Vocabulary:
aerodynamic -
the
branch
of
mechanics
that
deals
with
the
motion
of
gases
(especially
air)
and
their
effects
on
bodies
in
the
flow
aviator –
a pilot
aviation –
operation
of an
aircraft
dirigible -
steerable
self-propelled
airship
engineering -
scientific
and
mathematical
principles
to design,
manufacture,
and
operate
efficient
machines,
processes,
and
systems.
innovation –
the
act
of introducing
something
new
irrational –
not
governed
by reason,
mental
clarity,
or understanding
theory -
a working
hypothesis
considered
probable
based
on experimental
evidence
WASPS -
A member
of Women's
Airforce
Service
Pilots,
organized
during
World
War II
as part
of the
U.S. Army
Air Forces
to ferry
aircraft
and to
test new
aircraft.
The organization
was disbanded
in 1944. |