military aircraft, while the term civil aviation refers to all nonmilitary aviation, such as air transportation provided by airlines or the carrying of cargo by commercial aircraft.
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Hace 3 días · Quesst. Quesst is the name of NASA Aeronautics' mission to help take the first step toward enabling commercial, faster-than-sound air travel over land. The centerpiece of the mission is NASA's X-59 research aircraft. The experimental supersonic jet is designed with technology that reduces the loudness of a sonic boom to a gentle thump.
Hace 5 días · noun. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. synonyms: airplane, plane. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Aeroplane." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/aeroplane. Accessed 21 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples...
Hace 5 días · What is turbulence? Turbulence is unstable air movement that is caused by changes in wind speed and direction, such as jet streams, thunderstorms, and cold or warm weather...
Hace 4 días · Fighter aircraft, aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in combat. The opposition may consist of fighters of equal capability or of bombers carrying protective armament. For such purposes fighters must be capable of the highest possible
Hace 3 días · Environmental effects of aviation. Between 1940 and 2018, aviation CO 2 emissions grew from 0.7% to 2.65% of all CO 2 emissions [1] Aircraft engines produce gases, noise, and particulates from fossil fuel combustion, raising environmental concerns over their global effects and their effects on local air quality. [2] .
Hace 4 días · 3:30pm May 22, 2024. The dangers of "clear-air turbulence" are on full view today after a terrifying, and deadly, incident that saw a Singapore Airlines plane drop about 1800 metres mid-air. A British grandfather en route to Australia for a holiday died of a suspected heart attack during the incident, while dozens of other passengers were injured.
