Novosibirsk, Russia

Aviation and Rocket-and-space Technics

Авиационная и ракетно-космическая техника

Language: Russian Studies in Russian
Subject area: engineering and engineering trades
University website: www.nstu.ru
Aviation
Aviation, or air transport, refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as balloons and airships.
Aviation
The saying ‘Getting there is half the fun’ became obsolete with the advent of commercial airlines.
Henry J. Tillman, as quoted in Strange but True (February 9, 2011) by Samantha Weaver, The Mountain Eagle (newspaper)
Aviation
Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.
Amelia Earhart, 20 Hrs 40 Mins (1928)
Aviation
Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.
Neil Armstrong, On his famous moonwalk, as quoted in In the Shadow of the Moon : A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (2007) by Francis French and Colin Burgess
Accurate wind and wave forecasts are crucial to the day-to-day management of offshore and coastal operations and play a key role in coastal management systems. EU-funded researchers therefore developed realistic ocean wave models and incorporated them into accurate global climate forecasts.
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