Aircraft

Aircraft

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

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Weight

Aviation; Aircraft

The force exerted by an aircraft from the pull of gravity.

Area navigation (RNAV)

Aviation; Aircraft

Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using waypoints.

Lateral stability (rolling)

Aviation; Aircraft

The stability about the longitudinal axis of an aircraft. Rolling stability or the ability of an airplane to return to level flight due to a disturbance that causes one of the wings to drop.

Tactical air navigation (TACAN)

Aviation; Aircraft

An electronic navigation system used by military aircraft, providing both distance and direction information.

Critical altitude

Aviation; Aircraft

The maximum altitude under standard atmospheric conditions at which a turbocharged engine can produce its rated horsepower.

Nonprecision approach

Aviation; Aircraft

A standard instrument approach procedure in which only horizontal guidance is provided.

Wide area augmentation system (WAAS)

A differential global positioning system (DGPS) that improves the accuracy of the system by determining position error from the GPS satellites, then transmitting the error, or corrective factors, to ...