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Aviation or even Air transportation refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft, include fixed wing (airplane) and rotary wing (helicopter/autogyro) types, when well as lighter-than-air craft like balloons and airships (also referred to as airship.)

There are 2 major categories of aviation:

Civil aviation Military aviation

Civil aviation includes two scheduled air transport and general aviation.

Wind Dancers Powered Parachutes
Dealers and trainers for Buckeye Powered Parachutes. Offers training in fixed wing flight and powered parachutes. Information sales, aircraft, and weather. Located at the New Lenox-Howell Airport (1C2) in New Lenox and an airpark in Peotone.

Balloon Association of Greater Illinois
A resource for Illinois area pilots and crew of hot air balloons. Find pilot biographies, events classifieds, the "Balloon Room" museum, and scholarship information.


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