| CHUCKYEAGER | Pilot of the experimental Bell X-1 aircraft, which made the first supersonic air flight in 1947 (5,6) |
| ARCHIPELAGO | Log cheap air flight in island chain (11) |
| CAGE | US composer of the experimental piece 4'33" |
| CONTROL | Opposite of the experimental group |
| YEAGER | Pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier when he exceeded 670 mph (Mach 1) in the Bell X-1 rocket research aircraft in 1947 (6) |
| YURIGAGARIN | Pilot of the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1, which made the first manned space flight on April 12 1961 (4,7) |
| GLENNIS | Glamorous _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , nickname of the Bell X-1 airplane flown by Chuck Yeager to break the sound barrier in 1947 (7) |
| EAGLE | Lunar module of the Apollo 11 space mission, which made the first manned moon landing on July 20, 1969 (5) |
| SPIRITOFSTLOUIS | Monoplane which made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight (6,2,2,5) |
| KAMIKAZE | One of a group of Japanese aircraft pilots of the Special Attack Unit in the Second World War who performed suicidal missions |
| PIONEER | --- 10, US spacecraft which made the first flyby of Jupiter (7) |
| DANDARE | "The Pilot of the Future" whose stories were features in the Eagle comic from 1950 to 1967 (3,4) |
| GARYPOWERS | Pilot of the US U-2 spy plane shot down in the Soviet Union in 1960 (4,6) |
| THRILLER | 1982 album which contained seven tracks which made the top 10 of the US singles' charts (8) |
| AIRBUS | Company which made the first twin-engine wide-body jet |
| ONE | 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 |
| EJECTORSEAT | Chair in an aircraft which can be shot out in an emergency (7,4) |
| EGYPTIANS | Ancient civilisation which made the world's first known peace treaty in 1258 BC (9) |
| RELIANT | British carmaker which made the three-wheeled Regal, which features in Only Fools and Horses (7) |
| TWO | In more than one aircraft stow cargo all in the tail |
