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Lesson 1 - History of Flight

Terms for Lesson one - history of flight

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AeronauticsThe study or practice of travel through the air.
LaunchTo set or thrust in motion.
AirshipA power-driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
RocketA vehicle, missile, or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
ScriptThe written text or a play, film, or broadcast.
SloganA short, memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
StoryboardA sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or TV production.
AstronauticsThe art and science of designing, building, and operating manned or unmanned space objects.
InfomercialAn advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
AerodynamicsThe study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
JingleA short, easily-remembered slogan, verse, or tune.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload.
Hot Air BalloonA large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Space ShuttleA rocket-launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft, used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
HelicopterA type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Aerospace EngineerHe/She designs machines that fly.
SailplaneA glider designed for sustained flight.
AirplaneA powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
DronesRobotic aircraft, used extensively by the miltary
AerospaceBranch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
SeaplaneAn aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels, designed to land on and take off from water.


Technology Teacher
Martin GT Magnet Middle School
Raleigh, NC

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