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Airport

A station, usually consisting of buildings, airfields and runways, used to provide a place for aircraft to take off and land as well as to house commercial services for passengers and on-board staff.

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x-ray security

Aviation; Airport

A mechanism used to detect small weapons such as knifes, firearms, bombs and knives.

x-ray systems

Aviation; Airport

A device used to detect unwanted or illegal entities not visible to the human eye. These systems can be used for security screening at the airports.

undershoot

Aviation; Airport

When an aircraft lands before the planned landing strip / runway.

unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)

Aviation; Airport

In military parlance, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a pilot less, reusable heavier-than-air craft. UAV’s are commonly used for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, differing from a ...

static wire

Aviation; Airport

When an aircraft is refuelling on the ground a small spark due to static build up can cause a deadly explosion or fire. A static wire, just a clip on wire, is used to ground an aircraft by drawing ...

satellite communications

Aviation; Airport

An artificial satellite used for communications, exploration or reconnaissance using microwaves. Messages sent from one earth station to another are sent via the satellite over vast distances using ...

slipstream

Aviation; Airport

An aircraft propeller has a flow of air that is driven backwards out of the propeller / engine, this air is known as a slipstream.

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