Aeronautics

Aeronautics

The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.

Industry: Aviation

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lean mixture

Aviation; Aeronautics

A fuel-air mixture that contains more than 15 parts of air to 1 part of fuel, by weight.

auto lean

Aviation; Aeronautics

A fuel-air mixture whose ratio is kept constant in the lean range by an automatic mixture control in the carburetor or fuel injection system.

auto rich

Aviation; Aeronautics

A fuel-air mixture whose ratio is kept constant in the rich range by an automatic mixture control in the carburetor or fuel injection system.

mock-up

Aviation; Aeronautics

A full-sized imitation of a real device. Mock-ups of complex and costly devices, such as aircraft and space vehicles, are built to assure that all the different systems and components will work ...

A full-stall landing of an airplane equipped with a tail wheel. In a three-point landing, the main wheels and the tail wheel touch the ground at the same time. A three-point landing with a tail wheel ...

automatic altitude reporting

Aviation; Aeronautics

A function of a radar beacon transponder that responds to Mode C interrogations by transmitting the aircraft’s altitude in 100-foot increments.

mode C intruder alert

Aviation; Aeronautics

A function of certain air traffic control automatic systems designed to alert radar controllers to existing or pending situations between a tracked target (known IFR or VFR aircraft) and an untracked ...