Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

Industry: Aviation

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minimum drag speed (L/DMAX)

Aviation; Airplane flying

The point on the total drag curve where the lift-to-drag ratio is the greatest. At this speed, total drag is minimized.

mixture

Aviation; Airplane flying

The ratio of fuel to air entering the engine’s cylinders.

maximum mach operating speed (MMO)

Maximum operating speed expressed in terms of a decimal of mach speed. The MMO speed is associated with operations at higher altitudes and is usually more concerned with compressibility effects and ...

moment arm

Aviation; Airplane flying

The distance from a datum to the applied force.

moment index

Aviation; Airplane flying

A moment divided by a constant such as 100, 1,000, or 10,000. The purpose of using a moment index is to simplify weight and balance computations of airplanes where heavy items and long arms result in ...

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Aviation; Airplane flying

moment

Aviation; Airplane flying

The product of the weight of an item multiplied by its arm. Moments are expressed in pound-inches (lb-in). Total moment is the weight of the airplane multiplied by the distance between the datum and ...