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V bomber
The V bombers were three British jet strategic bombers, the Vickers Valiant, Avro Vulcan, and Handley Page Victor, forming the RAF's V-Force nuclear deterrent until 1969.
V engine
A V engine, also called a V-type or vee engine, is a piston engine with two angled cylinder banks sharing one crankshaft, shorter than an inline engine.
V speeds
V speeds are standardized airspeed symbols, defined in aviation regulations and published in an airplane's flight manual, marking critical speeds of takeoff, climb, and stall.
V-tail
The V-tail, or V-shaped tail, is an aircraft tail arrangement in which two inclined surfaces replace the fin and stabilizer, using ruddervators and best known on the Beechcraft Bonanza.
V-weapons
V-weapons (German: Vergeltungswaffen, "vengeance weapons") were long-range bombardment weapons Nazi Germany developed in World War II, named as propaganda for retaliation; the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 ballistic missile killed over 15,000 people from 1944.
V. C. Bird International Airport
V. C. Bird International Airport is the international airport of Antigua and Barbuda, at Osbourn just outside St. John's, operated by the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority.
V/STOL
V/STOL, short for vertical and/or short takeoff and landing, describes aircraft that take off and land vertically or from short airstrips, combining helicopter runway independence with conventional cruise speed.
V16 engine
A V16 engine is an internal combustion engine with sixteen cylinders in two banks of eight driving one crankshaft, known for smooth power and used in flagship cars and locomotives.
Václav Havel Airport Prague
Václav Havel Airport Prague, formerly Ruzyně International Airport, is the international airport serving Prague, opened in 1937 and renamed in 2012 for the Czech Republic's first president.
Vágar Airport
Vágar Airport, also called Tórshavn Airport, is the only airport in the Faroe Islands. Built by British forces in the Second World War, it opened to civilians in 1963.
Vahana (eVTOL aircraft)
Vahana was an all-electric, single-seat, self-piloted eVTOL technology demonstrator developed by A³, Airbus's Silicon Valley advanced projects outpost, which completed 138 full-scale test flights in Oregon before the program ended in November 2019.
Valor (TV series)
Valor is an American military drama television series created by Kyle Jarrow, airing on The CW from October 2017 to January 2018 about an elite unit of Army helicopter pilots.
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592 crashed into the Florida Everglades on May 11, 1996, killing all 110 aboard, after a cargo fire caused by improperly shipped chemical oxygen generators.
Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport, also known as YVR, is Canada's second busiest airport, on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia. Opened in 1931, it serves as a gateway between North America and Asia.
Variable camber wing
A variable camber wing is a wing whose camber, the curvature of its airfoil section, changes in flight so the aircraft stays near-optimal aerodynamic efficiency across takeoff, cruise, and landing.
Variable-sweep wing
The variable-sweep wing, also called a swing wing, is an aircraft wing whose sweep angle changes in flight, extending for slow flight and sweeping back for high speed.
Varig
Varig (Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense) was a Brazilian airline founded in 1927 in Porto Alegre by Otto Ernst Meyer, the country's flag carrier before its 2006 sale.
Veer Savarkar International Airport
Veer Savarkar International Airport, also known as Port Blair Airport (IATA: IXZ), is a customs airport about 2 km south of Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Velana International Airport
Velana International Airport, formerly Malé International Airport and Hulhulé Airport, is the main international airport of the Maldives on Hulhulé island near Malé, serving 8.28 million passengers in 2025.
Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport, also known as Venice International Airport, is the international airport serving Venice at Tessera on the Venetian lagoon, about 12 km from the city.
Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace is a British aerospace manufacturer in Bristol, founded in 2016 by Stephen Fitzpatrick of OVO, developing eVTOL aircraft including the Valo, and listed on the NYSE in 2021.
Vertical stabilizer
The vertical stabilizer, also called the vertical fin, is the fixed fin-shaped surface on an aircraft's tail that provides directional stability, with the rudder hinged to it.
Vesna Vulović (Весна Вуловић)
Vesna Vulović (Весна Вуловиć), 1950–2016, was a Serbian flight attendant and the sole survivor of JAT Flight 367's 1972 crash, holding the Guinness record for the highest fall survived without a parachute, 10,160 m.
VFA-103
Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103), the Jolly Rogers, is a US Navy squadron at NAS Oceana, Virginia, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet with Carrier Air Wing Seven.
VFA-106
VFA-106, Strike Fighter Squadron 106, nicknamed the Gladiators, is a US Navy fleet replacement squadron at NAS Oceana, Virginia, that trains Navy and Marine Corps aircrew for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
VFA-125
VFA-125 (Strike Fighter Squadron 125), the "Rough Raiders," is a US Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron at NAS Lemoore, California, training Navy and Marine Corps pilots on the F-35C Lightning II.
VHF Data Link
VHF Data Link (VDL) is an ICAO-standardized family of digital air/ground data links in the 118–137 MHz VHF aeronautical band; Mode 2 carries controller-pilot text messages in Europe.
VHF omnidirectional range
The VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) is a ground-based radio navigation aid that lets an aircraft determine its magnetic bearing from the station, operating at 108.0 to 117.95 MHz.
Vickers Valiant
The Vickers Valiant was a British four-jet strategic bomber, the first V-bomber to enter RAF service in 1955 and the initial carrier of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
Vickers VC.1 Viking
The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engined short/medium-range airliner of the late 1940s, derived from the Wellington bomber and used by BEA on routes to Copenhagen and Paris.