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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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final approach
Aviation; Aircraft
Part of an instrument approach procedure in which alignment and descent for landing are accomplished.
ranging signals
Aviation; Aircraft
Transmitted from the GPS satellite, signals allowing the aircraft’s receiver to determine range (distance) from each satellite.
compressor stall
Aviation; Aircraft
In gas turbine engines, a condition in an axial-flow compressor in which one or more stages of rotor blades fail to pass air smoothly to the succeeding stages. A stall condition ...
minimums section
Aviation; Aircraft
The area on an IAP chart that displays the lowest altitude and visibility requirements for the approach.
final approach fix (FAF)
Aviation; Aircraft
The fix from which the IFR final approach to an airport is executed, and which identifies the beginning of the final approach segment. An FAF is designated on government charts by ...
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