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Compass course

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A bearing as indicated by the horizontal angle between the compass needle and the centerline of the aircraft. A Compass Course is equal to a True Course ± variation and deviation; also equal to a ...

Collector ring

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A circular duct on a radial engine into which exhaust gases from its cylinders are safely discharged.

Compass north

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The North point at which a liquid compass needle points, rather than Geographical, or True, North. Compare MAGNETIC NORTH.

Common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A frequency designed for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practises while operating to or from an airport without an operating control tower. The CTAF may be a UNICOM, Multicom, FSS, or ...

Contrail

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Trailing streak of condensed water vapour created in the air by heat from an aircraft engine at high altitudes; aka vapour TRAIL.

Constant-speed propeller

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A hydraulically-controlled propeller that governs an engine at its optimum speed by the blade pitch being increased or decreased automatically.

Controlled airspace

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided to IFR flights and to VFR flights in accordance with the airspace classification. Controlled airspace is a ...