jetliner
Commercial air transport
A jetliner is a large passenger aircraft powered by jet engines, typically used for commercial flights.
The term distinguishes these planes from smaller private jets and propeller-driven aircraft: The jetliner touched down at O'Hare.
Most modern commercial aviation relies on jetliners for medium and long-haul routes.
Aircraft's central structure
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
- tailfinRear stabilizing appendage
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
turbofan · airframe · nose cone · landing gear · pressurized · widebody · narrowbody · twin-engine
One who steers aircraft
- copilotAuxiliary aircraft operator
- captainOne who commands
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
- cabin crewAircraft service personnel
purser · ground crew · air traffic control · dispatcher · navigator · loadmaster
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- cruising altitudeSteady airborne elevation maintained
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
cabin pressure · boarding · taxiing · descent · approach · flightpath · airspeed · autopilot
Aviation passenger facility
- destinationIntended arrival point
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
boarding pass · itinerary · layover · nonstop · international · transatlantic · transpacific · intercontinental
American aircraft manufacturer
- AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
- EmbraerBrazilian aerospace manufacturer
- BombardierAerospace and transit corporation
- 747Boeing's iconic widebody airliner
Early four-engine jetliner
- Pan AmDefunct American international carrier
- commercial aviationScheduled passenger air transport
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
Concorde · supersonic · transatlantic crossing · airline industry · hub-and-spoke
High-bypass aircraft engine
- thrustForceful forward motion
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
turbine · exhaust · fuel efficiency · kerosene · pylon · APU
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
- tailfinRear stabilizing appendage
cabin · turbofan · airframe · nose cone · landing gear · pressurized · widebody · narrowbody · twin-engine · galley
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- copilotAuxiliary aircraft operator
- captainOne who commands
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
cabin crew · purser · ground crew · air traffic control · dispatcher · navigator · loadmaster
takeoff
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- cruising altitudeSteady airborne elevation maintained
turbulence · cabin pressure · boarding · taxiing · descent · approach · flightpath · airspeed · autopilot · flight deck
airport
Aviation passenger facility
- destinationIntended arrival point
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
passport · boarding pass · itinerary · layover · nonstop · international · transatlantic · transpacific · intercontinental · economy
Boeing
American aircraft manufacturer
- AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
- EmbraerBrazilian aerospace manufacturer
- BombardierAerospace and transit corporation
Boeing 707
Early four-engine jetliner
- Pan AmDefunct American international carrier
- commercial aviationScheduled passenger air transport
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
deregulation · Concorde · supersonic · transatlantic crossing · airline industry · hub-and-spoke
turbofan
High-bypass aircraft engine
- thrustForceful forward motion
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
compressor · turbine · exhaust · fuel efficiency · kerosene · pylon · APU
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- jet aircraftBoeing 747, Boeing 737, Boeing 777, Airbus A380, 747
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- Boeing720, 737, 747, 767, 777
- de HavillandComet, Trident, Venom, Heron, Albatross
jetlinerpropeller plane
Aircraft powered by propellers
prop plane · turboprop · biplane · glider · sailplane
jetlinerlight aircraft
Compact, low-weight airplane
ultralight · Cessna · private plane · crop duster · bush plane
jetlinerocean liner
Large scheduled passenger vessel
covered wagon · stagecoach · canoe · cruise ship · steamship