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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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advection fog
Aviation; Aircraft
Fog resulting from the movement of warm, humid air over a cold surface.
altimeter setting
Aviation; Aircraft
Station pressure (the barometric pressure at the location the reading is taken) which has been corrected for the height of the station above sea level.
static stability
Aviation; Aircraft
The initial tendency an aircraft displays when disturbed from a state of equilibrium.
altitude engine
Aviation; Aircraft
A reciprocating aircraft engine having a rated takeoff power that is producible from sea level to an established higher altitude.
inversion illusion
Aviation; Aircraft
The feeling that the aircraft is tumbling backwards, caused by an abrupt change from climb to straight-and-level flight while in situations lacking visual reference.
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