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Flyer (steamboat 1906)
Flyer or flier may refer to: Common meanings * Aircraft pilot, a person who flies an aircraft * Flyer (pamphlet), a single-page leaflet Arts and entertainment * Flyer (band), a Croatian pop band * Flyer (album), ''Flyer'' (album), by Nanci Griffith * Flyer (New-Gen), a fictional Marvel Comics superhero * American Flyer, a toy train and model railroad brand * Singapore Flyer, a giant Ferris wheel Military uses * , an American World War II submarine * General Dynamics Flyer, an Advanced Light Strike Vehicle platform in development for the US military People * Flier (surname) * Flyer (wrestler), ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler born 1994 Science and technology * Fast Low-Ionization Emission Region (FLIER), a poorly understood structure in some planetary nebulae * HTC Flyer, a tablet computer released by HTC * Flier (BEAM), a type of robot that can fly Sports Ice hockey * Philadelphia Flyers, a National Hockey League team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aircraft Pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they are involved in operating the aircraft's navigation and engine systems. Other aircrew members, such as drone operators, flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew, are not classified as aviators. In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their pilots. History The first recorded use of the term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in French) was in 1887, as a variation of ''aviation'', from the Latin ''avis'' (meaning ''bird''), coined in 1863 by in ''Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne'' ("Aviation or Air Navigation"). The term ''aviatrix'' (''aviatrice'' in French), now archaic, was formerly used for a female aviator. These terms were used more in the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
