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airborne lift/airlift — i. The total capacities expressed in terms of personnel and cargo that are, or can be, carried by available aircraft in a single sortie. ii. The transporting of personnel or material in aircraft … Aviation dictionary
Airborne wind turbine — An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine that is supported in the air without a tower. [cite web | title=Windmills in the Sky | work=Wired News: Windmills in the Sky | author=David Cohn | publisher=San Francisco: Wired News … Wikipedia
lift off — verb depart from the ground The plane took off two hours late • Syn: ↑take off • Derivationally related forms: ↑liftoff, ↑takeoff (for: ↑take off) • … Useful english dictionary
Airborne Mine Countermeasures Weapon Systems Training School (AWSTS) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Airborne Mine Countermeasures Weapon Systems Training School (AWSTS) caption= dates=1 October 1994 Present country=United States allegiance= branch=USN type= Training Squadron role=Flight training size= command… … Wikipedia
lift — i. That component of the aerodynamic forces acting on the wing or airfoil section that opposes gravity. It is perpendicular to the flight path or free stream flow. Simply put, it is the difference between the static pressure on the airfoil lower… … Aviation dictionary
lift off — the helicopters lifted off at 1030 hours Syn: take off, become airborne, take to the air, take wing; be launched, blast off, rise … Thesaurus of popular words
lift off — Syn: take off, become airborne, be launched, take to the air, blast off … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
11th Airborne Division (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=11th Airborne Division caption=11th Airborne Division shoulder sleeve insignia nickname=The Angels motto= themesong= colors= march= ceremonial chief= nickname=Angels type=Airborne Infantry Air Assault branch=United … Wikipedia
American airborne landings in Normandy — This article summarizes airborne operations by the United States during the Normandy Landings. For British airborne operations, see Operation Tonga. Infobox Military Conflict| partof=Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy caption=Map of Operation … Wikipedia
15th Airborne Corps — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 15th Airborne Corps caption= country= People s Republic of China type= Airborne branch= People s Liberation Army dates= 1961 Present specialization= command structure= PLA Air Force size= current commander=… … Wikipedia
