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• Flight controller — Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA s Mission Control Center, or ESA s Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to… …   Wikipedia

• Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame …   Wikipedia

• flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction  development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …   Universalium

• powered — adjective (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind powered flight kerosine powered jet engines • Ant: ↑unpowered • Similar to: ↑battery powered, ↑high powered, ↑hopped up …   Useful english dictionary

• Powered exoskeletons in fiction — Powered armor has appeared in a wide variety of fiction, beginning with E. E. Smith s Lensman series in 1937. Since then, it has featured in science fiction movies and literature, comic books, video games, and tabletop role playing games. One of… …   Wikipedia

• Flight training — is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills. [cite book title = Airplane Flying Handbook year = 2004… …   Wikipedia

• Flight 29 Down — Format Action/Adventure Teen drama Created by Stan Rogow D. J. MacHale Writte …   Wikipedia

• Powered parachute — A powered parachute (motorized parachute, PPC, paraplane) is a parachute with motor and wheels. The aircraft s airspeed is typically about 25–35 mph (40–60 km/h). PPCs operate safely at heights ranging from a few feet off the ground (while ground …   Wikipedia

• Powered lift — A powered lift (also written powered lift) is a type of aircraft that can take off and land vertically but functions differently than a helicopter in horizontal flight.DefinitionIn the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has… …   Wikipedia

• Bird flight — Flight is the main mode of locomotion used by most of the world s bird species. Flight assists birds while feeding, breeding and avoiding predators.Evolution of bird flightMost paleontologists agree that birds evolved from small theropod… …   Wikipedia

• Flight altitude record — These are the records set for going the highest in the atmosphere from the age of ballooning onward. Some records are certified by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Contents 1 Fixed wing aircraft 1.1 Piston driven propeller aeroplane 1.2… …   Wikipedia