General aviation

General aviation

The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.

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The agent used to aid in the reduction of friction between two parts. This term is used for many substances, which in turn are used in many different ways. They are all, however, used to reach the ...

Main Gear

Aviation; General aviation

Also Main Landing Gear. The large, heavy-duty landing gear struts and wheels that support most of the weight of the airplane. They are usually under the wing or under the fuselage near the center of ...

Midrange

Aviation; General aviation

The power band of an engine between idle and full throttle.

Mixing

Aviation; General aviation

Radios with mixing will take two or more controls and mix their output in relation to stick input. The number of channels that can be mixed, and the precision of the mixing curve, or number of curve ...

Mixing Arm

Aviation; General aviation

A specialized lever which has three or more pivots. The length between pivots will determine the proportion of the mix between two or more linkages.

Mixture

Aviation; General aviation

Any electric motor used in the model. Examples are the servo motors, which move the servo arms, and thus the control surfaces. There are also kits which use electric motors in place of the engine for ...