December 2020 Crossword Key

1 ____ AN-225 Mriya, by wingspan and length the biggest plane in the world

5 Communications with the tower

8 Earlier

9 Designer of the first Cub

13 Along with 35 Across, maker of Trojans and Sabres and Valkyries

14 Runways have two

15 The "L" in SEL

17 Nickname for the Douglas DC-3; goes with 27 across

20 High, wispy one

22 Includes as an accessory, 2 words

25 Owns

27 See 17 across

28 Word before "lock" and after "peak"

30 Only flying mammal

31 Develop

33 Lockheed Martin F-22 ____

35 See 13 across

36 Naval rank, abbr.

Down

1 Creative effort

2 Plaything

3 Midday

4 WX alert abbr. after an eruption

5 Plane for which you'd better not use "The"

6 Predecessor to GPS

7 Quiet!

10 Also called, abbr.

11 Popular replacement in wing leading edge

12 How one gets to the apt.

15 Maker of the C-130 Hercules

16 Word between "here" and "there"

18 Hankering

19 Letter ender

21 State with fewest airports (abbr.)

23 NASA cross between a spaceship and a plane

24 Onetime Cessna avionics brand

26 Course changer

28 Area between cells

29 Good pilots coordinate these

30 Comes before "find" and "storming"

32 Some commercial operators forbid this type of flying

34 What batteries give you