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Aelfgar Centre The Aelfgar Centre, is the sixth form college of two medium-sized High Schools; Fair Oak Business and Enterprise College and Hagley Park Sports College in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The centre offers a variety of A-Level and vocational courses, as well as several Adult Education programmes scheduled between 8am and 9pm on weekdays.
Aelfrida Tillyard Aelfrida Catherine Wetenhall Tillyard (October 5, 1883 - December 12, 1959) was an British author. She was born in Cambridge the daughter of Alfred Isaac Tillyard, one-time mayor of Cambridge, and Catharine Sarah Wetenhall in a liberal, non-conformist family.
Aelia Capitolina Aelia Capitolina (Latin in full: Colonia Aelia Capitolina) was a city built by the emperor Hadrian in the year 131, and occupied by a Roman colony, on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins when he visited his dominion known as Syria Palæstina.
Aelita Aelita (Russian: Аэлита), also known as Aelita: Queen of Mars, is a silent movie directed by Soviet filmmaker Yakov Protazanov made on Mezhrabpom-Rus film studio and released in 1924. It was based on Alexei Tolstoy's novel of the same name.
Aelita Software Corporation Aelita Software Corporation is a company provides software and services for network management and security administration, including applications for data migration, server consolidation, and directory management. The company has been acquired by Quest Software in March of 2004 for about $115 million.
Aelius Aristides Aelius Aristides (AD 117 - 181) was a popular Greek orator who lived during the Roman Empire. He is considered to be a prime example of the Second Sophistic, a group of showpiece orators who flourished from the reign of Nero until c.
Aelius Catus Aelius Catus was a Roman commander near the Danube who, according to Strabo's geography, transplanted 50,000 Getae from what is now Muntenia in Romania far to the south of Danube, in Moesia. There has been some debate both on the identity of Aelius Catus and on the date of this action.
Aelius Gallus Gaius Aelius Gallus was the 2nd praefect of Roman Egypt (Aegyptus) in the reign of Augustus, and some time after Cornelius Gallus—with whom he has often been confounded—had been invested with the same office. He is also known to be an intimate friend of the geographer Strabo and has been identified with the Aelius Gallus frequently quoted by Galen, whose remedies are stated to have been used with success in an Arabian expedition.
Aelle of Sussex Ælle was the first king of the South Saxons from 477 to perhaps as late as 514, and was the first king recorded by Bede to have held imperium over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the late 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (around 400 years after his time) Ælle is recorded as being the first Bretwalda, though there is no evidence that this was a contemporary title.
Aelurodon Aelurodon is an extinct genus of the subfamily Borophaginae. Part of a clade] of [[canids loosely known as "bone-crushing" or "hyena-like" dogs, Aelurodon apparently descended from the earlier genera
Aeluroscalabotes felinus The Cat Gecko (Aeluroscalabotes felinus) is a species of gecko found in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is the only species within the genus, Aeluroscalabotes, and the only genus found within the taxonomic subfamily Aeluroscalabotinae.
Aemilius Macer Aemilius Macer of Verona was a Roman didactic poet. He authored two poems, one on birds (Ornithogonia) and the other on the antidotes against the poison of serpents (Theriaca), which he imitated from the Greek poet Nicander of Colophon.
Aenarion In the fictional world of Warhammer Fantasy, Aenarion was a great hero of the High Elves (before the sundering, whose skills were unrivalled amongst other mortals or immortals), albeit a doomed one. Blessed by the Elven god Asuryan he rallied the elves in response to the invasion of Chaos, fighting a heroic but ultimately doomed defence of his home land; although the Elves won victory after victory following him, the forces of Chaos were infinite.
Aeneads In Roman mythology, the Aeneads were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. Virgil also used the word as a synonym of "Trojan", a person from Troy.
Aeneas de Caprara Count Aeneas Sylvius de Caprara (1631 - February 1701), also known as Enea Silvio or Ă„neas Sylvius von Caprara, was an Austrian field marshal during the War of the League of Augsburg as well as a decedent of generals Raimondo Montecuccoli and Ottavio Piccolomini.
