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

Add a new term

Contributors in Aircraft

Become a Contributors

Aircraft

tropopause

Aviation; Aircraft

The boundary layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere which acts as a lid to confine most of the water vapor, and the associated weather, to the troposphere.

dynamic stability

Aviation; Aircraft

The property of an aircraft that causes it, when disturbed from straight-and-level flight, to develop forces or moments that restore the original condition of straight and level.

precision runway monitor (PRM)

Aviation; Aircraft

System allows simultaneous, independent instrument flight rules (IFR) approaches at airports with closely spaced parallel runways.

ceiling

Aviation; Aircraft

The height above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds, which is reported as broken or overcast, or the vertical visibility into an obscuration.

maximum authorized altitude (MAA)

Aviation; Aircraft

A published altitude representing the maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or route segment.

troposphere

Aviation; Aircraft

The layer of the atmosphere extending from the surface to a height of 20,000 to 60,000 feet, depending on latitude.

The decreased amplitude of oscillations by the interaction of magnetic fields. In the case of a vertical card magnetic compass, flux from the oscillating permanent magnet produces eddy currents in a ...