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The efficiency of an airfoil section. It is the ratio of the coefficient of lift to the coefficient of drag for any given angle of attack.
Industry:Aviation
The act of becoming airborne as a result of the wings lifting the airplane off the ground, or the pilot rotating the nose up, increasing the angle of attack to start a climb.
Industry:Aviation
Amount of stress, or load factor, that an aircraft can withstand before structural damage or failure occurs.
Industry:Aviation
The ratio of the load supported by the airplane’s wings to the actual weight of the aircraft and its contents. Also referred to as G-loading.
Industry:Aviation
An imaginary line through an aircraft from nose to tail, passing through its center of gravity. The longitudinal axis is also called the roll axis of the aircraft. Movement of the ailerons rotates an airplane about its longitudinal axis.
Industry:Aviation
Stability about the lateral axis. A desirable characteristic of an airplane whereby it tends to return to its trimmed angle of attack after displacement.
Industry:Aviation
Stability about the lateral axis. A desirable characteristic of an airplane whereby it tends to return to its trimmed angle of attack after displacement.
Industry:Aviation
Airflow separation behind a shock-wave pressure barrier caused by airflow over flight surfaces exceeding the speed of sound.
Industry:Aviation
A device to alert the pilot of inadvertent excursions beyond its certified maximum operating speed.
Industry:Aviation