Aeneas of Gaza Aeneas of Gaza was a Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. In a dialogue entitled Theophrastus he alludes to Hierocles of Alexandria as his teacher, and in some of his letters mentions as his contemporaries writers whom we know to have lived at the end of the fifth century and the beginning of the sixth.
Aeneas Silvius Aeneas Silvius is the son of Silvius, grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and the Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house.
Aeneid The Aeneid (IPA English pronunciation: ; in Latin Aeneis, pronounced — the title is Greek in form: genitive case Aeneidos): is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC (between 29 and 19 BC) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is written in dactylic hexameter.
Aenesidemus (book) Aenesidemus was a book published anonymously by Professor Gottlob Ernst Schulze of Helmstedt in 1792. Its complete title was Aenesidemus or Concerning the Foundations of the Philosophy of the Elements Issued by Professor Reinhold in Jena Together with a Defense of Skepticism against the Pretensions of the Critique of Reason.
Aengus In Irish mythology, Aengus (Áengus, Óengus, Angus, Aonghus, Anghus) aka Aengus Óg ("Aengus the Young"), Mac ind Óg ("son of the young"), Maccan or Mac Óg ("young son") was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably a god of love, youth and poetic inspiration. He was said to have four birds symbolizing kisses flying about his head (whence, it is believed, the xxxx's symbolizing kisses at the end of lovers' letters come from His parents were the Dagda] and [[Boann.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Aengus Ó Snodaigh (born July 31, 1964) is a politician in the Republic of Ireland. A Dubliner and a native Irish speaker he was schooled at Scoil Lorcán and Coláiste Eoin, before studying in University College Dublin.
Aenictogiton Aenictogitoninae is a very small subfamily of ants, containing seven species in the monotypic genus Aenictogiton. All of them are known only from males from middle Africa and show a phylogenetic affinity to the army ants (and are included in the dorylomorph subfamilies).
Aenor de Châtellerault Aenor of Châtellerault, duchess of Aquitaine (c. 1103, Châtellerault, Vienne, France – Talmont, March 1130) was the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine, arguably the most powerful woman in Europe of her generation.
Aenus (Thrace) Aenus was an ancient city on the southeastern coast of Thrace. Formerly called Poltyobria (or Poltymbria), it was located near the mouth of the Hebrus River, not far from the Melas Gulf (modern Gulf of Saros), which is formed by the Thracian Chersonesus to the east.
Aeolian Hall (New York) Aeolian Hall was a concert hall near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City located on the third floor of 29-33 West 42nd Street (also 34 West 43rd Street, from the other side) across the street from Bryant Park. The Aeolian Building was built in 1912 for the Aeolian Company, which manufactured pianos.
Aeolic Greek Aeolic Greek is a linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub-dialects, spoken mainly in Boeotia (a region in Central Greece), in Lesbos (an island close to Asia Minor) and in other Greek colonies.
Aeolipile An aeolipile is a device consisting of an air-tight chamber (usually a sphere or cylinder) with bent or curved pipes projecting from it, through which steam is expelled perpendicular to the radius of rotation. The resulting torque causes the device to spin (Newton's third law).
Aeoloian Hall (London) Aeolian Hall located at 135-137 New Bond Street, began life as the Grosvenor Gallery, being built by Sir Coutts Lindsay in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist, with a predeliction for the aesthetic movement, for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity.
Aeolosaurus Aeolosaurus (IPA: ; "Aeolus' lizard") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. Like most sauropods, it would have been a quadrupedal herbivore with a long neck and tail.
Aeon The Latin word aeon, also spelled eon or æon, means "age," "forever," or "for eternity". It is derived from the koine Greek word αίών (aion), which at one point meant "age," "a period of existence" or "life".
Aeon (Thelema) Within the system of Thelema, history is broken down into a series of Aeons, each with its own dominant concept of divinity and its own "formula" of redemption and advancement. According to Aleister Crowley, the last three Aeons have been (1) the Aeon of Isis, (2) the Aeon of Osiris, and (3) the current Aeon of Horus which began in 1904 with the writing of The Book of the Law.
Aer Lualdi Aer Lualdi & C SpA was an Italian helicopter manufacturer founded in Rome in 1953 by Carlo Lualdi, who had purchased a licence to produce a Hiller-designed rotor system (the Hiller "Rotor-Matic").
