Airplanes & equipment

Airplanes & equipment

Industry: Aviation

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monocoque

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Type of fuselage design with little or no internal bracing other than bulkheads, where the outer skin bears the main stresses; usually round or oval in cross-section. Additional classifications are ...

mean sea level (MSL)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of tide; used as a reference for elevations, and differentiated from AGL.

nacelle

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A streamlined enclosure or housing to protect something such as the crew, engine, or landing gear. French: nacelle, from Latin, navicella, little ship.

national airspace system (NAS)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The common network of US airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment and services, airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information and services; rules, regulations and procedures, ...

non-directional beacon (NDB)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An LF, MF, or UHF radio beacon transmitting non-directional signals whereby the pilot of an aircraft equipped with direction finding equipment can determine his bearing to or from the radio beacon ...

on the beam

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A leftover phrase from ADCOCK Radio Range days still means the same thing today—"You are headed in the right direction," as when you you hear a steady broadcast tone beamed from your target radio ...