Flight & Space 1.5
Across
- 3. An enhanced map that pilots use when flying. It contains topography, hazards, navigation routes, airspace, and airports.
- 8. The air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country.
- 9. The method of determining one’s position and planning and following a route.
- 10. Distance measurement used in both air and marine navigation. It is equal to one minute of latitude or 1.15 miles.
- 12. The amount of available fuel loaded for a specific flight.
- 13. A navigation instrument used for measuring the angular distances between objects and taking altitudes in navigation.
- 14. Maximum distance aircraft can travel on a tank of fuel.
- 16. The shape and features of land surfaces, including both natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- 17. Something on the Earth's surface that is easily visible from the air.
Down
- 1. Navigation of an aircraft using only visual ground references.
- 2. The four main directions: north, south, east, and west.
- 4. Airline employee who plans routes, determines fuel loads, checks weather, and follows flight paths on the ground. Also called a dispatcher.
- 5. The person who sets the course or direction for a vehicle or trip.
- 6. The average speed that an airplane travels while cruising, not counting takeoff and landing.
- 7. How much fuel a fuel tank can hold.
- 11. A symbol on a map that shows orientation relative to north, south, east, and west.
- 15. Equal to one nautical mile per hour.