Taylor Warren
Across
- 2. the body of an aircraft that contains the flight crew, passenger, and cargo units
- 4. space flights that use rockets to place payloads into orbit
- 6. the instruments that help pilots monitor and properly control aircraft
- 7. the last layer of space above the earth that blends directly in with outer space
- 8. a type of control system that makes a vehicle change its direction
- 9. the region lying just above the mesosphere
- 11. a type of orbit in which a satellite travels the same speed the earth is turning
- 12. a vehicular system that controls the speed and direction of the vehicle
- 13. a special type of boat suspended on a cushion of air
- 14. the region above the troposphere
- 15. transmissions that have a clutch between the engine and transmission
- 16. the part of an aircraft that separates into two streams, providing lift
- 17. a system that controls and directs the power of an engine to do work
- 20. rockets with two tanks. one contains fuel and the other contains oxygen
- 24. the force that holds or lifts a craft in the air and is critical for all flight
- 25. an aircraft that makes lift by spinning an airfoil
- 29. a structure that provides steering capability for an aircraft
- 30. the farthest distance away from the earth
- 31. power source that provides power to pull all types of farm equipment
- 32. the layer that extends from 22 to 50 miles above the earth
- 33. the lowest region of space above the earth in which spacecraft and satellites operate
Down
- 1. vessels owned by private citizens for recreation
- 3. transportation on rivers, on lakes, and along coastal waterways
- 5. a space flight that carries human beings into space and returns them safely to earth
- 10. vessels that carry people
- 18. rockets that use a powder or spongelike mixture of fuel and oxidizer
- 19. the upward force exerted on a abject immersed in a fluid
- 21. ships used to haul both crated and bulk cargo
- 22. a type of power source attached to the stern of the boat
- 23. a lighter than air nonrigid airship
- 26. large ships used for transporting people and cargo for a profit
- 27. a type of jet engine developed during WWII
- 28. a type of special boat that can travel on the surface of or under water