Aviation

Aviation

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

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movable slat

Aviation; Airplane flying

A movable auxiliary airfoil on the leading edge of a wing. It is closed in normal flight but extends at high angles of attack. This allows air to continue flowing over the top of ...

mushing

Aviation; Airplane flying

A flight condition caused by slow speed where the control surfaces are marginally effective.

N1, N2, N3

Aviation; Airplane flying

Spool speed expressed in percent rpm. N1 on a turboprop is the gas producer speed. N1 on a turbofan or turbojet engine is the fan speed or low pressure spool speed. N2 is the high ...

nacelle

Aviation; Airplane flying

A streamlined enclosure on an aircraft in which an engine is mounted. On multiengine propeller-driven airplanes, the nacelle is normally mounted on the leading edge of the wing.

negative static stability

Aviation; Airplane flying

The initial tendency of an aircraft to continue away from the original state of equilibrium after being disturbed.

negative torque sensing (NTS)

Aviation; Airplane flying

A system in a turboprop engine that prevents the engine from being driven by the propeller. The NTS increases the blade angle when the propellers try to drive the engine.