SPACE SHUTTLE- a rocket-launched spacecraft, able to land like an unpowered aircraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.
BLIMP-a small nonrigid airship.
AIRPLANE- a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.
JET- a plane driven by jet engines.
HOT AIR BALLOON- a large balloon that is filled with heated air and floats in the sky with a basket underneath for people to ride in.
ROCKETSHIP- a spaceship that is powered by rockets.
PARACHUTE- a cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake.
HELICOPTER- a type of aircraft that derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors. It is capable of moving vertically and horizontally, the direction of motion being controlled by the pitch of the rotor blades.
HANG GLIDER- a very small aircraft without an engine, consisting of a frame covered in cloth, from which the pilot hangs.
SEAPLANE- an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water.
