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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Induction icing

Aviation; Aircraft

A type of ice in the induction system that reduces the amount of air available for combustion. The most commonly found induction icing is carburetor icing.

Stability

Aviation; Aircraft

The inherent quality of an airplane to correct for conditions that may disturb its equilibrium, and to return or to continue on the original flightpath. It is primarily an airplane design ...

Airport surface detection equipment (ASDE)

Aviation; Aircraft

Radar equipment specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an airport, presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment visual ...

Inertial navigation system (INS)

Aviation; Aircraft

A computer-based navigation system that tracks the movement of an aircraft via signals produced by onboard accelerometers. The location of the aircraft is entered into the computer, and all ...