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Coastal air defence identification zone
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An ADIZ over the coastal waters of the United States.
Air speed indicator
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An instrument or device that measures the air speed of an aircraft through an air mass, but not its ground speed.
Distant early warning identification zone (DEWIZ)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An ADIZ over the coastal waters of the State of Alaska. ADIZ locations and operating and flight plan requirements for civil aircraft operations are specified in FAR Part 99.
Air taxi
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An aircraft operator who conducts operations for hire or compensation in accordance with FAR Part 135 in an aircraft with 30 or fewer passenger seats and a payload capacity of 7,500# or less. An air ...
Air traffic control (ATC)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A service operated by the appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic.
Airport traffic control tower (ATCT)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A terminal facility that uses air/ground communications, visual signaling, and other devices to provide ATC services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of an airport or on the movement area. ...
Alclad
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Trademark name of Alcoa for high-strength sheet aluminium clad with a layer (approximately 5.5% thickness per side) of high-purity aluminum, popularly used in airplane manufacture.
