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Airplanes & equipment

Industry: Aviation

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Blimp

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Form of airship which has a non-rigid structure, rather the shape is maintained by internal pressure.

Control surface

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Movable surfaces on the wings of an aircraft to control motion, e.g. the ailerons, elevators and rudder.

Center of gravity

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Where the aircraft's mass is balanced. This may change according to the distribution of passengers, luggage and fuel in the airplane.

The direction in which the aircraft is moving. This is different from the 'heading' which is the direction the aircraft is pointing. Although the aircraft is pointing a particular way, crosswinds may ...

Crab

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Having calculated the effect of wind on the direction of the aircraft, the pilot will change the heading of the aircraft (the direction the aircraft is pointing) so that the course of the aircraft ...