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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time and speed table

Aviation; Aircraft

A table depicted on an instrument approach procedure chart that identifies the distance from the FAF to the MAP, and provides the time required to transit that distance based on various groundspeeds.

dewpoint

Aviation; Aircraft

The temperature at which air reaches a state where it can hold no more water.

pilot report (pirep)

Aviation; Aircraft

Report of meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft.

A magnetic compass that consists of an azimuth on a vertical card, resembling a heading indicator with a fixed miniature airplane to accurately present the heading of the aircraft. The design uses ...

flameout

Aviation; Aircraft

A condition in the operation of a gas turbine engine in which the fire in the engine goes out due to either too much or too little fuel sprayed into the combustors.

reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM)

Aviation; Aircraft

Reduces the vertical separation between flight levels (FL) 290 and 410 from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, and makes six additional FLs available for operation. Also see DRVSM.