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Dual-mode ramjet
A dual-mode ramjet, also called a dual-mode scramjet (DMS), is an air-breathing jet engine that runs with either subsonic or supersonic combustion, covering flight from about Mach 2 to beyond Mach 15.
Dubai Airshow
The Dubai Airshow is a biennial aerospace, defense, and space trade show in Dubai, first held in 1989 and one of the industry's three major events.
Dubai International Airport (مطار دبي الدولي)
Dubai International Airport (مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary airport of Dubai and the world's busiest for international passengers since 2014, serving as the home hub of Emirates.
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport, also known as Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath, is Ireland's main international airport, 10 km north of Dublin. Opened in 1940, it handled a record 36.4 million passengers in 2025.
Dubrovnik Airport
Dubrovnik Airport, also known as Čilipi Airport and officially Ruđer Bošković Airport since 2023, serves Dubrovnik, Croatia, from near the village of Čilipi. Opened in 1962, it is the country's third-busiest airport.
Ducommun
Ducommun Incorporated is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. Founded as a Los Angeles hardware store in 1849, it is the oldest company in California.
Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, opened in 1962 as the first US airport designed for commercial jets, with a main terminal by Eero Saarinen.
Dunsfold Aerodrome
Dunsfold Aerodrome, also known as Dunsfold Park, is a private airfield in Surrey, England, built in 1942 and the Hawker Hunter and Harrier flight test center.
Düsseldorf Airport
Düsseldorf Airport (Flughafen Düsseldorf), in the Lohausen district about 7 kilometers north of the city, is the largest airport in North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth largest in Germany.
Dutch roll
Dutch roll is an aircraft oscillation in which rolling and yawing motions occur out of phase, making the nose trace a figure eight on the horizon.
Dutch Safety Board
The Dutch Safety Board (Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid, OVV) is an independent Dutch administrative body, established in 2005, that investigates accidents and disasters and issues safety recommendations without determining guilt.
Duxford Aerodrome
Duxford Aerodrome, also known as RAF Duxford, is a historic airfield near Cambridge built by the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and now the site of Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Dynamic soaring
Dynamic soaring is a flight technique in which an unpowered glider or bird gains energy from wind shear by repeatedly climbing and descending across the shear layer while turning.
E ticket
E ticket (electronic ticket, e-ticket): a ticket held as an electronic record instead of paper. First issued by United Airlines in 1994; standardized by IATA, validated via QR codes, barcodes, or NFC.
E-130J
The E-130J Phoenix II is a U.S. Navy airborne nuclear command aircraft under development to fly the TACAMO mission, augmenting and eventually replacing the E-6B Mercury.
E-2 Hawkeye
The E-2 Hawkeye is the US Navy's carrier-based airborne early warning and command-and-control aircraft, a twin-turboprop built by Grumman that first flew in 1960 and remains in production in its E-2D form.
E6B
The E6B, also known as the Whiz Wheel or Dalton computer, is a manual circular flight computer invented by Phil Dalton that pilots still use for flight planning calculations.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, also known as the EAA Fly-In, is an annual week-long air show and fly-in held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
EAA Aviation Museum
The EAA Aviation Museum, also known as the AirVenture Museum, is an aviation museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association since 1983.
EADS CASA C-295
The EADS CASA C-295, now marketed as the Airbus C295, is a twin-turboprop medium tactical transport developed by Spain's CASA as a stretched CN-235, first flown in 1997.
EADS Mako/HEAT
The EADS Mako/HEAT, also known as EADS Mako, was a proposed supersonic jet trainer and light combat aircraft by EADS, shelved around 2009 without a prototype.
Eagle Airways Flight 2300
Eagle Airways Flight 2300 was a scheduled New Zealand flight whose Beechcraft 1900D made an emergency wheels-up landing at Blenheim in June 2007, with all 17 people surviving uninjured.
Eagle Helicycle
The Eagle Helicycle, known as the Helicycle, is a single-seat, experimental amateur-built kit helicopter designed by B.J. Schramm and produced by Eagle R&D of Nampa, Idaho.
Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.
Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. was a United States Navy aviator, first commanding officer of Naval Air Station San Diego, and the first husband of Wallis Warfield, later the Duchess of Windsor.
Early aviation in Jamaica
Early aviation in Jamaica was the pioneer era beginning with American aviator Jesse Seligman's first powered flight at Kingston in December 1911, which ended with the First World War.
Early Birds of Aviation
The Early Birds of Aviation, founded in 1928, was a club of pioneer aviators who had flown solo before December 17, 1916, peaking at nearly 600 members.
Early flying machines
Early flying machines were the balloons, gliders, and powered aircraft built from the first manned balloon flights of 1783 to the Wright brothers' powered flight in 1903.
Early model aircraft competitions (1900s–1930s)
Early model aircraft competitions were contests for small, mostly rubber-powered flying models held from about 1905 through the 1930s, growing from sideshows into club and national championships.
EASA pilot licensing
EASA pilot licensing is the European Union system of flight crew licenses, set by the 2011 Aircrew Regulation, with licenses issued by national authorities of EASA Member States.
East African campaign (World War II)
The East African campaign of World War II was the fight between British Commonwealth forces and Fascist Italy for Italian East Africa, from June 1940 to 1941.