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A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air. The term is used to distinguish from rotary-wing aircraft or ornithopters, where the movement of the wing surfaces relative to the aircraft generates lift. The more commonly used term is "airplane", (in the US and Canada), or "aeroplane" (in Ireland and Commonwealth nations excluding Canada), which refers to any fixed wing aircraft powered by propellers or jet engines. Fixed-wing aircraft may be manned or not; they may be large or tiny; every fixed-wing aircraft is open to being scale modeled by perhaps a smaller or larger mimic fixed wing aircraft.

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the Earth's atmosphere or through any other atmosphere. Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding air. All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation.

A spacecraft is a vehicle or device designed for spaceflight. On a sub-orbital spaceflight, a spacecraft enters outer space but then returns to the planetary surface (such as Earth) without making a complete orbit. For an orbital spaceflight, a spacecraft enters a closed orbit around the planetary body. Spacecraft used for human spaceflights carry people on board as crew or passengers. Spacecraft used for robotic space missions operate either autonomously or telerobotically. Robotic spacecraft that leave the vicinity of the planetary body are space probes. Robotic spacecraft that remain in orbit around the planetary body are artificial satellites. Starships, which are built for interstellar travel, are so far a theoretical concept only. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and space tourism.

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	Aircraft - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $3.95
	Airplanes of the Second World War - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Carlo Demand from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $5.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Airplanes of World War I - Coloring Book by Carlo Demand from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $5.99
	All About Rockets and Jets All About Books #13 by Fletcher Pratt 2^nd edition from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	All About Rockets and Space Flight All About Books #50 by Harold Goodwin for 3rd-8th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	All Kinds of Planes by Seymour Reit, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti from Golden Press for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Amazing Pop-Up Pull-Out Space Shuttle by David Hawcock from DK Publishing for 1st-4th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Antique Airplanes - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Peter F. Copeland from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $5.99
	Design Line: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles A Visual History of Modern Transportation Featuring 100 Iconic Designs by Chris Oxlade, Edited by Jenny Broom, Illustrated by Mike Lemanski from Candlewick Press for 2nd-Adult in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Discoverer: The Story of a Satellite by Michael Chester and Saunders B. Kramer from G.P. Putnam's Sons for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Golden Book of Space Exploration by Dinah L. Moche from Golden Books for Preschool-3rd Grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	History of Flight - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by A. G. Smith from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $4.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	History of Space Exploration - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Bruce LaFontaine from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Space Coloring Books (Location: COL-SPACE) $4.99
	How Do Airplanes Fly? Ask Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov and Elizabeth Kaplan from Gareth Stevens Publishing for 2nd-4th grade in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Jet Fighters - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by John, Batchelor from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $5.99
	Kingfisher Flight by Ian Graham from Kingfisher for 3rd-6th grade in Flight & Aerodynamics (Location: SCI-PHYFA) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot by Margot Theis Raven from Sleeping Bear Press for 3rd-6th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.95
	Modern Combat Aircraft - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by John Batchelor from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW)
	My Brothers' Flying Machine Wilber, Orville, and Me by Jane Yolen from Little, Brown & Company for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Oversized Biographies $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer Childhood of Famous Americans by Montrew Dunham from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA) $7.99
	Red Baron by Richard A. Boning, illustrated by Harry Schaare from Dexter & Westbrook for 3rd-6th grade in World War I (1914-1919) (Location: HISA-20WW1) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Rockets to the Moon by Erik Bergaust from G.P. Putnam's Sons for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Shine-A-Light: On the Space Station Shine-A-Light by Carron Brown and Illustrated by Bee Johnson from Kane Miller for Kindergarten-4th grade in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Shuttle Craft - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Space Coloring Books (Location: COL-SPACE) $3.95
	Space Craft - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Space Coloring Books (Location: COL-SPACE)
	Story of the Wright Brothers - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Bruce LaFontaine from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $3.99
	Story of the Wright Brothers and Their Sister by Lois Mills from Christian Liberty Press for 3rd grade in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP) $11.75
	True Book: Drones A True Book by Katie Marsico from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Things That Go (Location: SCI-TTGO) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	UFOs: Unidentified Flying Objects by Howard Liss from Hawthorn Books, Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Why Satellites Stay in Orbit by Sune Engelbrektson, illustrated by Lee Ames from Holt, Rinehart and Winston for 1st-3rd grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	World at War: Fighter Planes by R. Conrad Stein from Children's Press for 3rd-6th grade in World War II (1939-1945) (Location: HISA-20WW2) $4.00 (1 in stock)

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