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aircraft

[ air-kraft, -krahft ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural air·craft.

any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.

aircraft

/ ˈɛəˌkrɑːft /

any machine capable of flying by means of buoyancy or aerodynamic forces, such as a glider, helicopter, or aeroplane

First recorded in 1840–50; air ¹ + craft

The assessment of the strikes comes in real-time video from the aircraft.

Each CAP, also known as an “orbit,” consists on four aircraft.

Typically, aircraft will work in pairs where the flight lead will make an initial pass to mark a target with rockets.

“Lack of forward firing ordnance in a CAS supporting aircraft is a major handicap,” he added.

Some of the items Indonesian military aircraft saw were long yellow tubes.

By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.

Our ears were deafened by the sharp rat-tat-tat of the machine guns, and by our own frantic anti-aircraft fire.

Every available piece of anti-aircraft artillery was turned upon the fleecy mass.

"Get an anti-aircraft gun from the Island and shell hell out of them when they come round again," suggested the artilleryman.

Airplanes were buzzing overhead; searchlights were meeting in the sky while anti-aircraft guns banged away.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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