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Aviation

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

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accelerate-go distance

Aviation; Airplane flying

The distance required to accelerate to V1 with all engines at takeoff power, experience an engine failure at V1 and continue the takeoff on the remaining engine(s). The runway ...

accelerate-stop distance

Aviation; Airplane flying

The distance required to accelerate to V1 with all engines at takeoff power, experience an engine failure at V1, and abort the takeoff and bring the airplane to a stop using ...

acceleration

Aviation; Airplane flying

Force involved in overcoming inertia, and which may be defined as a change in velocity per unit of time.

accessories

Aviation; Airplane flying

Components that are used with an engine, but are not a part of the engine itself. Units such as magnetos, carburetors, generators, and fuel pumps are commonly installed engine ...

adjustable stabilizer

Aviation; Airplane flying

A stabilizer that can be adjusted in flight to trim the airplane, thereby allowing the airplane to fly hands-off at any given airspeed.

adverse yaw

Aviation; Airplane flying

A condition of flight in which the nose of an airplane tends to yaw toward the outside of the turn. This is caused by the higher induced drag on the outside wing, which is also ...

aerodynamic ceiling

Aviation; Airplane flying

The point (altitude) at which, as the indicated airspeed decreases with altitude, it progressively merges with the low speed buffet boundary where prestall buffet occurs for the ...