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load factor (g)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The proportion between lift and weight commonly seen as g (sometimes capitalized)—a unit of force equal to the force of gravity times one.
lofting
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Design or fabrication of a complex aircraft component, as with sheet metal, using actual-size patterns or plans, generally laid out on a floor. The term was borrowed from boat builders.
longeron
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A principal longitudinal member of a fuselage's framing, usually continuous across a number of supporting points.
loop antenna
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A circular radio antenna, either in the open or in a streamlined, teardrop housing, remotely turned 360° to fine-tune a station in league with other radio-directive devices. See also RADIO COMPASS, ...
loran
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Long Range Navigation system, which utilizes timing differences between multiple low-frequency transmissions to provide accurate latitude/longitude position information to within 50'.
lighter-than-air craft (LTA)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Generally refers to powered blimps and dirigibles, but often also includes free balloons.
lunkenheimer valve
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A manual fuel drain placed handily along a fuel line for checking avgas, such as for water or sediment contaminations.
