Aviation

Aviation

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

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pivotal altitude

Aviation; Airplane flying

A specific altitude at which, when an airplane turns at a given groundspeed, a projecting of the sighting reference line to a selected point on the ground will appear to pivot on ...

pneumatic systems

Aviation; Airplane flying

The power system in an aircraft used for operating such items as landing gear, brakes, and wing flaps with compressed air as the operating fluid.

porpoising

Aviation; Airplane flying

Oscillating around the lateral axis of the aircraft during landing.

position lights

Aviation; Airplane flying

Lights on an aircraft consisting of a red light on the left wing, a green light on the right wing, and a white light on the tail. CFRs require that these lights be displayed in ...