airborne aircraft

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• Airborne aircraft carrier — Infobox Aviation name = Airborne aircraft carrier caption = The Boeing X 43 being dropped from under the wing of a B 52 Stratofortress.Airborne aircraft carriers are aircraft which can launch other aircraft. These typically are large aircraft… …   Wikipedia

• List of fictional airborne aircraft carriers — There are many fictional airborne aircraft carriers. *In the video game , the Federal Republic of Estovakia deploys a massive airborne carrier called the P 1112 Aigaion . With a one kilometer wingspan and 32 engines, the Aigaion can launch and… …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft …   Wikipedia

• Airborne forces — Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies. Purpose Delivering personnel, equipment, or supplies. Origins Attributed to Italian troops on November 1927. [ Parachutist Badge awarded by the United States Army… …   Wikipedia

• Airborne radio relay — is a technique employing aircraft fitted with radio relay stations for the purpose of increasing the range, flexibility, or physical security of communications systems. [ [http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs 1037/dir 002/ 0220.htm Definition: airborne… …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System — Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (or ACARS) is a digital datalink system for transmission of small messages between aircraft and ground stations via radio or satellite. The protocol, which was designed by ARINC to replace… …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion — (ANP) was a United States Air Force program which worked to develop a nuclear propulsion system for aircraft. It was the follow on to the USAF s Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA). NEPA was launched in May, 1946, and operated… …   Wikipedia

• Airborne and Antigas Defence League — (Polish: Liga Obrony Powietrznej i Przeciwgazowej , L.O.P.P. ) was a mass Polish paramilitary organization, founded in 1928 and based on the previous organization, Airborne Defence League of the Country (Polish: Liga Obrony Powietrznej Panstwa ) …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft flight control systems — consist of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the necessary operating mechanisms to control an aircraft s direction in flight. Aircraft engine controls are also considered as flight controls as they …   Wikipedia

• airborne — adj. 1. conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants. [WordNet 1.5] 2. in flight; flying; said of an airplane. [PJC] 3. (Mil.) carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; said of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Airborne gun — Airborne guns are airborne artillery pieces, designed for use by paratroopers. They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads (for transport by aircraft and soldiers). Airborne guns… …   Wikipedia