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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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aeronautical chart
Aviation; Aircraft
A map used in air navigation containing all or part of the following: topographic features, hazards and obstructions, navigation aids, navigation routes, designated airspace, and ...
skin friction drag
Aviation; Aircraft
Drag generated between air molecules and the solid surface of the aircraft.
aeronautical decision-making (ADM)
Aviation; Aircraft
A systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances.
horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
Aviation; Aircraft
A flight navigation instrument that combines the heading indicator with a CDI, in order to provide the pilot with better situational awareness of location with respect to the ...
slant range
Aviation; Aircraft
The horizontal distance from the aircraft antenna to the ground station, due to line-of-sight transmission of the DME signal.
agonic line
Aviation; Aircraft
An irregular imaginary line across the surface of the Earth along which the magnetic and geographic poles are in alignment, and along which there is no magnetic variation.
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