Aerarii Aerarii (from Lat. aes, in its subsidiary sense of "poll-tax") was a class of Roman citizens not included in the thirty tribes of Servius Tullius, and subject to a poll-tax arbitrarily fixed by the censor.
Aerarium Aerarium (from Latin "aes", in its derived sense of "money") was the name (in full, "aerarium stabulum" - treasure-house) given in Ancient Rome to the public treasury, and in a secondary sense to the public finances.
Aerated autoclaved concrete Autoclaved Aerated concrete (AAC), or otherwise known as Autoclave Cellular Concrete (ACC), is a lightweight, precast building material. AAC provides structure, insulation and fire resistance in a single material.
Aerated lagoon An aerated lagoon is a holding and/or treatment pond that speeds up the natural process of biological decomposition of organic waste by stimulating the growth and activity of bacteria that degrade organic waste.
Aerated static pile composting Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting, or tunnel compsting systems include both passive and active methods. Sandwiched somewhere between windrow and in-vessel technologies with regard to complexity and cost, aerated systems are most commonly used by larger, professionally-managed composting facilities.
AerĂłdromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto AerĂłdromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto (also known as AerĂłdromo de Cernache) is a regional airfield located in Coimbra municipality (N 40Âş 09, 78' - W 008Âş 28, 07'), in the civil parish of Cernache, 7.5 km SW of the city downtown.
Aerb The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was constituted on November 15, 1983 by the President of India by exercising the powers conferred by Section 27 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) to carry out certain regulatory and safety functions under the Act. The regulatory authority of AERB is derived from the rules and notifications promulgated under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986.
Aerdenhout Aerdenhout is a small town in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Comfortably seated in the dunes between Haarlem and the Netherlands's most popular beach town Zandvoort, it ranks as one of the (or the) wealthiest towns in The Netherlands.
Aerdy In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Aerdy properly refers to the now-defunct Kingdom of Aerdy. Sometimes "Aerdy" is used in reference to the Oeridian tribe which founded the kingdom, though the proper term for the tribe is "Aerdi" (which is also the adjectival form).
Aerenal In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Aerenal is the ancient island kingdom of the Aereni elves, who take their name from Aeren, a mythical hero said to have freed the elves from the giants of Xen'drik. It is also home to the deathless Undying Court.
Aerial application Aerial application, commonly called crop dusting, involves spraying crops with fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides from an agricultural aircraft. The specific spreading of fertilizer is also known as aerial topdressing.
Aerial Achievement Medal The Aerial Achievement Medal is a decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in 1988. The decoration is intended to recognize the contributions of aircrew members who would, otherwise, not be qualified for the award of the Air Medal.
Aerial Anarchists Aerial Anarchists is the third and final film in Walter Booth's science fiction series seeking to present a picture of futuristic aerial warfare. It followed on from Aerial Torpedo and Aerial Submarine and is the first real science fiction series made in the United Kingdom.
Aerial Assault Aerial Assault is a horizontal scrolling shooter video game where the Player takes the role of a Freedom Fighter who must destroy five targets, including the Vinsk (a aerial battleship that is clearly influenced by the Space Battleship Yamato), CB-53 Bomber, "El", and two cliff fortresses. During each of the five missions, you encounter enemy jets, choppers, submarines, jeeps, parachute bombs, and several other enemies which you must destroy.
Aerial bombing during World War II Aerial bombing during World War II was a crude and controversial form of aerial warfare, especially the aerial bombing of cities. The technology available during World War II did not include satellites, guided missiles or other advanced targeting systems.
Aerial Board of Control The Aerial Board of Control is a fictional supranational organization created to manage air traffic for the whole world. It was described in the science fiction novels With The Night Mail (1905) and As Easy as ABC (1912) by Rudyard Kipling.
Aerial Common Sensor The Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform was a reconnaissance aircraft airframe, for the United States Army and Navy. The aircraft would have been able to detect troop movements, intercept enemy communications and radar transmissions, and communicate with other aircraft.
