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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dead reckoning

Aviation; Aircraft

Navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.

outer marker

Aviation; Aircraft

A marker beacon at or near the glideslope intercept altitude of an ILS approach. It is normally located four to seven miles from the runway threshold on the extended centerline of the runway.

wings

Aviation; Aircraft

Airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage and are the main lifting surfaces that support the airplane in flight.

attitude management

Aviation; Aircraft

The ability to recognize hazardous attitudes in oneself and the willingness to modify them as necessary through the application of an appropriate antidote thought.

limit load factor

Aviation; Aircraft

Amount of stress, or load factor, that an aircraft can withstand before structural damage or failure occurs.

tension

Aviation; Aircraft

Maintaining an excessively strong grip on the control column, usually resulting in an overcontrolled situation.

deceleration error

Aviation; Aircraft

A magnetic compass error that occurs when the aircraft decelerates while flying on an easterly or westerly heading, causing the compass card to rotate toward South.