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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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iron compass
Aviation; General aviation
Railroad tracks, favored by pilots of yore as a dependable aid to surface navigation before radio.
downwash
Aviation; General aviation
The air deflected perpendicular to the direction of movement of an airfoil.
dry weight
Aviation; General aviation
The weight of an engine exclusive of any fuel, oil, and coolant.
earth-inductor compass
Aviation; General aviation
One whose indications depend on the current generated in a coil revolving in the earth's magnetic field.
fairing
Aviation; General aviation
An added streamlining structure or auxiliary member, most often of light metal, whose only purpose is to reduce drag.
feathering
Aviation; General aviation
In the event of engine failure, the process of adjusting a controllable-pitch propeller to a pitch position where the blade angle is about 90° to the plane of rotation in order to to stop its ...
