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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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balanced control surface
Aviation; General aviation
A movable control surface, as an aileron or rudder, having an added physical extension or weights forward of the hinge-point to reduce forces on a joystick or yoke.
boundary-layer control
Aviation; General aviation
The design or control of slotted or perforated wings with suction methods to reduce undesirable aerodynamic effects caused by the boundary layer—that region adjacent to the boundary where shear ...
chord
Aviation; General aviation
The measurable distance between the leading and trailing edges of a wingform.
collector ring
Aviation; General aviation
A circular duct on a radial engine into which exhaust gases from its cylinders are safely discharged.
constant-speed propeller
Aviation; General aviation
A hydraulically-controlled propeller that governs an engine at its optimum speed by the blade pitch being increased or decreased automatically.
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