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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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jet stream
Aviation; Aircraft
A high-velocity narrow stream of winds, usually found near the upper limit of the troposphere, which flows generally from west to east.
stratoshere
Aviation; Aircraft
A layer of the atmosphere above the tropopause extending to a height of approximately 160,000 feet.
aneroid barometer
Aviation; Aircraft
An instrument that measures the absolute pressure of the atmosphere by balancing the weight of the air above it against the spring action of the aneroid.
angle of attack
Aviation; Aircraft
The acute angle formed between the chord line of an airfoil and the direction of the air striking the airfoil.
kollsman window
Aviation; Aircraft
A barometric scale window of a sensitive altimeter used to adjust the altitude for the altimeter setting.
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