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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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adjustable stabilizer
Aviation; Aircraft
A stabilizer that can be adjusted in flight to trim the airplane, thereby allowing the airplane to fly hands-off at any given airspeed.
high performance aircraft
Aviation; Aircraft
An aircraft with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.
simplified directional facility (SDF)
Aviation; Aircraft
A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches. The final approach course is similar to that of an ILS localizer; however, the SDF course may be offset from the runway, ...
adjustable-pitch propeller
Aviation; Aircraft
A propeller with blades whose pitch can be adjusted on the ground with the engine not running, but which cannot be adjusted in flight. Also referred to as a ground adjustable ...
histotoxic hypoxia
Aviation; Aircraft
The inability of cells to effectively use oxygen. Plenty of oxygen is being transported to the cells that need it, but they are unable to use it.
single-pilot resource management (SRM)
Aviation; Aircraft
The ability for a pilot to manage all resources effectively to ensure the outcome of the flight is successful.
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