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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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Winglet
Aviation; General aviation
A small, stabilizing, rudderlike addition to the tips of a wing to control or employ air movement.
Crab
Aviation; General aviation
A rudder-controlled yawing motion to compensate for a crosswind in maintaining a desired flight path, as in a landing approach.
Cowl flap
Aviation; General aviation
A controllable louvre to regulating airflow through an engine's cowling.
National airspace system (NAS)
Aviation; General aviation
The common network of US airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment and services, airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information and services; rules, regulations and procedures, ...
Loop antenna
Aviation; General aviation
A circular radio antenna, either in the open or in a streamlined, teardrop housing, remotely turned 360° to fine-tune a station in league with other radio-directive devices.
Monocoque
Aviation; General aviation
Type of fuselage design with little or no internal bracing other than bulkheads, where the outer skin bears the main stresses; usually round or oval in cross-section.
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