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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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ground clutter

Aviation; Aeronautics

A pattern produced on the radarscope by ground returns which may degrade other radar returns in the affected area.

ramp

Aviation; Aeronautics

A paved area on an airport, usually around the hangars where aircraft can be parked. Most ramps have provision for securing aircraft so they will not be blown away by strong ...

taxiway

Aviation; Aeronautics

A paved strip that parallels the runways. Aircraft move along the taxiways from the terminal to the end of the runway so they will not interfere with aircraft using the runway for ...

calendar month

Aviation; Aeronautics

A period of time used by the FAA for inspection and certification purposes. One calendar month from a given day extends from that day until midnight of the last day of that month. ...

vibration

Aviation; Aeronautics

A periodically reversing motion in which a body moves from one side to the other of its at-rest position. Every physical body has a natural resonant frequency at which it vibrates ...

permanent set

Aviation; Aeronautics

A permanent deformation in a material that has been strained beyond its elastic limit. According to Hooke’s law, a material deforms, or strains, in proportion to the amount of ...

horseshoe magnet

Aviation; Aeronautics

A permanent magnet formed in the shape of the letter U, the shape of a horseshoe. The poles of a horseshoe magnet are close together, and the magnetic flux between them is ...