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Airplane flying
Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.
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true airspeed (TAS)
Aviation; Airplane flying
Calibrated airspeed corrected for altitude and nonstandard temperature. Because air density decreases with an increase in altitude, an airplane has to be flown faster at higher altitudes to cause the ...
true altitude
Aviation; Airplane flying
The vertical distance of the airplane above sea level - the actual altitude. It is often expressed as feet above mean sea level (MSL). Airport, terrain, and obstacle elevations on aeronautical charts ...
T-tail
Aviation; Airplane flying
An aircraft with the horizontal stabilizer mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer, forming a T.
turbine blades
Aviation; Airplane flying
The portion of the turbine assembly that absorbs the energy of the expanding gases and converts it into rotational energy.
turbine outlet temperature (TOT)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The temperature of the gases as they exit the turbine section.
turbine plenum
Aviation; Airplane flying
The portion of the combustor where the gases are collected to be evenly distributed to the turbine blades.
turbine rotors
Aviation; Airplane flying
The portion of the turbine assembly that mounts to the shaft and holds the turbine blades in place.
