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2
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Interconnected, six-sided cells for honey storage. Very strong and very light.
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3
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A mock-up of the Voyager's cabin was made of this for the pilots to practice before the big flight.
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5
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The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
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6
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Includes the wings, cabin, canard, and fuel tanks of a plane.
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7
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The design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft.
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9
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Tested The Spirit of St. Louis for his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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12
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Wide open space used by the Rutan Aircraft Factory to test-fly planes.
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14
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Nautical mile
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15
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210 small tabs that were glued to the top of the canard on the Voyager to prevent beads of water from forming.
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17
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Where all of the control buttons and gages are located in the plane.
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18
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In 1938, he flew around the world in 3 days and 10 hours.
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20
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An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
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23
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A gyroscopic instrument that helps the autopilot keep the airplane flying straight and level.
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25
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First human to fly a distance fo 852 feet on December17, 1903.
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27
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The state or quality of being efficient. Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
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30
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An aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift caused by the vehicle's forward airspeed and the shape of the wings.
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32
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Aviation's most prestigious award. Won by the Rutan team.
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34
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To handle or control.
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35
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A plane that can carry more than 3 times its own weight in fuel.
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36
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A second pilot in an aircraft.
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37
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A person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc.
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1
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An official document attesting a certain fact, in particular.
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3
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Movement like a porpoise, up, down, bobbing, etc.
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4
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A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft which can take off and land vertically, hover, and fly forward, backward, and laterally.
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8
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A mechanical device for propelling a boat or aircraft, consisting of a revolving shaft with two or more broad, angled blades attached to it.
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9
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Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties.
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10
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Bomber that has eight jet engines. Flew around the world in 1957 in just 45 hours.
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11
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The automatic pilot on a plane. It can be set to fly the plane for short periods of time.
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13
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Initials that mean 'Global Positioning System', a satellite system.
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16
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Provided guidance for Voyager.
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19
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A peculiar behavioral habit.
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21
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This was a type of flaw discovered as Voyager's weight was gradually increased (page 25)
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22
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The force that holds back an airplane in flight.
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24
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Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
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25
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In 1933, he set a new record by flying aroudn the world in just less than 8 days.
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26
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Initials for Intertropical Convergence Zone. Where the major weather systems of the norther and southern hemispheres come together.
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28
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To stop working.
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29
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A prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
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31
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Engineers design materials, structures, and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost.
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32
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A small secondary wing near the nose of the aircraft. An automatic pitch regulator.
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33
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A device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift.
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