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Helicopter
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Rotor craft using sets of powered blades for lift and thrust.
Glidescope
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Radio navigation system providing data necessary for landing (e.g. lateral and vertical guidance).
HIVE
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Hover In Ground Effect. Hovering close to the ground, which increases efficiency.
HOGE
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Hover Out of Ground Effect. Any helecopter flying higher than one rotor diameter off the ground, where there is no increased efficiency caused by the interaction of rotor downwash and the ground.
Instrument flight rules
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Flying only using information on the aircraft instruments, with visual references all hampered by clouds, fog etc.
Landing gear
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Retractable equipment used in supporting the aircraft when landing and on the ground. Wheels are most commonly used but skis and floats are used for landing on snow, ice and water.
