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Automatic terminal information service (ATIS)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information in selected terminal areas, to improve controller effectiveness and to relieve frequency congestion by automating repetitive transmissions of ...

Boundary-layer control

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The design or control of slotted or perforated wings with suction methods to reduce undesirable aerodynamic effects caused by the boundary layer—that region adjacent to the boundary where shear ...

Bumped cowling

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An engine FAIRING, generally circular, with welts or compound shapes in its surface to accommodate cylinder heads.

Canard

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An arrangement in which the horizontal stabiliser and elevators of an aircraft are mounted in front of the main wing(s).

Calibrated airspeed (CAS)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The indicated airspeed of an aircraft, corrected for position and instrument error. CAS is equal to true airspeed in standard atmosphere at sea level. Compare INDICATED AIRSPEED and TRUE AIRSPEED.

Ceiling

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

(1) The heights above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as "broken," "overcast," or "obscuration," and not classified as "thin" or "partial". ...