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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glass cockpit

Aviation; Aircraft

Said of an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.

glider

Aviation; Aircraft

An unpowered aircraft capable of maintaining altitude only briefly after release from tow, then gliding to earth.

An aircraft's performance limits, specifically the curves of speed plotted against other variables to indicate the limits of speed, altitude, and acceleration that a particular aircraft cannot safely ...

flight plan

Aviation; Aircraft

Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft, filed orally or in writing with an FSS or an ATC facility.

stringers

Aviation; Aircraft

A part of the aircraft fuselage and wing structure that acts as a stiffener and assists the skin to carry direct loads in the direction of its length. A stringer is a thin wooden or metallic strip ...