Air travel
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Air travel
Air travel (pronunciation: /ˈeər ˈtrævəl/) is a form of travel in vehicles such as helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, gliders, hang gliding, parachuting, airplanes, jets, or anything else that can sustain flight.
Etymology
The term "air travel" is derived from the English words "air" (from Old English ǣr, meaning "air, atmosphere") and "travel" (from Old French travailler, meaning "to work strenuously, toil").
Related Terms
- Aircraft: A vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.
- Airline: A company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight.
- Airport: A location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land.
- Flight: The process by which an object moves through an atmosphere without contact with the surface.
- Aviation: The activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry.
- Aerodynamics: The study of the properties of moving air, and especially of the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it.
- Air Traffic Control: A service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Air travel
- Wikipedia's article - Air travel
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