aeronautics
Aircraft design field
Aeronautics is the science and practice of flight through the atmosphere—the design, construction, and operation of aircraft.
The field encompasses both the engineering of flying machines and the principles that make flight possible: lift, drag, thrust, propulsion.
She studied aeronautics at MIT.
Aeronautical is the adjective: aeronautical engineering.
One who steers aircraft
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- taxiVehicle for hire
cruise · ascent · descent · hangar · runway · terminal · preflight · clearance
Mechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- BernoulliMathematician behind lift theory
streamline · vortex · wind tunnel · pressure differential · boundary layer · laminar flow · turbulent flow · stall
Powered flying machine
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- monoplaneSingle-wing aircraft
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
airship · helicopter · seaplane · fuselage · wing · propeller · cockpit · tail
Force driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
stress analysis · structural integrity · CAD · simulation · certification · avionics · flight testing · prototype
Instrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- flight planAircraft's intended trajectory documentation
waypoint · heading · bearing · airspace · flight level · instrument panel · gyroscope · autopilot
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- orbitCurved celestial path
- launchSet into motion
- reentryComing back in
booster · payload · mission control · escape velocity · trajectory · capsule · space shuttle · satellite
pilot
One who steers aircraft
taxi · cruise · ascent · descent · hangar · runway · terminal · preflight · clearance · throttle
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
Bernoulli · streamline · vortex · wind tunnel · pressure differential · boundary layer · laminar flow · turbulent flow · stall · Mach number
airplane
Powered flying machine
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- monoplaneSingle-wing aircraft
glider · airship · helicopter · seaplane · fuselage · wing · propeller · cockpit · tail · landing gear
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
turboprop · stress analysis · structural integrity · CAD · simulation · certification · avionics · flight testing · prototype · fuel efficiency
altimeter
Instrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
flight plan · waypoint · heading · bearing · airspace · flight level · instrument panel · gyroscope · autopilot · ground control
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- orbitCurved celestial path
- launchSet into motion
reentry · booster · payload · mission control · escape velocity · trajectory · capsule · space shuttle · satellite · thrust-to-weight
- flightflying, fly, flight, airplane, airplanes
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Applied Sciencesengineering, medicine, computer science, biotechnology, pharmacology
- aviationairports, flying, flight, airplane, airplanes
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
aeronauticsastronautics
Spacecraft travel science
ground transportation · oceanography · hydrodynamics · space science
aeronauticsterrestrial
Relating to land
earthbound · grounded · land-based · subterranean · underground
- aeronautical engineerDesigner of aircraft systems
- aeronautical engineeringDiscipline of aircraft development