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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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gimbal ring
Aviation; Aircraft
A type of support that allows an object, such as a gyroscope, to remain in an upright condition when its base is tilted.
glideslope (GS)
Aviation; Aircraft
Part of the ILS that projects a radio beam upward at an angle of approximately 3° from the approach end of an instrument runway. The glideslope provides vertical guidance to ...
ruddervator
Aviation; Aircraft
A pair of control surfaces on the tail of an aircraft arranged in the form of a V. These surfaces, when moved together by the control wheel, serve as elevators, and when moved ...
glideslope intercept altitude
Aviation; Aircraft
The minimum altitude of an intermediate approach segment prescribed for a precision approach that ensures obstacle clearance.
runway centerline lights
Aviation; Aircraft
Runway lighting which consists of flush centerline lights spaced at 50-foot intervals beginning 75 feet from the landing threshold.
global landing system (GLS)
Aviation; Aircraft
An instrument approach with lateral and vertical guidance with integrity limits (similar to barometric vertical navigation (BARO VNAV).
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