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Aeronautics
The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.
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pancake landing
Aviation; Aeronautics
A landing in which the aircraft is flared out (leveled off) several feet above the surface of the ground. As the aircraft loses its forward speed and aerodynamic lift, it drops to the ground in a ...
downwind landing
Aviation; Aeronautics
A landing in which the aircraft is moving in the same direction the wind is blowing. Normal landings are made into the wind, or upwind, allowing the wind to slow the ground speed of the ...
dead-stick landing
Aviation; Aeronautics
A landing made by an aircraft when the engine is producing no power.
crosswind landing
Aviation; Aeronautics
A landing made in a direction across, or nearly perpendicular to, the direction from which the wind is blowing.
machine language
Aviation; Aeronautics
A language, made up of zeros and ones, that is usable by a digital computer. Machine language is difficult to write into a computer, so compilers and assemblers are used. A compiler is a special ...
superadiabatic lapse rate
Aviation; Aeronautics
A lapse rate greater than the dry-adiabatic lapse rate, greater than 3°F per thousand feet.
leaf brake
Aviation; Aeronautics
A large bending tool used to make straight bends across a sheet of metal. The metal to be bent is clamped between a flat lower jaw and an upper jaw fitted with a radius bar having the proper bend ...
