Steve's Aviation List

plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

move smoothly and effortlessly

operate an airplane

fly over

test a plane

change location

extensive tract of level open land

of or pertaining to aeronautics

connected with an organization of military vessels

get off an airplane

an airfoil that controls lateral motion

science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics

the act of going from one place to another

a woman aviator

small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae

the crew of an aircraft

an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

the aggregation of a country's military aircraft

a motor vehicle with four wheels

an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

the solid part of the earth's surface

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism

tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

make a power dive

any of two families of insects with gauzy wings

put in a horizontal position

a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

an instance of traveling by air

the solid part of the earth's surface

(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine

transportation by air

the act of shielding someone or something against attack

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences

a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically

an airplane that is driven by a propeller

(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine

the branch of armed services that conducts operations at sea

an object propelled by blasting gas from an engine carrying its own air

the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket

a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere

an attendant on an airplane

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

a place where planes take off and land

an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

the art of operating aircraft

minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest

an advertisement intended for wide distribution

with wings extended in a flying position

the creation of beautiful or significant things

a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction

the act of going from one place to another

moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other

an airplane with a single wing

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory

large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly

insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing

of or relating to the axil

common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases

large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals

a flight at a low altitude over spectators on the ground

a flight by an aircraft over a particular area

insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

board a plane

descend steeply and rapidly

travel on an overnight flight

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

land on the underside without the landing gear

board a plane

a flight at a low altitude over spectators on the ground

fly very close to the ground

any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed

a winged insect with feathery antennae, active at night or dusk

any of various small dipterous flies

a relief pilot on an airplane

resembling a wing in shape or position

a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

an advertisement intended for wide distribution

having very short or rudimentary wings

an implement with a flat part and a long handle

a trap for catching flies

formed or shaped like a bat's wing

any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

someone who flies a balloon

an airplane that can land on or take off from water

large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings

insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

being certain that adverse effects will not be caused

winged fly parasitic on horses

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days

watch and direct

a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

of or relating to the class Insecta

any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter

any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water

of or relating to insecticide

of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

complete metamorphosis in insects

any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera

the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects

a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold

vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals

minute insect that feeds on plant juices

run away quickly

minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

fly by means of a hang glider

insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing

the military forces of a nation

the military forces of a nation

move something or somebody to a lower position

the military forces of a nation

peel off the outer layer of something

make an emergency landing

fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference

fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments

travel across or pass over

hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle

the military forces of a nation

fitness to fly

a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

transportation by air

flying through the air

flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

a glider resembling a large kite

fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

the first flight of its kind

a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft

small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae

a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

(angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers

fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water

European moth introduced into North America

an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb

a military unit that is part of the airforce

a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals

digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots

of or relating to aviation medicine

the construction of ships

the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

the activity of transporting goods by truck

a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

gliding in a parasail

an airfield without normal airport facilities

insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

a large jet plane that carries passengers

a jet plane propelled by two jet engines

an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine

an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

transport (cargo) by air

the principal activity in one's life to earn money

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

a small thin inflatable rubber bag

two-winged insect that sucks the blood of humans and animals

(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions