Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

Industry: Aviation

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Magnetic compass

Aviation; Airplane flying

A device for determining direction measured from magnetic north.

Maximum takeoff weight

Aviation; Airplane flying

The maximum allowable weight for takeoff.

A propeller system with a pitch change mechanism that includes full reversing capability. When the pilot moves the throttle controls to reverse, the blade angle changes to a pitch angle and produces ...

Relative wind

Aviation; Airplane flying

The direction of the airflow with respect to the wing. If a wing moves forward horizontally, the relative wind moves backward horizontally. Relative wind is parallel to and opposite the flightpath of ...

Region of reverse command

Aviation; Airplane flying

Flight regime in which flight at a higher airspeed requires a lower power setting and a lower airspeed requires a higher power setting in order to maintain altitude.

Rudder

Aviation; Airplane flying

The movable primary control surface mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical fin of an airplane. Movement of the rudder rotates the airplane about its vertical axis.