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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alternate airport

Aviation; Aircraft

An airport designated in an IFR flight plan, providing a suitable destination if a landing at the intended airport becomes inadvisable.

international civil aviation organization (ICAO)

Aviation; Aircraft

The United Nations agency for developing the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fostering planning and development of international civil air transport.

standard weights

Aviation; Aircraft

Weights established for numerous items involved in weight and balance computations. These weights should not be used if actual weights are available.

A valve in the instrument static air system that supplies reference air pressure to the altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator if the normal static pickup should become clogged ...