Aviation

Aviation

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

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glass cockpit

Aviation; Aircraft

Said of an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.

glider

Aviation; Aircraft

An unpowered aircraft capable of maintaining altitude only briefly after release from tow, then gliding to earth.

flight envelope

Aviation; Aircraft

An aircraft's performance limits, specifically the curves of speed plotted against other variables to indicate the limits of speed, altitude, and acceleration that a particular ...

flight plan

Aviation; Aircraft

Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft, filed orally or in writing with an FSS or an ATC facility.

stringers

Aviation; Aircraft

A part of the aircraft fuselage and wing structure that acts as a stiffener and assists the skin to carry direct loads in the direction of its length. A stringer is a thin wooden ...