Aerial Dance Aerial dance is a genre of movement that has been gathering momentum in the United States since the 1970s. Utilizing low-flying trapezes, hoops, hand loops, webs (corde lisse), silks, bungee cords, trampolines, flying poles, harnesses, stilts, and other specialty apparatus, aerial dancers are able to explore space in a fully three-dimensional way.
Aerial Hoop Aerial Hoop (also known as "Circeaux" and "Lyra"), is a circular steel apparatus (much like a suspended hula-hoop), is a popular aerial art. Aerial hoops are usually available in single tab and double tab configurations.
Aerial landscape art Aerial landscape art is painting or other visual art which depicts or evokes the appearance of a landscape as seen from above, usually from a considerable distance, as it might be viewed from an aircraft or spacecraft. Sometimes the art is based not on direct observation but on aerial photography, or on maps created using satellite imagery.
Aerial Lift Bridge The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span is a vertical lift bridge, which is rather uncommon, but it began life as an extremely rare transporter bridge—the first of just two such bridges ever constructed in the United States.
Aerial perspective Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer (or the technique of depicting this effect in a work of art, such as a landscape painting). As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases.
Aerial perspective (disambiguation) Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer. In this sense, aerial perspective is concerned only with the filtering effect of atmospheric content, such as gases and moisture, on light as it traverses a distance before reaching the eye.
Aerial photography Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from the air with a camera mounted, or hand held, on an aircraft, helicopter, balloon, rocket, kite, skydiver or similar vehicle. It was first practiced by the French photographer and balloonist Nadar in 1858.
Aerial Phenomena Enquiry Network The Aerial Phenomena Enquiry Network (usually shortened to APEN) is an unknown group of investigators that specialise in the field of UFOs who regularly contact researchers via letter and cassette tape offering pieces of information, yet never supply contact details.
Aerial rigging Aerial rigging is the process of setting up equipment used to make humans fly, specifically aerial circus equipment. The field is of very critical importance, and a thorough grasp of the principles of rigging is essential.
Aerial Rocket Artillery Although sometimes used as a generic term for any armed helicopters, the term Aerial Rocket Artillery (abbreviated ARA, and sometimes just called Aerial Artillery) refers specifically to the armed helicopter units which were organic to the division artillery of the United States Army’s two airmobile divisions during the Vietnam War. The 2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Battalion, 77th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, along with Battery F, 79th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, were the only true ARA units that ever existed.
Aerial survey Aerial survey is a method of collecting information by utilising aerial photography or from remote sensing technology using other bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared, gamma, or ultraviolet. It can also refer to the chart or map made by analysing a region from the air.
Aerial Steam Carriage The Aerial Steam Carriage, also named Ariel, was a flying machine patented in 1842 that was supposed to carry passengers into the air. It was, in practice, incapable of flight since it had insufficient power from its heavy steam engine to fly.
Aerial Support To Regional Enforcement Agencies ASTREA is an acronym for Aerial Support To Regional Enforcement Agencies, the air support unit of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Each airship is designated by the name ASTREA and a number, for example: "ASTREA 1".
Aerial tramway An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French and German language names of Téléphérique and Seilbahn are often also used in an English language context.
Aerial tramway support pillar An Aerial Tramway Support Pillar (ATSP) is a pylon-like construction bearing the cable(s) of an aerial tramway. They are usually built from steel in a framework construction, but there are a few concrete or tubular steel exceptions.
Aerial Video Systems Aerial Video Systems (AVS), founded by Randy Hermes, is a television and film equipment rental company located in Burbank, California. AVS supplies turnkey production packages and engineers to larger broadcasting corporations.
Aerial warfare Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare, including military airlift of cargo to further the national interests as was demonstrated in the Berlin Airlift. Developing from unpowered observation hot air balloons in the 18th century, aerial warfare has become a high-technology affair that has led to many advances in technology and techniques such as propulsion, radar, and use of composites and engineered materials such as carbon fibers.
Aerialbots The Aerialbots (called Airbots in Japan and AĂ©robots in France) are a group of five Autobots that transform into aeroplanes and combine to form the giant robot Superion. They were introduced into the Transformers toyline in 1985 and sold as a Superion gift set, and then sold separately in 1986 in most department stores (e.
