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Turbofan
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A type of jet engine fitted with a supplementary turbine that drives a larger diameter fan in front of the compressor which both supercharges the engine and establishes an additional airflow around ...
ARM
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
In aircraft weight and balance, as well as load distribution, it is the distance from the centre OF GRAVITY (c/g) to some point. For computations, arms measured forward from the c/g are positive (+n) ...
Turn & bank indicator
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Primary air-driven gyro instrument, a combined turn indicator and lateral inclinometer to show forces on an aircraft in banking turns. Also referred to as "needle & ball" indicator, the needle as the ...
V
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Velocity, now used in defining air speeds: : VA = manoeuvring Speed (max structural speed for full control deflection) : VD = Max Dive Speed (for certification only) : VFE = Max Flaps Extended ...
VHF OmniRange (VOR)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
A ground-based navigation aid transmitting very high-frequency (VHF) navigation signals 360° in azimuth, on radials oriented from MAGNETIC NORTH. The VOR periodically identifies itself by Morse Code ...
Visual flight rules (VFR) on top
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Flight in which a cloud ceiling exists but modified visual flight rules (VFN) are in effect if the aircraft travels above the cloud layer.
Visual meteorological conditions (VMC)
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from clouds, and ceiling equal to or better than specified minima.
