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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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equivalent shaft horsepower (ESHP)
Aviation; Airplane flying
A measurement of the total horse-power of a turboprop engine, including that provided by jet thrust.
exhaust gas temperature (EGT)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The temperature of the exhaust gases as they leave the cylinders of a reciprocating engine or the turbine section of a turbine engine.
exhaust manifold
Aviation; Airplane flying
The part of the engine that collects exhaust gases leaving the cylinders.
exhaust
Aviation; Airplane flying
The rear opening of a turbine engine exhaust duct. The nozzle acts as an orifice, the size of which determines the density and velocity of the gases as they emerge from the ...
false horizon
Aviation; Airplane flying
An optical illusion where the pilot confuses a row of lights along a road or other straight line as the horizon.
feathering propeller
Aviation; Airplane flying
A controllable pitch propeller with a pitch range sufficient to allow the blades to be turned parallel to the line of flight to reduce drag and prevent further damage to an engine ...
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