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aviator
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...
is a person who flies aircraft.
Aviator may also refer to:
Films
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''The Aviator'' (1929 film), a comedy film considered lost
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''The Aviator'' (1985 film), an adventure film starring Christopher Reeve
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''The Aviator'' (2004 film), a biopic based on the life of entrepreneur Howard Hughes
Music
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Aviator (British band)
Aviator is an English rock band formed in 1978.
Aviator was founded in 1978 by Jack Lancaster (saxophone, flute, synthesizer), Mick Rogers (musician), Mick Rogers (guitar & lead vocals), Clive Bunker (drums) and John G. Perry (bass & vocals). ...
, a late 1970s progressive rock band
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''Aviator'' (Aviator album), Aviator's first album
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Aviator (Ukrainian band)
AVIATOR ( uk, Авіатор, ) is a Ukrainian band, which was formed in 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine. From the beginning, the group occupied a niche of the romantic character of pop-music, and it still remains a leader of the field. The release of t ...
, pop band formed in 2005
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''Aviator'' (Funker Vogt album), a 2007 album by Funker Vogt
* "The Aviator", a song by Deep Purple from their 1996 album ''
Purpendicular
''Purpendicular'' is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1996. It is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore.
Recording
The album was recorded at G ...
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''The Aviator'' (soundtrack), the original soundtrack album of the 2004 film ''The Aviator''
Other uses
* ''Aviator'', a 1983 computer game by
Geoff Crammond
Geoff Crammond is a computer game designer and programmer who specialises in motor racing games. A former defence industry systems engineer, he claims to have had little interest in motor racing before programming his first racing game (Revs) ba ...
* Aviator, a brand of playing cards made by the
United States Playing Card Company
The United States Playing Card Company (USPC, though also commonly known as USPCC) is a large American producer and distributor of playing cards. It was established in 1867 as Russell, Morgan & Co. and founded in its current incarnation in 1885. ...
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Aviator (rank)
Aircraftman (AC) or aircraftwoman (ACW) is the lowest rank in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the air forces of several other Commonwealth countries. In RAF slang, aircraftmen are sometimes called "erks".
Aircraftman ranks below leading ai ...
, a rank within the Royal Canadian Air Force
* Aviators, former Frequent Flyer Program of
Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...
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Honda Aviator
The Honda Aviator was a motor scooter produced by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India. Its slogan is "Live Your Style". It has a four-stroke single-cylinder engine, HET air-cooled engine (the same as in the Dio and the Activa) which produces 8 bhp ...
, a motor scooter made by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
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Lincoln Aviator
The Lincoln Aviator is a mid-size luxury SUV with three-row seating marketed and sold by the Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand of Ford Motor Company. One of four SUVs offered by Lincoln, the Aviator is currently in its second generation, slott ...
, an SUV
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Ray-Ban Aviator
Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that were developed by a group of American firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses ...
, a style of sunglasses
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Shenzhen Aviators
The Shenzhen New Century Liebao Club, also known as Shenzhen Marco Polo or Shenzhen Leopards (previously Shenzhen Aviators) are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CB ...
, a Chinese basketball team
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''The Aviator'' (short story), a 1926 short story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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''The Aviator'' (Charlottesville, Virginia), a sculpture by Gutzon Borglum
See also
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Pilot (disambiguation)
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