Flight & Space 1.5

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