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Airplane flying
Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.
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Attitude
Aviation; Airplane flying
The position of an aircraft as determined by the relationship of its axes and a reference, usually the earth's horizon.
Balloon
Aviation; Airplane flying
The result of a too aggressive flare during landing causing the aircraft to climb.
Chord line
Aviation; Airplane flying
An imaginary straight line drawn through an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge.
Centre of gravity (CG)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The point at which an airplane would balance if it were possible to suspend it at that point. It is the mass centre of the airplane, or the theoretical point at which the entire weight of the ...
Centrifugal flow compressor
Aviation; Airplane flying
An impeller-shaped device that receives air at its centre and slings air outward at high velocity into a diffuser for increased pressure. Also referred to as a radial outflow compressor.
Cascade reverser
Aviation; Airplane flying
A thrust reverser normally found on turbofan engines in which a blocker door and a series of cascade vanes are used to redirect exhaust gases in a forward direction.
