Across
- 4. Powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces
- 7. Strip of land on which aircraft take off and land
- 8. Facility where aircraft can take off, land, and be serviced
- 9. Airfoil surfaces attached to an aircraft that generate lift
- 12. Person who operates an aircraft
- 13. Act of bringing an aircraft to the ground
- 14. Person who travels in an aircraft but is not part of the crew
- 15. System that uses radio waves to detect and track objects, including aircraft
Down
- 1. Rotary-wing aircraft that can take off and land vertically
- 2. Act or process of flying, or a journey made by aircraft
- 3. Compartment where the pilot sits in an aircraft
- 5. Irregular air movement that can affect the stability of an aircraft
- 6. Rotating device that provides thrust to propel an aircraft
- 10. Aircraft designed for unpowered flight
- 11. Enclosed, movable connector between an aircraft and an airport terminal
- 16. A person who operates or flies an aircraft; a pilot
- 17. Hinged flight control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing