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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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gyroscopic precession
Aviation; Aircraft
An inherent quality of rotating bodies, which causes an applied force to be manifested 90° in the direction of rotation from the point where the force is applied.
semicircular canal
Aviation; Aircraft
An inner ear organ that detects angular acceleration of the body.
absolute altitude
Aviation; Aircraft
The actual distance between an aircraft and the terrain over which it is flying.
hazardous attitudes
Aviation; Aircraft
Five aeronautical decision-making attitudes that may contribute to poor pilot judgment: anti-authority, impulsivity, invulnerability, machismo, and resignation.
semimonocoque
Aviation; Aircraft
A fuselage design that includes a substructure of bulkheads and/or formers, along with stringers, to support flight loads and stresses imposed on the fuselage.
absolute pressure
Aviation; Aircraft
Pressure measured from the reference of zero pressure, or a vacuum.
hazardous inflight weather advisory service (HIWAS)
Aviation; Aircraft
Service providing recorded weather forecasts broadcast to airborne pilots over selected VORs.
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