Aviation Trade Terms

Aviation Trade Terms, English

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Aircraft

Airplane

Aeronautics

Study of flight and the operation of aircraft

Aileron

Hinged flight control surface usually attached to the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing ...

Air Traffic Control

Service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft

Airspeed

Speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass

Altimeter

Instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level

Attitude

Position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the angle between its axis and a reference axis

Airspeed Indicator

Flight instrument that displays an aircraft's airspeed

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Aircraft

Airplane

Airplane

Aircraft

Aeronautics

Study of flight and the operation of aircraft

Study of flight and the operation of aircraft

Aeronautics

Aileron

Hinged flight control surface usually attached to the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

Hinged flight control surface usually attached to the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

Aileron

Air Traffic Control

Service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft

Service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft

Air Traffic Control

Airspeed

Speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass

Speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass

Airspeed

Altimeter

Instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level

Instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level

Altimeter

Attitude

Position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the angle between its axis and a reference axis

Position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the angle between its axis and a reference axis

Attitude

Airspeed Indicator

Flight instrument that displays an aircraft's airspeed

Flight instrument that displays an aircraft's airspeed

Airspeed Indicator

Beacon

A radio or occasionally light signals that are emitted by a fixed or moving object

A radio or occasionally light signals that are emitted by a fixed or moving object

Beacon

Cabin

Closed compartment for passengers or crew on an aircraft

Closed compartment for passengers or crew on an aircraft

Cabin

Cockpit

The area, usually located in the front of an aircraft, from which pilots control the aircraft

The area, usually located in the front of an aircraft, from which pilots control the aircraft

Cockpit

Ditching

Process of making a planned emergency landing on water

Process of making a planned emergency landing on water

Ditching

Fuselage

Main body of an aircraft

Main body of an aircraft

Fuselage

Gyroscope

A device used for measuring or maintaining orientation

A device used for measuring or maintaining orientation

Gyroscope

Hangar

A large structure for storing aircraft

A large structure for storing aircraft

Hangar

Helicopter

Rotorcraft that is powered by rotors allowing it to take off and land vertically

Rotorcraft that is powered by rotors allowing it to take off and land vertically

Helicopter

Jet Engine

Type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet to generate thrust

Type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet to generate thrust

Jet Engine

Landing Gear

Undercarriage of an aircraft

Undercarriage of an aircraft

Landing Gear

Navigation

Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft from one place to another

Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft from one place to another

Navigation

Propeller

A mechanical device for propelling a vehicle, especially an aircraft

A mechanical device for propelling a vehicle, especially an aircraft

Propeller

Runway

Strip of level paved ground on which aircraft can take off and land

Strip of level paved ground on which aircraft can take off and land

Runway

Tailplane

Stabilizing surface on an aircraft

Stabilizing surface on an aircraft

Tailplane

Wing

Each of a pair of hinged or fixed surfaces attached to the fuselage of an aircraft

Each of a pair of hinged or fixed surfaces attached to the fuselage of an aircraft

Wing

Yaw

Rotation around the vertical axis

Rotation around the vertical axis

Yaw

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