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true air speed (TAS)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Because an air speed indicator indicates true air speed only under standard sea-level conditions, true air speed is usually calculated by adjusting an Indicated Air speed according to temperature, ...
terminal radar service area (TRSA)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Airspace surrounding designated airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and separation on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft. Service provided at a TRSA ...
tetrahedron
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Ground-based, free-rotating, triangular-shaped wind direction indicator, generally placed near a runway, often lighted at major airports.
thrust
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The driving force of a propeller in the line of its shaft or the forward force produced in reaction to the gases expelled rearward from a jet or rocket engine. Opposite of DRAG.
torque
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller; aka Torsion.
touch-and-go
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Landing practice in which an aircraft does not make a full stop after a landing, but proceeds immediately to another take-off.
tractor
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A propeller mounted in front of its engine, pulling an aircraft through the air, as opposed to a PUSHER configuration.
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