HISTORY OF AVIATION

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Across
  1. 3. European aerospace company competing with Boeing
  2. 6. Wind blowing in the same direction as the aircraft
  3. 7. Famous aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean
  4. 10. Type of rigid airship named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin
  5. 11. Program aiming to return humans to the Moon
  6. 13. Type of engine that propelled modern aircraft
  7. 15. Type of aircraft that uses gas to achieve buoyancy
  8. 16. Device used for training pilots in a virtual environment
  9. 20. Steady flight phase after takeoff
  10. 22. National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the USA
  11. 27. Last name of the brothers who made the first powered flight
  12. 30. Wright brother who contributed to the first successful airplane
  13. 32. Aircraft that flies without an engine
  14. 33. Main body of an aircraft
  15. 35. Technology used in military aircraft to avoid detection
  16. 37. Control surface used to roll the aircraft
  17. 38. Famous British fighter aircraft used in World War II
  18. 40. Crew member responsible for passenger safety and service
  19. 42. Irregular air movement that can cause bumpy flights
  20. 45. Dutch aircraft manufacturer known for early aviation
  21. 48. Goods transported by an aircraft
  22. 49. Location of the Wright brothers' first powered flight
  23. 50. German airship that famously caught fire in 1937
  24. 51. Study of weather, crucial for flight safety
  25. 52. Captain who successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River
Down
  1. 1. Area where pilots control the aircraft, also known as the cockpit
  2. 2. Small vertical stabilizer at the tips of aircraft wings
  3. 4. Space shuttle that tragically exploded during launch
  4. 5. Iconic large passenger aircraft, often called the "Jumbo Jet"
  5. 8. Management system ensuring safe flight operations
  6. 9. Effect used in radar technology for tracking aircraft
  7. 12. Route an aircraft takes during a flight
  8. 14. Wheels and struts used for landing an aircraft
  9. 17. Phase of flight when an aircraft leaves the ground
  10. 18. Rotating blade used to propel an aircraft
  11. 19. Aircraft with two wings stacked one above the other
  12. 21. One of the Wright brothers, known for his first flight
  13. 23. Height of an aircraft above sea level
  14. 24. Referring to the elevation of Denver International Airport
  15. 25. Area where the pilots control the aircraft
  16. 26. Commercial aircraft designed for carrying passengers
  17. 28. Referring to flights across the Atlantic Ocean
  18. 29. Unmanned aerial vehicles used for various purposes
  19. 31. Performing aerial stunts in the early 20th century
  20. 34. First person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic
  21. 36. Supersonic passenger airliner that operated from 1976 to 2003
  22. 39. Study of the behavior of air as it interacts with solid objects
  23. 41. City with one of the world's oldest airports, established in 1913
  24. 43. British aircraft manufacturer known for World War I planes
  25. 44. Flight recorder used to gather data during a flight
  26. 46. Major American aerospace company known for commercial jets
  27. 47. Loss of lift resulting in the aircraft dropping suddenly