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Aviation

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

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hypoxia

Aviation; Aircraft

A state of oxygen deficiency in the body sufficient to impair functions of the brain and other organs.

special use airspace

Aviation; Aircraft

Airspace in which flight activities are subject to restrictions that can create limitations on the mixed use of airspace. Consists of prohibited, restricted, warning, military ...

aircraft altitude

Aviation; Aircraft

The actual height above sea level at which the aircraft is flying.

hypoxic hypoxia

Aviation; Aircraft

This type of hypoxia is a result of insufficient oxygen available to the lungs. A decrease of oxygen molecules at sufficient pressure can lead to hypoxic hypoxia.