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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Frost

Aviation; Aircraft

Ice crystal deposits formed by sublimation when temperature and dewpoint are below freezing.

Rime ice

Aviation; Aircraft

Rough, milky, opaque ice formed by the instantaneous freezing of small supercooled water droplets.

Fuel load

Aviation; Aircraft

The expendable part of the load of the airplane. It includes only usable fuel, not fuel required to fill the lines or that which remains trapped in the tank sumps.

Risk

Aviation; Aircraft

The future impact of a hazard that is not eliminated or controlled.

Fundamental skills

Aviation; Aircraft

Pilot skills of instrument cross-check, instrument interpretation, and aircraft control.

Risk elements

Aviation; Aircraft

There are four fundamental risk elements in aviation: the pilot, the aircraft, the environment, and the type of operation that comprise any given aviation situation.