Airplanes & equipment

Airplanes & equipment

Industry: Aviation

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Airplanes & equipment

HIVE

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Hover In Ground Effect. Hovering close to the ground, which increases efficiency.

HOGE

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Hover Out of Ground Effect. Any helecopter flying higher than one rotor diameter off the ground, where there is no increased efficiency caused by the interaction of rotor downwash and the ground.

Instrument flight rules

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Flying only using information on the aircraft instruments, with visual references all hampered by clouds, fog etc.

Landing gear

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Retractable equipment used in supporting the aircraft when landing and on the ground. Wheels are most commonly used but skis and floats are used for landing on snow, ice and water.