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Above ground level (AGL)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A measurement of altitude above a specific land mass, and differentiated from MSL.

The movable areas of a wingform that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by working opposite one another—up-aileron on the right wing and down-aileron on the left wing. French: aileron small ...

Air defence identification zone (ADIZ)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The area of airspace over land or water, extending upward from the surface, within which the ready identification, the location, and the control of aircraft are required in the interest of national ...

Adcock range

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

National low-frequency radio navigation system (c.1930-c.1950) replaced by an omnirange (VOR) system. It consisted of four segmented quadrants broadcasting Morse Code "A" (dot-dash) and "N" ...

Airfoil

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The shape of any flying surface, but principally a wing, as seen in side-view ("cross-section").

Domestic air defence identification zone

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An ADIZ within the United States along an international boundary of the United States.

Air route traffic control centre (ARTCC)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight. When equipment ...