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Flight level (FL)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet—flight level 250 represents a ...

Flying wires

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Interplane bracing wires that help support wingloads when the plane is in flight.

Flight plan

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft, filed orally or in writing with an FSS or an ATC facility.

Trademark name of a split-flap attached to a wing's trailing edge with a system of tracks and rollers to roll the FLAP backward and downward, increasing the wing area. Named for its inventor, USAAF ...

Flight service station (FSS)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Air traffic facilities which provide pilot briefing, enroute communications and VFR search and rescue services, assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations, relay ATC clearances, ...

General aviation

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

That portion of civil aviation which encompasses all facets of aviation except air carriers holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil Aeronautics Board and large ...

Frise aileron

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A type of aileron that has a bevelled leading edge projecting beyond its inset hinges. When lowered, it forms an extension of the wing surface; when raised, its nose protrudes below the wing, ...