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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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acceleration
Aviation; Aircraft
Force involved in overcoming inertia, and which may be defined as a change in velocity per unit of time.
head-up display (HUD)
Aviation; Aircraft
A special type of flight viewing screen that allows the pilot to watch the flight instruments and other data while looking through the windshield of the aircraft for other ...
acceleration error
Aviation; Aircraft
A magnetic compass error apparent when the aircraft accelerates while flying on an easterly or westerly heading, causing the compass card to rotate toward North.
signal-to-noise ratio
Aviation; Aircraft
An indication of signal strength received compared to background noise, which is a measure of the adequacy of the received signal.
accelerometer
Aviation; Aircraft
A part of an inertial navigation system (INS) that accurately measures the force of acceleration in one direction.
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