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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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precession
Aviation; Aircraft
The characteristic of a gyroscope that causes an applied force to be felt, not at the point of application, but 90° from that point in the direction of rotation.
calibrated airspeed
Aviation; Aircraft
The speed at which the aircraft is moving through the air, found by correcting IAS for instrument and position errors.
maneuvering speed (VA)
Aviation; Aircraft
The maximum speed at which full, abrupt control movement can be used without overstressing the airframe.
transponder code
Aviation; Aircraft
One of 4,096 four-digit discrete codes ATC assigns to distinguish between aircraft.
precipitation
Aviation; Aircraft
Any or all forms of water particles (rain, sleet, hail, or snow) that fall from the atmosphere and reach the surface.
calibrated orifice
Aviation; Aircraft
A hole of specific diameter used to delay the pressure change in the case of a vertical speed indicator.
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