Airplanes & equipment

Airplanes & equipment

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ceiling

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

(1) The heights above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as "broken," "overcast," or "obscuration," and not classified as "thin" or "partial". ...

center

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).

center of gravity (c/g)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The longitudinal and lateral point in an aircraft where it is stable; the static balance point.

certificated airport

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An airport operating under FAR Part 139. The FAA issues airport operating certificates to all airports serving scheduled or unscheduled air carrier aircraft designed for more than 30 passenger seats. ...