General aviation

General aviation

The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.

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Landing Gear

Aviation; General aviation

The assemblies that include the wheels and the wheel struts. The word "gear" is used in the sense of "equipment", as opposed to the "toothed wheel" meaning of "gear". The British call the landing ...

Landing Skid

Aviation; General aviation

The rail type landing gear used on some models which have no wheels.

Leading Edge (LE)

Aviation; General aviation

The very front edge of the wing or stabilizer. This is the edge that hits the air first.

Refers to carburetor setting. When an engine is run too lean it will overheat, causing damage, and likely an in flight engine failure. Tuning a carburetor is best accomplished by starting rich, and ...

Lean Run

Aviation; General aviation

This happens when an engine develops a lean condition. Possible causes are improper tuning, improper fuel choice, fuel foaming due to excessive vibration, or a leak developing in the fuel delivery ...

Loading

Aviation; General aviation

a.k.a wing loading. The load placed on the airfoil of a flying machine. In the case of an aircraft, this would be wing loading. Typically found by dividing the weight of the model by the total area ...

Loop

Aviation; General aviation

A vertical circle in the air. The plane noses up, keeps rotating until it's on its back, and then comes down and around to describe a vertical circle in the air.