Aircraft | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-03-26

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft


00:00:51 1 History
00:01:49 2 Methods of lift
00:01:58 2.1 Lighter than air – aerostats
00:04:55 2.2 Heavier-than-air – aerodynes
00:06:46 2.2.1 Fixed-wing
00:09:07 2.2.2 Rotorcraft
00:10:47 2.2.3 Other methods of lift
00:12:17 3 Scale, sizes and speeds
00:12:27 3.1 Sizes
00:15:17 3.2 Speeds
00:20:18 4 Propulsion
00:20:27 4.1 Unpowered aircraft
00:22:09 4.2 Powered aircraft
00:22:41 4.2.1 Propeller aircraft
00:23:48 4.2.2 Jet aircraft
00:25:00 4.2.3 Rotorcraft
00:25:31 4.2.4 Other types of powered aircraft
00:26:29 5 Design and construction
00:27:21 5.1 Structure
00:28:20 5.1.1 Aerostats
00:28:45 5.1.2 Aerodynes
00:29:32 5.2 Avionics
00:29:53 6 Flight characteristics
00:30:03 6.1 Flight envelope
00:30:49 6.2 Range
00:31:32 6.3 Flight dynamics
00:32:31 6.3.1 Stability
00:34:02 6.3.2 Control
00:35:26 7 Impacts of aircraft use
00:36:02 8 Uses for aircraft
00:36:29 8.1 Military
00:37:46 8.2 Civil
00:38:46 8.3 Experimental
00:39:17 8.4 Model
00:39:38 9 See also
00:39:49 9.1 Lists



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An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.  Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships (including blimps), gliders, and hot air balloons.The human activity that surrounds aircraft is called aviation. The science of aviation, including designing and building aircraft, is called aeronautics. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, but unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, aircraft propulsion, usage and others.