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Aviation
Medical Definition: | Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air aircraft. |
Guide Notes: | for med, physiol, psychol aspects of flying index AEROSPACE MEDICINE; SPEC: SPEC qualif; Manual 28.8 |
Also Called: | Parachuting |
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Aircraft - A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973) |
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Space Flight - Travel beyond the earth's atmosphere. |
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