Aviation

Aviation

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

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false horizon

Aviation; Aircraft

Inaccurate visual information for aligning the aircraft, caused by various natural and geometric formations that disorient the pilot from the actual horizon.

radio or radar altimeter

Aviation; Aircraft

An electronic altimeter that determines the height of an aircraft above the terrain by measuring the time needed for a pulse of radio-frequency energy to travel from the aircraft ...

compass rose

Aviation; Aircraft

A small circle graduated in 360° increments, to show direction expressed in degrees.

minimum reception altitude (MRA)

Aviation; Aircraft

The lowest altitude at which an airway intersection can be determined.

vapor lock

Aviation; Aircraft

A problem that mostly affects gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engines. It occurs when the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery ...