Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

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headwind component

Aviation; Airplane flying

The component of atmospheric winds that acts opposite to the aircraft’s flightpath.

high performance aircraft

Aviation; Airplane flying

An aircraft with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.

horizon

Aviation; Airplane flying

The line of sight boundary between the earth and the sky.

horsepower

Aviation; Airplane flying

The term, originated by inventor James Watt, means the amount of work a horse could do in one second. One horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second, or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute.

In gas turbine engines, a start which occurs with normal engine rotation, but exhaust temperature exceeds prescribed limits. This is usually caused by an excessively rich mixture in the combustor. ...

hung start

Aviation; Airplane flying

In gas turbine engines, a condition of normal light off but with r.p.m. remaining at some low value rather than increasing to the normal idle r.p.m. This is often the result of insufficient power to ...