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

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wind shear

Aviation; Aircraft

A sudden, drastic shift in windspeed, direction, or both that may occur in the horizontal or vertical plane.

A personal motivational predisposition to respond to persons, situations, or events in a given manner that can, nevertheless, be changed or modified through training as sort of a mental shortcut to ...

leading edge devices

Aviation; Aircraft

High lift devices which are found on the leading edge of the airfoil. The most common types are fixed slots, movable slats, and leading edge flaps.

taxiway lights

Aviation; Aircraft

Omnidirectional lights that outline the edges of the taxiway and are blue in color.

cruise clearance

Aviation; Aircraft

An ATC clearance issued to allow a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance. Also authorizes a pilot to ...

omission error

Aviation; Aircraft

The failure to anticipate significant instrument indications following attitude changes; for example, concentrating on pitch control while forgetting about heading or roll information, resulting in ...