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Autogyro

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Helecopter-like craft where lift if provided by the unpowered rotation of a top propellor, and thrust by front or back propellors.

ASM

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Available seat miles. A measure of an airline's passenger seat carrying capacity. This is measured by calculating the amount of seats on an aircraft times the miles flown on a route, for all the ...

Biplane

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Old-fashioned plane construction using two sets of wings in vertical alignment.

Blimp

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Form of airship which has a non-rigid structure, rather the shape is maintained by internal pressure.

Centre of gravity

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Where the aircraft's mass is balanced. This may change according to the distribution of passengers, luggage and fuel in the airplane.

The direction in which the aircraft is moving. This is different from the 'heading' which is the direction the aircraft is pointing. Although the aircraft is pointing a particular way, crosswinds may ...