Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

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attitude and heading reference system (AHRS)

Aviation; Aircraft

A system composed of three-axis sensors that provide heading, attitude, and yaw information for aircraft. AHRS are designed to replace traditional mechanical gyroscopic flight instruments and provide ...

leading-edge flap

Aviation; Aircraft

A portion of the leading edge of an airplane wing that folds downward to increase the camber, lift, and drag of the wing. The leading-edge flaps are extended for takeoffs and landings to increase the ...

taxiway turnoff lights

Aviation; Aircraft

Lights that are flush with the runway which emit a steady green color.

current induction

Aviation; Aircraft

An electrical current being induced into, or generated in, any conductor that is crossed by lines of flux from any magnet.

optical illusion

Aviation; Aircraft

A misleading visual image. For the purpose of this handbook, the term refers to the brain’s misinterpretation of features on the ground associated with landing, which causes a pilot to misread the ...

wing area

Aviation; Aircraft

The total surface of the wing (in square feet), which includes control surfaces and may include wing area covered by the fuselage (main body of the airplane), and engine nacelles.