Heavier Than Air - Rarest Eggs — Infobox Album | Name = Heavier Than Air Rarest Eggs Type = Live album Artist = Budgie Released = 1998 Recorded = 1972 1981 Genre = Hard rock Length = Label = Griffin Producer = Budgie Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
heavier-than-air — adjective relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces • Similar to: ↑heavy • Topics: ↑aircraft … Useful english dictionary
heavier-than-air — heav′i•er than air′ adj. aer. (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
heavier-than-air — /hev ee euhr dheuhn air /, adj. (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
heavier-than-air — /ˌhɛviə ðən ˈɛə/ (say .heveeuh dhuhn air) adjective 1. of greater specific gravity than the air, as aeroplanes. 2. of or relating to such aircraft …
heavier-than-air — adjective Date: 1903 of greater weight than the air displaced … New Collegiate Dictionary
heavier-than-air — adjective (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air it displaces … English new terms dictionary
heavier-than-air aircraft — Aircraft supported in the atmosphere by lift derived from aerodynamic forces … Aviation dictionary
heavier-than-air craft — noun a non buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it • Hypernyms: ↑aircraft • Hyponyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane, ↑autogiro, ↑autogyro, ↑gyroplane, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lighter than air — Some gases are buoyant in air because they have densities lower than that of air (about 1.2 kg/m3, 1.2 g/l). Lighter than air gases are used to fill craft called aerostats, which include free balloons, moored balloons, and airships, to make the… … Wikipedia
