| aerobat | intr., and trans. with it. To perform aerobatics. rare. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| anti-g | Designed to counteract the effects of high acceleration; anti-g suit, = G-suit n. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| A-OK | In perfect order or condition. Orig. Astronaut. (see quot. 1961). | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| autoland | Automated landing of an aircraft or spacecraft; a system that facilitates this. Also… | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| autolanding | = autoland n. | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| autorotate | intr. To undergo, exhibit, or use autorotation. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| bitstream | Freq. in forms bit stream, bit-stream. A stream of data in binary form. Cf. stream n. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| chutist | colloq. abbrev. of parachutist. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| comsat | A communication satellite. Also (with capital initial), the name of a business corporation operating such satellites. | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| de-orbit | intr. Of a spacecraft, satellite, etc.: to leave or move out of orbit. | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| escadrille | The basic operational unit of the French air force; a French air squadron, esp. in the war of 1914 – 18. Cf. flight n. 1h. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| fly-past | The action of flying past, or forming part of a procession of aircraft; also, a fly-by (sense b). | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| fuselage | The elongated body of an aeroplane, to which the wings and tail unit are attached and… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| hangarage | Accommodation for aircraft in a hangar. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| Link Trainer | A flight simulator on which pilots are trained. Also ellipt. as Link. | 1937 | Go To Quotation |
| longeron | A frame member running lengthways along a fuselage. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| mass-balance | trans. To bring about a state of mass balance in (a control surface). | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| micrometeorology | A branch of meteorology that deals with small-scale meteorological processes, esp.… | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| microwelding | The process of joining by a very small weld. | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| mock-up | An accurate, often full-size replica or model of a machine or other structure, esp. one… | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| nav/attack | An electronic navigation and weapon-aiming system. Usu. attrib., esp. in nav/attack system. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| nav/com | An electronic navigation and communication system. | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| nosedive | Aeronaut. A steep downward descent by an aircraft with the nose first. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| paramedical | Trained to parachute to a battlefield or to the scene of an emergency in order to provide medical aid. | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| pinpointing | The action of targeting or locating precisely. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| pop-rivet | trans. To secure or fasten with pop rivets. | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| prop | A propeller, esp. on an aircraft. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| Rogallo | attrib. Designating a lightweight flexible wing or aerofoil formed of two triangular… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| sailplane | A heavier-than-air aircraft without an engine (or having only a small engine which is… | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| Schneider | the Jacques Schneider Maritime Cup, presented in 1913 by Schneider to the winner… | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| semi-monocoque | Aeronaut. A fuselage or other structure having a rigid outer skin and a framework of… | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| sesquiplane | A biplane having one wing of surface area not more than half that of the other. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| Sidcot | In full Sidcot (flying) suit. A warm one-piece suit worn by aviators or the like (see quot. 1969). | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| tick-over | The running of an internal combustion engine while out of gear or at a low rate of… | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| toe-out | The inclination of a pair of wheels so that they are closer together behind than in front. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| top-off | Of a passenger: carried in a freight aircraft that would not otherwise be full. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| trailing edge | The rear edge of a moving body; spec. in Aeronaut., that of a wing or other part of an aircraft. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| upcurrent | A rising current of air. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| viff | ‘Viffing’; the ability to ‘viff’. | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| yawmeter | An instrument used to detect changes in the direction of flow round an aircraft or other body. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
