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Geographic north

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The northern axis around which the Earth revolves; aka "Map North" and TRUE NORTH. Also see MAGNETIC NORTH.

Fuselage

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An aircraft's main body structure housing the flight crew, passengers, and cargo and to which the wings, tail and, in most single-engined airplanes, engine are attached. French: fuselé, tapering.

Glass cockpit

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Said of an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.

Glider

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An unpowered aircraft capable of maintaining altitude only briefly after release from tow, then gliding to earth. Compare SAILPLANE.

Ground control

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Tower control, by radioed instructions from air traffic control, of aircraft ground movements at an airport.

Glide slope

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

(1) The angle between horizontal and the glide path of an aircraft. (2) A tightly-focused radio beam transmitted from the approach end of a runway indicating the minimum approach angle that will ...

Increased lift generated by the interaction between a lift system and the ground when an aircraft is within a wingspan distance above the ground. It affects a low-winged aircraft more than a mid- or ...