Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

Contributors in Airplane flying

Airplane flying

A document developed by the airplane manufacturer and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It is specific to a particular make and model airplane by serial number and it contains ...

Airmanship

Aviation; Airplane flying

A sound acquaintance with the principles of flight, the ability to operate an airplane with competence and precision both on the ground and in the air, and the exercise of sound judgement that ...

Airfoil

Aviation; Airplane flying

An airfoil is any surface, such as a wing, propeller, rudder, or even a trim tab, which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.

Airmanship skills

Aviation; Airplane flying

The skills of coordination, timing, control touch, and speed sense in addition to the motor skills required to fly an aircraft.

Air start

Aviation; Airplane flying

The act or instance of starting an aircraft's engine while in flight, especially a jet engine after flameout.

Carburetor

Aviation; Airplane flying

1. Pressure: A hydromechanical device employing a closed feed system from the fuel pump to the discharge nozzle. It metres fuel through fixed jets according to the mass airflow through the throttle ...

Calibrated airspeed (CAS)

Aviation; Airplane flying

Indicated airspeed corrected for installation error and instrument error. Although manufacturers attempt to keep airspeed errors to a minimum, it is not possible to eliminate all errors throughout ...