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earth-inductor compass
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
One whose indications depend on the current generated in a coil revolving in the earth's magnetic field.
standard rate turn
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A turn in which the heading of an aircraft changes 3° per second, or 360° in two minutes.
static wire
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A clip-on wire used to ground an aircraft by drawing off static electricity, a potential fire hazard, during refueling.
supersonic
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Speed of flight at or greater than Mach 1.0; literally, faster than the speed of sound.
sweepback
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A backward inclination of an airfoil from root to tip in a way that causes the leading edge and often the trailing edge to meet relative wind obliquely, as wingforms that are swept back.
swing-wing
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A wing whose horizontal angle to the fuselage centerline can be adjusted in flight to vary aircraft motion at differing speeds.
tarmac
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
(1) A bituminous material used in paving; a trade name for Tar MacAdam. (2) An airport surface paved with this substance, especially a runway or an APRON at a hangar.
