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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Wingtip vortices that are created when an airplane generates lift. When an airplane generates lift, air spills over the wingtips from the high pressure areas below the wings to the low pressure areas ...

force (F)

Aviation; Aircraft

The energy applied to an object that attempts to cause the object to change its direction, speed, or motion. In aerodynamics, it is expressed as F, T (thrust), L (lift), W (weight), or D (drag), ...

reverse sensing

Aviation; Aircraft

The VOR needle appearing to indicate the reverse of normal operation.

coordinated flight

Aviation; Aircraft

Flight with a minimum disturbance of the forces maintaining equilibrium, established via effective control use.

negative static stability

Aviation; Aircraft

The initial tendency of an aircraft to continue away from the original state of equilibrium after being disturbed.

warm front

Aviation; Aircraft

The boundary area formed when a warm air mass contacts and flows over a colder air mass. Warm fronts cause low ceilings and rain.

foreign object damage (FOD)

Aviation; Aircraft

Damage to a gas turbine engine caused by some object being sucked into the engine while it is running. Debris from runways or taxiways can cause foreign object damage during ground operations, and ...