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

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standard rate turn

Aviation; Aircraft

A turn in which an aircraft changes its direction at a rate of 3° per second (360° in 2 minutes) for low- or medium-speed aircraft. For high-speed aircraft, the standard rate turn ...

alert area

Aviation; Aircraft

An area in which there is a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity.

intercooler

Aviation; Aircraft

A device used to reduce the temperatures of the compressed air before it enters the fuel metering device. The resulting cooler air has a higher density, which permits the engine ...

standard service volume (SSV)

Aviation; Aircraft

Defines the limits of the volume of airspace which the VOR serves.

almanac data

Aviation; Aircraft

Information the global positioning system (GPS) receiver can obtain from one satellite which describes the approximate orbital positioning of all satellites in the constellation. ...

interference drag

Aviation; Aircraft

Drag generated by the collision of airstreams creating eddy currents, turbulence, or restrictions to smooth flow.

standard terminal arrival route (STAR)

Aviation; Aircraft

A preplanned IFR ATC arrival procedure published for pilot use in graphic and/or textual form.