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heavier-than-air craft

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Noun1.heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane - an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, drone - an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
glider, sailplane - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird, chopper - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
ornithopter, orthopter - heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
military plane, warplane - an aircraft designed and used for combat


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All that remained now would be to see if this new heavier-than-air craft could be the first to carry a man in powered flight.
Flight at Kitty Hawk: through hard work and private investment ... by Behreandt, Dennis J. / The New American
The Wright Flyer built by Orville and Wilbur Wright was the first to achieve what had previously been only dreamed about or sketched on paper: a successful flight of a heavier-than-air craft powered by an internal combustion engine.
Naval aviation 100 years from kitty hawk by Leland, Wendy / Naval Aviation News
Jansen is among six Test Pilot School students who can boast of knowing how the world's first piloted, heavier-than-air craft handled: not well.
PILOTS TEST FEEL OF WRIGHT FLYER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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