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Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Devised for reasons of clarity in aviation voice radio, this is the current NATO version in global use:
altimeter
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An adjustable aneroid-barometric cockpit instrument used to measure an aircraft's altitude.
amphibian, amphibion
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A SEAPLANE or FLOATPLANE with retractable wheels for use on land, as well. The latter spelling was used in the '20s and '30s but has since fallen out of favor.
angle of attack
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The acute angle at which a moving airfoil meets the airstream.
angle of incidence
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The angle at which an airfoil is normally fixed in relation to the longitudinal axis of an aircraft.
anhedral
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The downward angle of a wing in relation to a horizontal cross-section line; aka CATHEDRAL. See DIHEDRAL.
