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In an aircraft, the systems, including the supplemental oxygen systems, air conditioning systems, heaters, and pressurization systems, which make it possible for an occupant to function at high altitude.
Industry:Aviation
A condition that exists within a body when the sum of the moments of all of the forces acting on the body is equal to zero. In aerodynamics, equilibrium is when all opposing forces acting on an aircraft are balanced (steady, unaccelerated flight conditions).
Industry:Aviation
A measurement of the total horse-power of a turboprop engine, including that provided by jet thrust.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature of the exhaust gases as they leave the cylinders of a reciprocating engine or the turbine section of a turbine engine.
Industry:Aviation
The part of the engine that collects exhaust gases leaving the cylinders.
Industry:Aviation
The rear opening of a turbine engine exhaust duct. The nozzle acts as an orifice, the size of which determines the density and velocity of the gases as they emerge from the engine.
Industry:Aviation
An optical illusion where the pilot confuses a row of lights along a road or other straight line as the horizon.
Industry:Aviation
A controllable pitch propeller with a pitch range sufficient to allow the blades to be turned parallel to the line of flight to reduce drag and prevent further damage to an engine that has been shut down after a malfunction.
Industry:Aviation
A psychological condition where the pilot fixes attention on a single source of information and ignores all other sources.
Industry:Aviation
