Puerto Bidea: Puerto Bidea is a street mentioned in the novel as Langdon and Ambra Vidal attempt to escape to the Bilbao Airport. The location of Puerto Bidea is shown on the right.
Siri: Siri is a personal assistant programmed into iPhones and other Apple technology. Siri performs tasks for a person, who holds the mobile device and speaks into the microphone. When Siri is enabled, Siri will respond to any task it is able to form. Winston can be seen as similar to Siri, since he is a computer programmed to respond to requests.
Si, Si: “Si, Si” is Spanish for “Yes, yes”.
Discreción por favor: “Discreción por favor” is Spanish for “Discretion, Please”
No he visto nada: “No he visto nada” is Spanish for “I have not seen anything”
Roundabout: A roundabout is a circular intersection between streets. The center of the roundabout usu
ally has some sort of island.
Beike Bidea: Beike Bidea is another street from Spain mentioned in the novel.
Google’s Satellite Images: Google’s Satellite Images can be seen through Google Earth. These images are pictures of the Earth from space, using a satellite.
Bilbao Airport: Bilbao Airport is located in Spain. The Airport is mentioned in the novel as Ambra Vidal and Robert Langdon attempt to escape and fly to Madrid.
Pilot’s License: Depending on the type of aircraft one would like to fly, there are different pilot’s licenses and restrictions. The types of aircrafts one needs a license for are airplanes, gyroplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, and airships.
future queen consort of Spain – A queen consort is the wife of a king who holds the title of queen but
not the governing powers accompanying inheritance of the throne.
Rolls-Royce engines – The Gulfstream G550 is equipped with two Rolls-Royce BR710 engines. These are turbofan engines, a type of jet engine employing a compressor to heat and expand air that is then used to propel the aircraft.
Gulfstream’s reverse thrust – Reverse thrust is a force that acts on an aircraft in the backwards direction, leading to deceleration. Aircraft are generally propelled by thrust in the forward direction, which results from the rapid movement of hot air backwards. However, engines can also direct this hot air forwards, leading to thrust in the opposite direction.
Editor for last three items: Maja Cannavo
Editor for the first ten items: Lauren Boyd
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