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The Boeing 747, one of the most iconic aircraft in history.

Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships.

Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896; then a large step in significance came with the construction of the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet which permitted a major form of transport throughout the world. (Full article...)

Aviation (book) Topics

History	Aircraft components	Aircraft engine	Aerodynamics
Airship Air warfare of World War II Ansari X Prize Aviation archaeology Aviation between the World Wars Aviation in the Digital Age Aviation in the pioneer era Aviation in World War I Aviation in World War II Barnstorming Battle of Britain BOAC Early flying machines First flying machine History of ballooning German aircraft production during World War II Gustave Whitehead Jet Age Montgolfier brothers Post-war aviation Samuel Langley Timeline of aviation United States aircraft production during World War II World War II aircraft production Wright brothers Wright Flyer X-15 Zeppelin	Aileron Auxiliary power unit (APU) Cockpit Fuselage Propeller Tricycle gear Undercarriage Wing Yoke	APU Axial compressor Jet engine Jet Engine Performance Reciprocating engine Turbofan Turboprop	Aeronautics Bernoulli's equation Center of pressure Drag Flight Lift Speed of sound Supersonic Thrust Weight
Lists	Aerospace companies
List of aeronautical abbreviations List of aircraft by date and usage category by tail number of World War II List of aircraft manufacturers (alphabetical) List of aircraft engines List of aircraft of World War II List of aircraft weapons List of air forces List of airlines by foundation date defunct largest low-cost passenger List of aviation topics List of aviation, aerospace and aeronautical terms List of civil aircraft List of jet aircraft of World War II List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft List of rotorcraft used in World War II	Airbus Antonov Beechcraft Bell Helicopter Textron Bombardier Aerospace Boeing Cessna Cirrus Dassault EADS-CASA Embraer Eurocopter Fokker Gulfstream Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Ilyushin Lockheed Martin McDonnell Douglas MD Helicopters Mooney Northrop Grumman Piper Russian Aircraft Corporation Robinson Helicopter Saab Sikorsky Helicopters Sukhoi Tupolev Yakovlev

