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Air Transportation

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  • a spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space that can be used repeatedly.
    Space Shuttle
  • It is lifted by heating the air inside the balloon, usually with fire
    Hot Air Balloon
  • is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. It can fly faster and higher than an airplane.
    Jet
  • moves through the air with the help of its engine and wings. The wings are shaped in a particular way so that air flows over them and gives them lift.
    Airplane
  • are no longer used for major cargo and passenger transport, they are still used for other purposes such as advertising, sightseeing, surveillance, research and advocacy.
    Airships
  • a large device made of strong, thin cloth that opens up like an umbrella.
    Parachute
  • an airplane that can rise from and land on water.
    Seaplane
  • It can only fit a small number of people. It can fly closer to the ground
    Small Plane
  • a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill.
    Hang Glider
  • can fly straight up and down, sideways, or backward. It can also spin around or hover motionless in the air.  Its wings are thin, narrow blades that rotate, or spin around. 
    Helicopter