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bleed air

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Hot air at high pressure, usually from the bypass section of a gas turbine engine, for de-icing, heating, and other uses.

boundary-layer control

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The design or control of slotted or perforated wings with suction methods to reduce undesirable aerodynamic effects caused by the boundary layer—that region adjacent to the boundary where shear ...

(1) An air intake characterized by twin inlets, one on each side of the fuselage. (2) A type of balanced aileron in which the outer edges are noticeably larger than the control itself. See BALANCED ...

elevator

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The movable part of a horizontal airfoil which controls the pitch of an aircraft, the fixed part being the STABILIZER.

elevon

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A hinged device on the rear portion of an aircraft wing combining the functions of an elevator and an aileron. Usually found on delta-wing aircraft, it can be moved in the same direction on either ...

empennage

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An aircraft's tail group, includes rudder and fin, and stabilizer and elevator. Old French: empenner, to feather an arrow, from Latin penna, feather.

en route air traffic control services

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Air traffic control services provided aircraft on IFR flight plans, generally by centers, when these aircraft are operating between departure and destination terminal areas. When equipment, ...