Aerials (skateboarding) Aerials (or more commonly airs) are a type of skateboarding trick usually performed on half-pipes, pools or quarter pipes where there is a vertical wall with a transition (curved surface linking wall and ground) available. Aerials usually combine rotation with different grabs.
Aerials (song) "Aerials" is a single by System of a Down, released in 2002 from the album Toxicity (see 2001 in music). The video was directed by Shavo Odadjian and David Slade Shavo Odadjian and Daron Malakian] have said that this song is not intended to have any real meaning at all behind it.
Aerican Empire The Aerican Empire is a micronation, a nation and/or state (or a political entity which aspires to nation/statehood) which is unrecognised by the established states of the world. The Empire was founded in May 1987http://www.
Aerinite Aerinite (or Aerinit or Aerinita) Ca4(Al,Fe,Mg)10Si12O35(OH)12CO3·12H2O is a mineral of calcium, aluminium, iron, magnesium, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Its name comes from a Greek root meaning "atmosphere" or "sky".
Aermacchi AL-60 The AL-60 was a light civil utility aircraft originally designed by Lockheed in the United States but which never went into production in that country. A small number were built in Mexico and Argentina and under licence in Italy.
Aermacchi AM.3 The AM.3 was the result of a joint venture between Aermacchi and Aeritalia (then Aerfer Industrie Aerospaziali Meridionali) in response to an Italian Army requirement for an aircraft to replace the Cessna L-19, and was initially designated the MB-335.
Aermacchi M-290 RediGO The Aermacchi M-290 TP RediGO is a turboprop-powered military basic trainer aircraft. It was originally manufactured by Valmet of Finland as the L-90 TP Redigo, a development of their earlier training aircraft for the Finnish Air Force.
Aermacchi MB-340 MB-340 was the designation given by Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi to a design study being undertaken for a light ground attack aircraft in the early 1970s. Work done on the project formed one of the bases that eventually led to the design of the AMX International AMX in partnership with Aeritalia (and later, EMBRAER).
Aernout van der Neer Aernout van der Neer (c.1603, Amsterdam – Nov 9 1677, Amsterdam), commonly called Aert or Artus, was the contemporary of Albert Cuyp and Meindert Hobbema, and so far like the latter that he lived and died in comparative obscurity.
Aero 45 The Aero 45 was a twin piston-engined civil utility aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia after World War II. It was the first product of the nation's post-war aviation industry and proved a great success, with many of the 800 produced exported.
Aero Ae 01 The Aero Ae 01 was a Czechoslovakian military trainer biplane built in 1919, the company's first attempt to modify one of the aircraft designs they had been manufacturing under licence during World War I, the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I.
Aero Ae 02 The Aero Ae 02 was the first fighter aircraft to be designed and built in Czechoslovakia, first flying in 1920. Of conventional biplane configuration, the aircraft's performance was adequate for a fighter of its day, but the Czech Air Force was not interested in purchasing it.
Aero Ae 03 The Aero Ae 03 was a prototype Czechoslovakian military reconnaissance aircraft aircraft designed in 1921. It was an ambitious monoplane design, and was completely original to Aero, unlike the firm's licence-built designs from World War I.
Aero Ae 04 The Aero Ae 04 was a Czechoslovakian biplane fighter aircraft of 1921. A development of the Ae 02, it was no more successful than its predecessor in attracting purchase orders, and it flew only in prototype form.
Aero Asia International Aero Asia International is a private Pakistani airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi in the province of Sindh. The airline was owned and operated by the Tabani Group, however, following the temporary suspension of its flights in the summer of 2006 the ownership of the airline was bought by the UK based Regal Group.
Aero Car (1919 automobile) The Aero Car was a British 5/7 hp (533 W) flat twin-engine cyclecar manufactured from 1919 to 1920 by the Aerocar Engineering Company in Clapton, London. The engine was by Blackburne and the gearbox was a Sturmey-Archer.
Aero Cardal AeroCardal is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It was established in 1991 and operates international and domestic chartered passenger services, as well as an aeromedical evacuation service and intensive treatment unit (using Cessna and Gulfstream aircraft).
Aero Composite Technologies Aero Composite Technologies was a kitplane manufacturer based in Somerset, Pennsylvania. It purchased the rights to the Sea Hawker amphibious aircraft from Aero Composites in 1988 and marketed them for a short time before being forced into receivership amidst bad publicity that the design had developed.
