Airplane means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings.
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The pilot is highly cognizant of the existence of the short period made since it is felt only as a bump when a gust is encountered or the airplane responds to an abrupt control movement.
airplanes: how they fly
This section is to introduce you to the forces acting on the airplane in flight.
An airplane is in a climb when an airplane is gaining altitude in a constant speed and rate. To demonstrate how the equilibrium is maintained, once again two sets of forces are considered. Namely, the Gravity Set and the Lift Set.
The airplane in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight is acted on by four forces. The four forces are lift, gravity, thrust and drag.
Every airplane has its own particular flight characteristics. The purpose of primary and intermediate flight training, however, is not to learn how to fly a particular make and model airplane.
The first airplane after the Cub was the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser. Somewhat larger and faster than the Cub, Tobie had no problem becoming comfortable in the Cruiser. Within a few hours she was flying it like a pro.
Ultralight airplanes fall under a different set of rules. If your completed airplane meets the requirements of FAR 103.1, it is classed as an ultralight vehicle and as such does not require an airworthiness certificate.
Locate the airplane's center of gravity and use the onboard battery pack to help obtain the correct balance. Mount the battery pack securely using rubber bands or hook and loop fasteners.
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A frozen up airplane without any de-ice or anti-ice protection or one that is not certified for flight into known icing conditions could end up very nasty very soon. Do not forget to request PIREPs from the weather briefer.
Airplane. Americans derivative of 'aeroplane'.
Air Pocket. An erroneous term describing the effect of vertical currents which cause 'bumps' to a flying machine passing through them.
AIRPLANE APPROACH CATEGORY (AAC) - One of two design standards related to airport geometry.
airplane - An aircraft that uses the force of air on its wings (called lift) to fly.
Large Airplane: An airplane of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight.
Localizer (LOC): An ILS navigation facility providing horizontal guidance to the runway centerline during approach and landing.
Trainer Airplane A model designed to be inherently stable and fly at low speeds, to give first-time modelers time to think and react as they learn to fly.
Trailing Edge (TE) The rearmost edge of the wing or stabilizer.
Airplanes shipped from the manufacturer or from another field almost always suffer more or less from shipment or packing. