airplane

takeoff

Departure or parody

• landingDescent's final moment
• altitudeMeasured height above reference
• turbulenceChaotic flow patterns

cabin · pilot · passenger · runway · cockpit · boarding · airsick · inflight · tailwind · headwind

jetliner

Large commercial passenger aircraft

• biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
• monoplaneSingle-wing aircraft
• seaplaneAircraft landing on water

glider · turboprop · propeller · fighter · bomber · Concorde · Cessna · Boeing · Airbus · fuselage

lift

Mechanism for vertical transport

• dragResistance through fluid
• thrustForceful forward motion
• airfoilLift-generating curved surface

wing · flaps · slats · ailerons · rudder · elevator · stall · turbulence · streamline · vortex

destination

Intended arrival point

• passportGovernment-issued travel credential
• itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
• luggageTraveler's packed containers

baggage · check-in · terminal · boarding pass · departure · arrival · layover · connection · gate · frequent flyer

airstrike

Aircraft-delivered military attack

• bombingAttack with explosives
• raidSudden armed incursion
• fighterOne who engages in combat

bomber · sortie · reconnaissance · dogfight · squadron · antiaircraft · missile · carrier · combat · interception

• compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
• flightflying, fly, flight, jet, jets
• Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
• soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
• transportationcar, bus, train, taxi, truck
• fliersbird, bat, bee, butterfly, dragonfly