# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 37

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### Author: ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/721 "2020-02-24T05:00:24Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia

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### Author: ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/722 "2020-02-24T05:08:13Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/723 "2020-02-24T08:08:39Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/724 "2020-02-24T08:32:22Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/725 "2020-02-24T09:38:39Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules

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### Author: ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/726 "2020-02-24T09:46:26Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/727 "2020-02-24T09:59:04Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/728 "2020-02-24T10:09:17Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/729 "2020-02-24T10:29:30Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/730 "2020-02-24T11:23:35Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board

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### Author: ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/731 "2020-02-24T11:33:19Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/732 "2020-02-24T11:49:10Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch

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### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/733 "2020-02-24T12:44:43Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/734 "2020-02-24T13:44:14Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet

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### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/735 "2020-02-24T14:23:26Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/736 "2020-02-24T14:25:53Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic  
Tupolev

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### Author: ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/737 "2020-02-24T14:32:55Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic  
Tupolev  
Upwind Leg

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/738 "2020-02-24T14:41:14Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of lock head skunkworks.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic  
Tupolev  
Upwind Leg  
Velocity

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### Author: ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/739 "2020-02-24T15:50:20Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of Lockheed Skunk Works.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic  
Tupolev  
Upwind Leg  
Velocity  
Wright brothers

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### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/740 "2020-02-24T15:55:09Z")

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Aeronautical terms/people

Aerofoil  
Biplane/Blimp  
Concord  
Drag  
Earhart, Amelia  
Flaps  
Grissom, Gus  
Hurricane  
Instrument Flight Rules  
Junkers J1  
“Kelly” Johnson head of Lockheed Skunk Works.  
Lift-drag ratio  
Messerschmitt  
National Transportation Safety Board  
Orteig Prize  
Pitch  
Quadraplane  
Ramjet  
Supersonic  
Tupolev  
Upwind Leg  
Velocity  
Wright brothers  
X-1

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