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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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Horsepower
Aviation; General aviation
The motive energy required to raise 550# one foot in one second, friction disregarded.
Sweepback
Aviation; General aviation
A backward inclination of an airfoil from root to tip in a way that causes the leading edge and often the trailing edge to meet relative wind obliquely, as wingforms that are swept back.
Torque
Aviation; General aviation
A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller.
Air defence identification zone (ADIZ)
Aviation; General aviation
The area of airspace over land or water, extending upward from the surface, within which the ready identification, the location, and the control of aircraft are required in the interest of national ...
Angle of incidence
Aviation; General aviation
The angle at which an airfoil is normally fixed in relation to the longitudinal axis of an aircraft.
Apron
Aviation; General aviation
The paved area around the terminal buildings, hangars and cargo terminals where aircraft park.
