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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procedure turn

Aviation; Aircraft

A maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to reverse direction to establish an aircraft on the intermediate approach segment or final approach course.

checklist

Aviation; Aircraft

A tool that is used as a human factors aid in aviation safety. It is a systematic and sequential list of all operations that must be performed to properly accomplish a task.

mesophere

Aviation; Aircraft

A layer of the atmosphere directly above the stratosphere.

turbojet engine

Aviation; Aircraft

A turbine engine which produces its thrust entirely by accelerating the air through the engine.

Induced nearsightedness that is associated with flying at night, in instrument meteorological conditions and/or reduced visibility. With nothing to focus on, the eyes automatically focus on a point ...