# Flyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyer > Source revision: 1346867792 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Flyer** or **flier** may refer to: ## Common meanings - [Aircraft pilot](/source/Aircraft_pilot), a person who flies an aircraft - [Flyer (pamphlet)](/source/Flyer_(pamphlet)), a single-page leaflet ## Arts and entertainment - [Flyer (band)](/source/Flyer_(band)), a Croatian pop band - [*Flyer* (album)](/source/Flyer_(album)), by Nanci Griffith - [Flyer (New-Gen)](/source/Flyer_(New-Gen)), a Marvel Comics superhero ## Military uses - [USS *Flier*](/source/USS_Flier), an American World War II submarine - [General Dynamics Flyer](/source/General_Dynamics_Flyer), an Advanced Light Strike Vehicle platform in development for the US military ## People - [Flier (surname)](/source/Flier_(surname)) - [Flyer (wrestler)](/source/Flyer_(wrestler)), ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler born 1994 ## Science and technology - [Fast Low-Ionization Emission Region](/source/Fast_Low-Ionization_Emission_Region) (FLIER), a poorly understood structure in some planetary nebulae - [HTC Flyer](/source/HTC_Flyer), a tablet computer released by HTC - [Flier (BEAM)](/source/Flier_(BEAM)), a type of robot that can fly ## Sports ### Ice hockey - [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers), a National Hockey League team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - [Pensacola Ice Flyers](/source/Pensacola_Ice_Flyers), an ice hockey team from Pensacola, Florida, United States - [Spokane Flyers (senior)](/source/Spokane_Flyers_(senior)), an ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington, United States - [Spokane Flyers (junior)](/source/Spokane_Flyers_(junior)), an ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington - [Fife Flyers](/source/Fife_Flyers), an ice hockey team from Kirkcaldy, Scotland - [Kloten Flyers](/source/Kloten_Flyers), an ice hockey team from Kloten, Switzerland - [Spektrum Flyers](/source/Spektrum_Flyers), an ice hockey team from Oslo, Norway ### Baseball - [Fullerton Flyers](/source/Fullerton_Flyers), a baseball team from Fullerton, California, United States - [Panama City Fliers](/source/Panama_City_Fliers), a minor league baseball team based in Panama City, Florida, United States - [Schaumburg Flyers](/source/Schaumburg_Flyers), a baseball team from Schaumburg, Illinois, United States ### School teams - [Dayton Flyers](/source/Dayton_Flyers), athletic teams of the University of Dayton, Ohio - Flyers, the sports teams of [Waynflete School](/source/Waynflete_School), Portland, Maine - Flyers and Lady Flyers, the sports teams of [Franklin County High School (Kentucky)](/source/Franklin_County_High_School_(Kentucky)) - Flyers, the teams of [Chaminade High School](/source/Chaminade_High_School), Mineola, New York ### Other sports - [Fort Worth Flyers](/source/Fort_Worth_Flyers), a basketball team from Fort Worth, Texas, United States - Flyer, a position in [cheerleading stunts](/source/List_of_cheerleading_stunts) ## Transportation ### Automobiles - [Flyer (1913 automobile)](/source/Flyer_(1913_automobile)), manufactured by the Flyer Motor Car Company in Michigan, United States, from 1913 to 1914 - [Alpena Flyer](/source/Alpena_Flyer), an American automobile manufactured between 1910 and 1914 in Alpena, Michigan - [BYD Flyer](/source/BYD_Flyer), manufactured by BYD Auto in Shenzhen, China, since 2004 - [Smith Flyer](/source/Smith_Flyer), manufactured by A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee, United States, from 1915 until about 1919 - Thomas Flyer, manufactured by [Thomas Motor Company](/source/Thomas_Motor_Company) ### Aviation - [Wright Flyer](/source/Wright_Flyer), the first powered aircraft, built and flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903 - [Abramovich Flyer](/source/Abramovich_Flyer), a biplane built by Vsevolod Abramovich in 1912 - [Fisher Flyer](/source/Fisher_Flyer), a single-engined ultralight biplane built by Michael Fisher in 1980 - [Kolb Flyer](/source/Kolb_Flyer), a twin-engined ultralight monoplane produced in kit form by Kolb Aircraft from 1980 to 1982 - [Pfitzner Flyer](/source/Pfitzner_Flyer), a monoplane designed by Alexander Pfitzner in 1909 - [Flyer Indústria Aeronáutica](/source/Flyer_Ind%C3%BAstria_Aeron%C3%A1utica), a Brazilian manufacturer of ultralight aircraft - [Flyer F600 NG](/source/Flyer_F600_NG), an ultralight aircraft from the Brazilian manufacturer Flyer Industria Aeronáutica Ltda. - [*FLYER* (magazine)](/source/FLYER_(magazine)), a monthly UK aviation publication ### Ships - [*Flyer* (yacht)](/source/Flyer_(yacht)), with which Conny van Rietschoten won the 1977–1978 Whitbread Round the World Race - [*Flyer II* (yacht)](/source/Flyer_II_(yacht)), with which Conny van Rietschoten won the 1981–1982 Whitbread Round the World Race - [*Flyer* (steamboat)](/source/Flyer_(steamboat)), a passenger ship which operated on Puget Sound from 1891 to 1930 - [USNS *Flyer*](/source/USNS_Flyer), a cargo ship launched in 1944 ### Trains #### Australia - [Newcastle Flyer](/source/Newcastle_Flyer), an express passenger service connecting Newcastle and Sydney from 1929 to 1988 #### New Zealand - [Kingston Flyer](/source/Kingston_Flyer), a vintage steam service begun in 1982 - [Kingston Flyer (train)](/source/Kingston_Flyer_(train)), an express passenger service operated between the 1890s and 1957 - *[Taranaki Flyer](/source/Taranaki_Flyer)*, a passenger service between New Plymouth and Wanganui which ended in 1959 #### United States - [Century Flyer](/source/Century_Flyer), an historic narrow-gauge train - *[Berkshire Flyer](/source/Berkshire_Flyer)*, a seasonal Amtrak passenger train service between New York City and the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts - *[Champlain Flyer](/source/Champlain_Flyer)*, a commuter service connecting Burlington, Shelburne, and Charlotte, in Vermont, from 2000 to 2003 - *[Heartland Flyer](/source/Heartland_Flyer)*, a passenger train between Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, begun in 1999 - [*Valley Flyer* (ATSF train)](/source/Valley_Flyer_(ATSF_train)), a passenger service between Bakersfield and Oakland, in California, from 1939 to 1942 - *[Valley Flyer](/source/Valley_Flyer)*, a passenger train between New Haven, Connecticut and Greenfield, Massachusetts ### Buses - [Flyer (bus service)](/source/Flyer_(bus_service)), bus services to Leeds Bradford Airport - [Spondon Flyer](/source/Spondon_Flyer), a bus service in England - [Ilkeston Flyer](/source/Ilkeston_Flyer), a bus service in England ## Other uses - [American Flyer](/source/American_Flyer), a toy train and model railroad brand - [Singapore Flyer](/source/Singapore_Flyer), a giant Ferris wheel - [Flier (fish)](/source/Flier_(fish)) (*Centrarchus macropterus*), a sunfish native to the southern United States - *[Memphis Flyer](/source/Memphis_Flyer)*, a free weekly alternative newspaper - [Filmotype Flyer](/source/Filmotype_Flyer), typeface produced by Filmotype - Flyer, one of the two components of a [flying buttress](/source/Flying_buttress) - Flyer, a U-shaped mechanism in a [spinning wheel](/source/Spinning_wheel), invented in the late 15th century - Flyer, a female [kangaroo](/source/Kangaroo) ## See also - [New Flyer](/source/New_Flyer), a Canadian bus manufacturer --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Flyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyer?action=history)). 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