Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

Industry: Aviation

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Lift/drag ratio

Aviation; Airplane flying

The efficiency of an airfoil section. It is the ratio of the coefficient of lift to the coefficient of drag for any given angle of attack.

A device for propelling an aircraft that, when rotated, produces by its action on the air, a thrust approximately perpendicular to its plane of rotation. It includes the control components normally ...

Reciprocating engine

Aviation; Airplane flying

An engine that converts the heat energy from burning fuel into the reciprocating movement of the pistons. This movement is converted into a rotary motion by the connecting rods and crankshaft.

Propeller synchronisation

Aviation; Airplane flying

A condition in which all of the propellers have their pitch automatically adjusted to maintain a constant r.p.m. among all of the engines of a multiengine aircraft.

Ramp weight

Aviation; Airplane flying

The total weight of the aircraft while on the ramp. It differs from takeoff weight by the weight of the fuel that will be consumed in taxiing to the point of takeoff.