Across
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
