Airplanes & equipment

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mach or m.

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A number representing the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the surrounding air or medium in which it is moving.

magnetic compass

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The most common liquid-type compass, capable of calibration to compensate for magnetic influences within the aircraft.

magnetic north

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The magnetic North pole, located near 71° North latitude and 96° West longitude, that attracts a magnetic compass which is not influenced by local magnetic attraction, as opposed to GEOGRAPHIC ...

magneto, mag

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An accessory that produces and distributes a high-voltage electric current for ignition of a fuel charge in an internal combustion engine.

The effect on a spinning cylinder or sphere moving through a fluid, in which force acts perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the direction of spin. This is used to advantage in baseball, ...

metar

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Acronym in FAA pilot briefings and weather reports simply means an "aviation routine weather report," but nobody seems certain about the original source. The format was introduced by the French on 1 ...