Airplanes & equipment

Airplanes & equipment

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Airplanes & equipment

airfoil

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The shape of any flying surface, but principally a wing, as seen in side-view ("cross-section").

air route traffic control center (ARTCC)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight. When equipment ...

air speed indicator

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An instrument or device that measures the air speed of an aircraft through an air mass, but not its ground speed.

air taxi

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An aircraft operator who conducts operations for hire or compensation in accordance with FAR Part 135 in an aircraft with 30 or fewer passenger seats and a payload capacity of 7,500# or less. An air ...

air traffic control (ATC)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A service operated by the appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic.

airport traffic control tower (ATCT)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A terminal facility that uses air/ground communications, visual signaling, and other devices to provide ATC services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of an airport or on the movement area. ...

alclad

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Trademark name of Alcoa for high-strength sheet aluminum clad with a layer (approximately 5.5% thickness per side) of high-purity aluminum, popularly used in airplane manufacture.