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Angle of attack
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The acute angle at which a moving airfoil meets the airstream.
Alphabet (phonetic)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Devised for reasons of clarity in aviation voice radio, this is the current NATO version in global use:
Angle of incidence
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The angle at which an airfoil is normally fixed in relation to the longitudinal axis of an aircraft.
Altimeter
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
An adjustable aneroid-barometric cockpit instrument used to measure an aircraft's altitude.
Anhedral
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
The downward angle of a wing in relation to a horizontal cross-section line; aka CATHEDRAL. See DIHEDRAL.
Amphibian, amphibion
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A SEAPLANE or FLOATPLANE with retractable wheels for use on land, as well. The latter spelling was used in the '20s and '30s but has since fallen out of favor.
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