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Aviation	Aviation History	Aircraft	Airports
Aviation Aviation by city Aviation by continent Aviation by country Aviation by sea or ocean Aviation by decade Aviation by mission Aviation by sector Aviation statistics Aviation by year Aviators Aviation-related lists Works about aviation Aircraft Air pirates Aircraft automation Aircraft operations Airship transport Aviation artists Aviation culture Aviation education Aviation and the environment Aviation events Glossaries of aviation Hangars Aviation and health History of aviation Aviation industry Aviation infrastructure Aviation initiatives International air transport Aviation inventors Aviation law Aviation literature Night flying Aviation organizations People in aviation Aviation photography Powered flight Regulation of aircraft Aviation safety Aviation science Aviation security Aviation standards Aviation support Aviation technology Unpowered flight Aviation wear Aviation stubs	Category Aviation history not found	Aircraft Aircraft by country Aircraft by design configuration Aircraft by manufacturer Aircraft by period Aircraft by propulsion Aircraft by type Lists of aircraft Aircraft flown once Aircraft industry Aircraft performance Aircraft related to spaceflight Aircraft systems Aviation accidents and incidents by aircraft Aircraft categories Aircraft components Aircraft configurations Aircraft finance Flying land vehicles Homebuilt aircraft Individual aircraft Aircraft maintenance Aircraft markings Aircraft noise Aircraft operations Aircraft recycling Regulation of aircraft Unflown aircraft Aircraft weight measurements Works about aircraft Images of aircraft Wikipedia categories named after aircraft Aircraft stubs	Airports Airports by city Airports by continent Airports by country Airports by heritage register Airports by type Defunct airports Proposed airports Airports by century of disestablishment Airports by century of establishment Airports by decade of disestablishment Airports by decade of establishment Airports by year of disestablishment Airports by year of establishment Lists of airports Populated places demolished to make room for airports Airports in the Arctic Art Deco airports Artificial island airports Binational airports History of airports Images of airports Airport infrastructure Airport operators Airport rail links University and college airports Airport stubs Wikipedia categories named after airports
Airlines	Aerospace companies	Lists	By Country
Airlines Airlines by continent Airlines by country Airlines by type Defunct airlines Airlines by year of establishment Airlines by year of disestablishment Airline holding companies Airline-related lists Proposed airlines Airliner accidents and incidents by airline Airline alliances Redirects from airline codes Airliner seating Chief executives in the airline industry Cyberattacks on airlines Fictional airlines Airline founders Frequent flyer programs Airline headquarters History of airlines Inflight magazines Airline logos Commercial aviators Airline routes Airline tickets Airline trade associations Airline types Airline stubs Wikipedia categories named after airlines	Aerospace companies Aerospace companies by country Aerospace companies by continent Aircraft manufacturers Spacecraft manufacturers Commercial launch service providers Aircraft engineering companies Aircraft operators by aircraft type Private spaceflight companies Aeronautical company stubs	Aviation-related lists Aviation-related lists by country Lists of aviation lists Lists of aviation accidents and incidents Lists of aerial victories Lists of aircraft Lists of airline destinations Airline-related lists Lists of airports Lists of airships Lists of aviators Lists of military air bases Lists of aircraft engines Flight lists Glossaries of aviation Lists of heliports Lists of aircraft orders and deliveries Lists of aviation organizations	Aviation by country Aerospace companies by country Aerospace museums by country Air traffic control by country Aircraft assembly plants by country Aircraft by country Airports by country Airstrikes by country Aviation accidents and incidents by country Aviation by dependent territory Aviation by former country Aviation history by country Aviation licenses and certifications by country Aviation organizations by country Civil aviation by country Films about aviation by country Gliding by country Heliports by country Military aviation by country Air sports by country Ballooning by country People in aviation by country Aviation in Africa by country Aviation in Asia by country Aviation in Europe by country Aviation in North America by country Aviation in Oceania by country Aviation in South America by country Aviation-related lists by country Aviation in Afghanistan Aviation in Albania Aviation in Algeria Aviation in Andorra Aviation in Angola Aviation in Antigua and Barbuda Aviation in Argentina Aviation in Armenia Aviation in Australia Aviation in Austria Aviation in Azerbaijan Aviation in the Bahamas Aviation in Bahrain Aviation in Bangladesh Aviation in Barbados Aviation in Belarus Aviation in Belgium Aviation in Belize Aviation in Benin Aviation in Bhutan Aviation in Bolivia Aviation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviation in Botswana Aviation in Brazil Aviation in Brunei Aviation in Bulgaria Aviation in Burkina Faso Aviation in Burundi Aviation in Cambodia Aviation in Cameroon Aviation in Canada Aviation in Cape Verde Aviation in the Central 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Aviation in Iran Aviation in Iraq Aviation in the Republic of Ireland Aviation in Israel Aviation in Italy Aviation in Ivory Coast Aviation in Jamaica Aviation in Japan Aviation in Jordan Aviation in Kazakhstan Aviation in Kenya Aviation in Kiribati Aviation in Korea Aviation in Kosovo Aviation in Kuwait Aviation in Kyrgyzstan Aviation in Laos Aviation in Latvia Aviation in Lebanon Aviation in Lesotho Aviation in Liberia Aviation in Libya Aviation in Lithuania Aviation in Luxembourg Aviation in Madagascar Aviation in Malawi Aviation in Malaysia Aviation in the Maldives Aviation in Mali Aviation in Malta Aviation in the Marshall Islands Aviation in Mauritania Aviation in Mauritius Aviation in Mexico Aviation in the Federated States of Micronesia Aviation in Moldova Aviation in Monaco Aviation in Mongolia Aviation in Montenegro Aviation in Morocco Aviation in Mozambique Aviation in Myanmar Aviation in Namibia Aviation in Nauru Aviation in Nepal Aviation in the Netherlands Aviation in New Zealand Aviation in Nicaragua Aviation in Niger Aviation in Nigeria Aviation in the Nordic countries Aviation in North Korea Aviation in North Macedonia Aviation in Northern Cyprus Aviation in Norway Aviation in Oman Aviation in Pakistan Aviation in Palau Aviation in the State of Palestine Aviation in Panama Aviation in Papua New Guinea Aviation in Paraguay Aviation in Peru Aviation in the Philippines Aviation in Poland Aviation in Portugal Aviation in Qatar Aviation in Romania Aviation in Russia Aviation in Rwanda Aviation in Saint Lucia Aviation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aviation in Samoa Aviation in São Tomé and Príncipe Aviation in Saudi Arabia Aviation in Senegal Aviation in Serbia Aviation in Seychelles Aviation in Sierra Leone Aviation in Singapore Aviation in Slovakia Aviation in Slovenia Aviation in the Solomon Islands Aviation in Somalia Aviation in South Africa Aviation in South Korea Aviation in South Sudan Aviation in Spain Aviation in Sri Lanka Aviation in Sudan Aviation in Suriname Aviation in Sweden Aviation in Switzerland Aviation in Syria Aviation in Taiwan

Aviation is also part of the wider category Transport.