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Air (French band)
Air (French band), also styled AIR, is a Versailles-born electronic duo of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel; their 1998 album Moon Safari went platinum in the UK and they scored Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides.
Air (ἀήρ) (classical element)
Air (ἀήρ, aēr), classical Greek element alongside earth, water, and fire; first made the cosmic principle by Anaximenes and one of Empedocles' four "roots"; distinguishes aēr (mist/lower air) from aithēr and traces Aristotle's systematization and medical reception.
Air & Space 18A
The Air & Space 18A is a two-seat American gyroplane, type-certificated in 1961 as the Umbaugh U-18 and built in Muncie, Indiana, known for its jump take-off.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is the independent UK government unit that investigates civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents to improve aviation safety, without apportioning blame.
Air Accidents Investigation Institute
The Air Accidents Investigation Institute, officially CENIPA (Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos), is Brazil's aviation accident investigation authority, created in 1971 and headquartered in Brasília.
Air Algérie (الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية)
Air Algérie (الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية) is the state-owned national flag carrier of Algeria. Founded in 1947, it flies to about 90 destinations from its hub in Algiers.
Air America (airline)
Air America, formerly Civil Air Transport, was an airline secretly owned by the CIA from 1950 to 1976, flying covert missions in East and Southeast Asia.
Air America (film)
Air America is a 1990 American action-comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as CIA cargo pilots in Laos.
Air America (radio network)
Air America Radio was an American progressive talk radio network that broadcast from 2004 to 2010, carrying hosts such as Al Franken and Rachel Maddow before ending in bankruptcy.
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (RNNAT), Niger: vast Saharan protected area of 7,736,000 ha around the Aïr massif and Ténéré dunes; World Heritage site 1991, in Danger since 1992, Biosphere Reserve 1997, addax sanctuary.
Air Arabia (العربية للطيران)
Air Arabia (العربية للطيران) is a low-cost airline group headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It began flying in 2003 as the Middle East's first low-cost carrier.
Air Arm Command (Botswana)
Air Arm Command (Botswana), also called the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing, is the air arm of the BDF, formed April 1977 against Rhodesian raids, flying Britten-Norman Defenders, Strikemasters, and CF-5s from Thebephatshwa Air Base.
Air army (Soviet Union)
An air army was a large numbered aviation formation of the Soviet Air Forces, typically several divisions and regiments operating hundreds to thousands of aircraft, created in 1942.
Air assault
An air assault, also known as vertical envelopment, is a military operation using helicopters to move assault forces against the enemy or to seize and hold key terrain.
Air Assault Badge
The Air Assault Badge is a U.S. Army qualification badge, also called the Airmobile Badge, awarded for completing an air assault course; approved Army-wide 18 January 1978 after originating with the 101st Airborne Division in 1974.
Air Astana (Эйр Астана)
Air Astana (Эйр Астана) is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, founded in 2001 as a joint venture between the government and BAE Systems, based in Almaty.
Air attacks on shipping in World War II
Air attacks on shipping in World War II were a major cause of losses: aircraft sank 741 of 1,702 Axis vessels in the Mediterranean, 44 percent of tonnage.
Air barrier
An air barrier is a system of materials in a building enclosure that controls airflow between conditioned and unconditioned space, often called the air control layer.
Air bearing
Air bearing is a bearing that supports load on a pressurized gas film, eliminating solid contact. These bearings are standard components in coordinate measuring machines.
Air bearing surface
An air bearing surface is the patterned face of a hard disk drive slider that generates air pressure to keep the head flying nanometers above the disk.
Air Berlin
Air Berlin was a German airline headquartered in Berlin that grew from a 1979 charter operation into Germany's second-largest carrier after Lufthansa, filing for insolvency in 2017 and selling its assets to Lufthansa and easyJet.
Air bleed (fuel cells)
Air bleed is the injection of a few percent air into the hydrogen stream of a fuel cell anode to oxidize carbon monoxide poisoning the platinum catalyst.
Air brake (road vehicle)
An air brake is a road vehicle braking system that uses compressed air from an engine-driven compressor, standard on heavy trucks, buses, and trailers rather than the hydraulic brakes used on cars.
Air brake system
An air brake system uses compressed air, rather than hydraulic fluid or cables, to apply the brakes, and is the standard braking technology on heavy trucks, buses, trailers, and trains.
Air Bud
Air Bud is a 1997 American family comedy-drama, directed by Charles Martin Smith, about a lonely boy whose golden retriever can shoot basketballs and joins his school team, launching a long-running film franchise.
Air Bud (series)
Air Bud series: American family film franchise about Buddy, a sports-playing golden retriever, starting with the 1997 Disney film Air Bud, followed by four sports sequels, the talking-puppy Air Buddies spin-off, and the 2026 revival Air Bud Returns.
Air Bud Returns
Air Bud Returns is a 2027 family sports comedy relaunching the Air Bud franchise. Written and directed by Robert Vince, it stars Aydin Artis, Tyler Labine, Tracy Ifeachor, and a real golden retriever as Buddy, opening January 22, 2027.
Air Bud: World Pup
Air Bud: World Pup (2000) is the third Air Bud film, a direct-to-video soccer comedy directed by Bill Bannerman starring Kevin Zegers, with cameos by Brandi Chastain and Briana Scurry.
Air Buddies
Air Buddies (2006) is a direct-to-DVD Disney family comedy, sixth Air Bud film and first Buddies spin-off, directed by Robert Vince, in which five talking puppies rescue their dognapped parents.
Air burst
An air burst is an explosion detonated in the air above a target, used for nuclear weapons and conventional munitions to maximize blast effects and minimize fallout.