Aero Condor Peru Aero Condor Peru is an airline based in Lima in Peru. It was founded and started operations in 1975 and provides domestic scheduled and charter flights, tourist flights over the Nazca Lines and air ambulance services.
Aero Contractors (Nigeria) Aero Contractors (Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd) or simply "Aero" is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operates scheduled services, air taxi, charter and third party aircraft operations, largely in support of Nigeria's extensive oil and gas industry.
Aero Engineers Australia Aeronautical Engineers Australia (AEA) is an aeronautical engineering consultancy firm established by Graham Swannell in Perth in 1978. The company has since expanded to establish offices at Perth's Jandakot Airport, Sydney's Bankstown Airport and Adelaide's Parafield Airport.
Aero Fighters Aero Fighters (known as Sonic Wings in Japan) is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up ("shmup") arcade game released in 1992 by Video System, ported to the Super Famicom in 1993 and the Super Nintendo in 1994, and spawned two sequels for the Neo-Geo, one for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn (both only in Japan) and a 3-D sequel on the Nintendo 64. The first sequel was notorious for multiple instances of Engrish, such as "I never thought I'd be frying over a jungle.
Aero GP Aero GP is a cutting-edge motor sports series involving high-performance aerobatics aeroplanes racing around a tight circuit at near ground level, dropping bombs on targets and competing in real air to air combat heats. The competing pilots are highly trained military and civilian pilots, from around the globe.
Aero L-29 Delfin The Aero L-29 Delfin (Czech: "Dolphin", NATO reporting name: Maya) was a military jet trainer aircraft that became the standard jet trainer for the air forces Warsaw Pact nations in the 1960s. It was Czechoslovakia's first locally designed and built jet aircraft.
Aero L-39 The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance, jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s to replace the L-29 DelfĂ­n. It was the first turbofan trainer produced, and was later updated as the L-59 Super Albatros.
Aero L-59 Super Albatros The Aero L-59 Super Albatros is a Czech military trainer aircraft developed from the firm's earlier L-39. Compared to its predecessor, it featured a strengthened fuselage, longer nose, a vastly updated cockpit, and a more powerful engine.
Aero L-60 Brigadýr The Aero L-60 Brigadýr (Czech: "Brigadier") was a small, propeller-driven Czechoslovakian STOL utility aircraft developed for both civil and military use. First flying in 1955 the aircraft's configuration bears a strong resemblance to the Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch" licence-produced in Czechoslovakia during and after World War II, and which this aircraft was intended to replace.
Aero Propulsion Alliance Aero Propulsion Alliance was a European aeroengine consortium set up to develop the TP400-D1 turboprop for the A400M military transport, using a modified SNECMA M88 high pressure spool as the gas generator. Early studies adopted a two shaft design with a shared-load power turbine, but a 3 shaft configuration, with a free power turbine, was later adopted.
Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy The Pregnant Guppy was a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft used for ferrying outsized cargo items, most notably NASA's components of the Apollo moon program. The Pregnant Guppy was the first of the Guppy line of aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines, Inc.
Aero the Acro-Bat Aero the Acro-Bat is a Super Nintendo and Mega Drive/Genesis game released by Sunsoft on October 1993. It was created by David Siller (of Maximo: Ghosts to Glory fame) and developed by the now defunct Iguana Entertainment.
Aero Warriors Aero Warriors is a nickname for four automobiles, also called aero-cars, developed specifically to race on the NASCAR circuit by Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury for the 1969 and 1970 racing seasons. The cars were based on production stock cars but had additional aerodynamic features.
Aero-Cam Slick 360 The Aero-Cam Slick 360 is a South African aerobatics aircraft produced by the Aero-Cam aircraft company of Centurion, South Africa. It is designed exclusively as an aerobatic competition aircraft, to compete in events such as the Advanced World Aerobatics Championships (AWAC).
Aero-engined Aero-engined is a term used to describe a car fitted with an aircraft-style engine. This concept was popular in the first quarter of the 20th century in the quest for improved car performance, particularly in the developing motorsport industry.

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