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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Static longitudinal stability

Aviation; Aircraft

The aerodynamic pitching moments required to return the aircraft to the equilibrium angle of attack.

Altimeter

Aviation; Aircraft

A flight instrument that indicates altitude by sensing pressure changes.

The estimation of an intermediate value of a quantity that falls between marked values in a series. Example: In a measurement of length, with a rule that is marked in eighths of an inch, the value ...

Static pressure

Aviation; Aircraft

Pressure of air that is still or not moving, measured perpendicular to the surface of the aircraft.

Altimeter setting

Aviation; Aircraft

Station pressure (the barometric pressure at the location the reading is taken) which has been corrected for the height of the station above sea level.