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heavier-than-air craft [′hev·ē·ər thən ′er ¦kraft] (aerospace engineering) Any aircraft weighing more than the air it displaces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| All that remained now would be to see if this new heavier-than-air craft could be the first to carry a man in powered flight. The Wright Flyer built by Orville and Wilbur Wright was the first to achieve what had previously been only dreamed about or sketched on paper: a successful flight of a heavier-than-air craft powered by an internal combustion engine. Jansen is among six Test Pilot School students who can boast of knowing how the world's first piloted, heavier-than-air craft handled: not well. |
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