Aircraft

Aircraft

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

Industry: Aviation

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false horizon

Aviation; Aircraft

Inaccurate visual information for aligning the aircraft, caused by various natural and geometric formations that disorient the pilot from the actual horizon.

An electronic altimeter that determines the height of an aircraft above the terrain by measuring the time needed for a pulse of radio-frequency energy to travel from the aircraft to the ground and ...

compass rose

Aviation; Aircraft

A small circle graduated in 360° increments, to show direction expressed in degrees.

minimum reception altitude (MRA)

Aviation; Aircraft

The lowest altitude at which an airway intersection can be determined.

vapor lock

Aviation; Aircraft

A problem that mostly affects gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engines. It occurs when the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system. This disrupts the ...