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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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minimum en route altitude (MEA)

Aviation; Aircraft

The lowest published altitude between radio fixes that ensures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes.

unusual attitude

Aviation; Aircraft

An unintentional, unanticipated, or extreme aircraft attitude.

bypass ratio

Aviation; Aircraft

The ratio of the mass airflow in pounds per second through the fan section of a turbofan engine to the mass airflow that passes through the gas generator portion of the engine.

magnus effect

Aviation; Aircraft

Lifting force produced when a rotating cylinder produces a pressure differential. This is the same effect that makes a baseball curve or a golf ball slice.

traffic information service (TIS)

Aviation; Aircraft

A ground-based service providing information to the flight deck via data link using the S-mode transponder and altitude encoder to improve the safety and efficiency of “see and ...