Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

Industry: Aviation

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Aircraft

A chart that relates velocity to load factor. It is valid only for a specific weight, configuration and altitude and shows the maximum amount of positive or negative lift the airplane is capable of ...

VOR test facility (VOT)

Aviation; Aircraft

A ground facility which emits a test signal to cheque VOR receiver accuracy. Some VOTs are available to the user while airborne, while others are limited to ground use only.

VORTAC

Aviation; Aircraft

A facility consisting of two components, VOR and TACAN, which provides three individual services: VOR azimuth, TACAN azimuth, and TACAN distance (DME) at one site.

V-tail

Aviation; Aircraft

A design which utilises two slanted tail surfaces to perform the same functions as the surfaces of a conventional elevator and rudder configuration. The fixed surfaces act as both horizontal and ...

AIRMET

Aviation; Aircraft

Inflight weather advisory issued as an amendment to the area forecast, concerning weather phenomena of operational interest to all aircraft and that is potentially hazardous to aircraft with limited ...

Automatic dependent surveillance—broadcast (ADS-B)

Aviation; Aircraft

A device used in aircraft that repeatedly broadcasts a message that includes position (such as latitude, longitude, and altitude), velocity, and possibly other information.

Bernoulli’s principle

Aviation; Aircraft

A principle that explains how the pressure of a moving fluid varies with its speed of motion. An increase in the speed of movement causes a decrease in the fluid’s pressure.