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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locator middle marker (LMM)

Aviation; Aircraft

Nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) compass locator, collocated with a middle marker (MM).

threshold crossing height (TCH)

Aviation; Aircraft

The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintained the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or MLS ...

deposition

Aviation; Aircraft

The direct transformation of a gas to a solid state, in which the liquid state is bypassed. Some sources use sublimation to describe this process instead of deposition.

personality

Aviation; Aircraft

The embodiment of personal traits and characteristics of an individual that are set at a very early age and extremely resistant to change.

aviation routine weather report (METAR)

Aviation; Aircraft

Observation of current surface weather reported in a standard international format.

locator outer marker (LOM)

Aviation; Aircraft

NDB compass locator, collocated with an outer marker (OM).

The force which imparts a change in the velocity of a mass. This force is measured in pounds but has no element of time or rate. The term “thrust required” is generally associated with jet engines. A ...