biplane
Two-winged vintage flyer
A biplane is an aircraft with two sets of wings, one positioned above the other, connected by struts.
This design was standard in early aviation because the dual wings provided greater lift and structural strength than a single wing could achieve with the materials available at the time.
Biplanes dominated military and civilian aviation through World War I and into the 1930s before being largely replaced by monoplanes.
Today they appear mainly in aerobatic displays and crop dusting.
Rotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
- rudderPivoting stern blade
wings · struts · airframe · taildragger · fixed-gear · spar · rib · interplane
One who steers aircraft
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
airspeed · climb · glide · throttle · joystick · goggles · scarf · wind
Dangerous feat for spectacle
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- airshowPublic flight demonstration
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
- loopCurve closing on itself
spectacle · exhibition · thrill · aviatrix · tailspin · flyby · crowd · fairground
Close combat between aircraft
- aceSingle-pip card
- WWIFirst global conflict
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- machine-gunRapid-fire automatic firearm
propeller
Rotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
rudder · wings · struts · airframe · taildragger · fixed-gear · spar · rib · interplane · dope
pilot
One who steers aircraft
altitude · airspeed · climb · glide · throttle · joystick · goggles · scarf · wind · lift
stunt
Dangerous feat for spectacle
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- airshowPublic flight demonstration
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
loop · spectacle · exhibition · thrill · aviatrix · tailspin · flyby · crowd · fairground · nosedive
dogfight
Close combat between aircraft
- aceSingle-pip card
- WWIFirst global conflict
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
machine-gun · squadron · trainer · Bristol · canvas · trench
antique
Old valued collectible
heritage · prewar · restored · pioneer · historical · yesteryear · collector · warbird · museum · aviation-history
- Early AviationWright brothers, Wright Flyer, first flight, Kitty Hawk, Orville Wright
- recreational flyinggliding, hang gliding, paragliding, skydiving, ballooning
- small aircraftjet, private jet, business jet, turboprop, Cessna
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- flying thingsbird, butterfly, helicopter, jet, kite
biplanejet aircraft
Turbine-engine-propelled airplane
jet fighter · supersonic jet · drone · stealth fighter · stealth bomber