Airplanes & equipment

Airplanes & equipment

Industry: Aviation

Add a new term

Contributors in Airplanes & equipment

Become a Contributors

Airplanes & equipment

collective pitch

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A cockpit control that changes the PITCH of a helicopter's rotor blades; used in climbing or descending.

collector ring

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A circular duct on a radial engine into which exhaust gases from its cylinders are safely discharged.

common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A frequency designed for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an airport without an operating control tower. The CTAF may be a UNICOM, Multicom, FSS, or ...

commuter

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An air carrier operator operating under 14 CFR 135 that carries passengers on at least five round trips per week on at least one route between two or more points according to its published flight ...

compass course

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A bearing as indicated by the horizontal angle between the compass needle and the centerline of the aircraft. A Compass Course is equal to a True Course ± variation and deviation; also equal to a ...