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Airbus A400M Atlas
The Airbus A400M Atlas, also called the Future Large Aircraft, is a four-engine turboprop military airlifter built by Airbus, combining strategic range with short, unpaved airstrip landings since 2013.
Airbus Beluga
The Airbus Beluga, also known as the Super Transporter, is a family of outsized-cargo aircraft Airbus built to carry wings and fuselage sections between its production sites across Europe.
Airbus Corporate Jets
Airbus Corporate Jets, known as ACJ, is the business-jet division of Airbus, announced in 1997 with an executive A319 and now selling jets on every continent including Antarctica.
Airbus Defence and Space
Airbus Defence and Space is the defense and space division of the European aerospace group Airbus SE, formed in 2014, making the Eurofighter Typhoon, A400M airlifter, and communications satellites.
Airbus E-Fan X
E-Fan X was a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator by Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens that would have flown a BAe 146 with one engine replaced by a 2 MW electric motor.
Airbus H140
The Airbus H140 is a 3-tonne class light twin-engine helicopter developed by Airbus Helicopters, unveiled in March 2025 to bridge the gap between the H135 and H145.
Airbus H145
The Airbus H145, certified as the BK117 D-2, is a twin-engine light utility helicopter built by Airbus Helicopters for emergency medical, law enforcement, and military missions.
Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters, also known as Airbus Helicopters SAS and formerly Eurocopter Group, is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus SE, formed in 1992 and headquartered in Marignane, France.
Airbus Helicopters H160
The Airbus Helicopters H160 is a medium twin-engine helicopter built by Airbus Helicopters at Marignane, France, unveiled in 2015 and European-certified in 2020, known for its quiet Blue Edge blades and the military H160M Guépard.
Airbus UK Broughton F.C.
Airbus UK Broughton F.C. (the Wingmakers) is a Welsh semi-professional football club founded in 1946 as the Airbus factory works team in Broughton, Flintshire; twice Welsh Premier runners-up, Europa League qualifier, promoted to the Cymru Premier for 2026/27.
Airbus Wingman
Airbus Wingman is a fighter-type uncrewed combat aircraft concept unveiled by Airbus at ILA Berlin in June 2024, designed to escort manned fighters like the Eurofighter.
Airbus Zephyr
The Airbus Zephyr is a solar-electric unmanned high-altitude pseudo-satellite developed in the United Kingdom and operated by Airbus subsidiary AALTO, holding the endurance record of 67 days aloft.
Airbyte
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform founded by Michel Tricot and John Lafleur in 2020 (San Francisco; $181M raised, $1.5B valuation), with 700+ connectors, Airbyte Cloud, ELv2-licensed connectors, MIT Airbyte Protocol, and 1.0 released September 24, 2024.
Aircall
Aircall is a French software company selling a cloud-based business phone and call-center platform to sales and support teams, founded in Paris in 2014 and valued above $1 billion in 2021.
Aircel
Aircel was an Indian mobile network operator, majority owned by Malaysia's Maxis Communications, that peaked at about 91 million subscribers and shut down in March 2018.
Airco DH.2
The Airco DH.2 was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter of the First World War, designed by Geoffrey de Havilland at Airco and flown in France from February 1916.
Airco DH.4
The Airco DH.4, also known as the De Havilland DH.4, is a British two-seat biplane day bomber of the First World War, first flown in 1916.
Aircore drilling
Aircore drilling is a shallow mineral exploration drilling method that uses compressed air to lift cuttings up the drill string for analysis, developed in Western Australia in the 1970s.
Aircrack-ng
Aircrack-ng is a complete suite of command-line tools for assessing WiFi security, cracking WEP and WPA/WPA2 pre-shared keys, started in 2006 as the next generation of aircrack.
Aircraft
An aircraft is any machine that flies by deriving support from the air, covering airplanes, gliders, rotorcraft, and balloons; the Wright Flyer made the first powered flight in 1903.
Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Commission of Indonesia
The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Commission of Indonesia, officially the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT), is Indonesia's independent accident investigation authority, established in 1999 and responsible to the President.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (Switzerland)
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (Büro für Flugunfalluntersuchungen) was the Swiss federal authority investigating civil aviation accidents from 1960 until 2011, when it became the Swiss Accident Investigation Board.
Aircraft boneyard
An aircraft boneyard, also called an airplane graveyard, is a facility where retired aircraft are stored, cannibalized for parts, or recycled, usually in dry desert climates.
Aircraft canopy
An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over a cockpit, giving the crew a clear view while withstanding flight loads, pressurization, temperature, and bird or other impacts.
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, letting a navy project air power without land bases, and dominating major navies since World War II.
Aircraft catapult
An aircraft catapult is a device that accelerates aircraft to flying speed over a carrier's short deck, reaching about 160 mph in 3 seconds on steam or electromagnetic power.
Aircraft design process
The aircraft design process takes a new aircraft from mission definition through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases to certification, which can take 5 to 9 years.
Aircraft emergency frequency
The aircraft emergency frequency is the VHF frequency 121.5 MHz, designated by ICAO for distress and urgency calls and known in aviation slang as guard; military aircraft use 243.0 MHz.
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, also called an aero engine, converts fuel energy into thrust or shaft power to propel aircraft; the two families are piston engines and gas turbines.
Aircraft flight control system
An aircraft flight control system, also called aircraft flight controls, transmits pilot or autopilot commands to the ailerons, elevator, and rudder that control pitch, roll, and yaw.