Airplanes & equipment

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military operations area (MOA)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Airspace established outside of Class A airspace area to separate or segregate certain non-hazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are ...

prohibited area

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Airspace designated under part 73 within which no person may operate an aircraft without the permission of the using agency.

restricted area

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Airspace designated under FAR Part 73, within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restriction. Most restricted areas are designated joint use and IFR/VFR ...

warning area

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A warning area is airspace of defined dimensions extending from 3 nautical miles outward from the coast of the USA, that contains activity that may be hazardous to non-participating aircraft. The ...

split flap

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A FLAP built into the underside of a wing, as opposed to a Full Flap wherein a whole portion of the trailing edge is used.

spoiler

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A long, movable, narrow plate along the upper surface of an airplane wing used to reduce lift and increase drag by breaking or spoiling the smoothness of the airflow.