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Glossary
aerial
—from the air
cargo
—something that is carried by an airplane
cockpit
—the part of the airplane where the pilot sits
fighter jets
—military airplanes used in battle
flaps
—pieces of material on the wings of an airplane
floats
—the boat-shaped parts under a seaplane that
help it float on water
jet engines
—engines that are powered by a stream
of hot gases and air
pilots
—people who fly airplanes
propellers
—sets of spinning blades
runway
—a long strip of pavement that airplanes use
to take off and land
