General aviation

General aviation

The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.

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Runway

Aviation; General aviation

Paved surface, usually rectangular and of defined extent, available and suitable for aeroplane takeoff and landing.

Inertial subrange

Aviation; General aviation

An intermediate range of turbulent scales or wavelengths that is smaller than the energy-containing eddies but larger than viscous eddies. In the inertial subrange, the net energy coming from the ...

Bleed air

Aviation; General aviation

Hot air taken from the engine compressor for air conditioning, anti-icing, hydraulic reservoir pressurisation etc.

Overhead panel

Aviation; General aviation

The overhead panel is where you have all the controls for the operation of the aircraft systems.

Trailing edge

Aviation; General aviation

Rear edge of aerofoil or streamlined strut.

Elevator

Aviation; General aviation

A movable horizontal airfoil, usually attached to the horizontal stabiliser on the tail, that is used to control pitch. It usually changes the attitude of the nose, making it move up and down.

Rudder

Aviation; General aviation

The primary control surface in yaw (sideways movement), it is usually hinged and attached to the trailing edge of the vertical stabiliser on an aircraft's tail.