Aviation

Aviation

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

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ground track

Aviation; Airplane flying

The aircraft’s path over the ground when in flight.

gust penetration speed

Aviation; Airplane flying

The speed that gives the greatest margin between the high and low mach speed buffets.

gyroscopic precession

Aviation; Airplane flying

An inherent quality of rotating bodies, which causes an applied force to be manifested 90º in the direction of rotation from the point where the force is applied.

hand propping

Aviation; Airplane flying

Starting an engine by rotating the propeller by hand.

heading

Aviation; Airplane flying

The direction in which the nose of the aircraft is pointing during flight.

heading bug

Aviation; Airplane flying

A marker on the heading indicator that can be rotated to a specific heading for reference purposes, or to command an autopilot to fly that heading.

heading indicator

Aviation; Airplane flying

An instrument which senses airplane movement and displays heading based on a 360º azimuth, with the final zero omitted. The heading indicator, also called a directional gyro, is ...