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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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Angle of attack
Aviation; General aviation
The acute angle at which a moving airfoil meets the airstream.
Fairing
Aviation; General aviation
An added streamlining structure or auxiliary member, most often of light metal, whose only purpose is to reduce drag.
Feathering
Aviation; General aviation
In the event of engine failure, the process of adjusting a controllable-pitch propeller to a pitch position where the blade angle is about 90° to the plane of rotation in order to to stop its ...
Flight level (FL)
Aviation; General aviation
A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury.
Frise aileron
Aviation; General aviation
A type of aileron that has a bevelled leading edge projecting beyond its inset hinges.
Venturi tube
Aviation; General aviation
A small, hourglass-shaped metal tube, usually set laterally on a fuselage in the slipstream to create suction for gyroscopic panel instruments.
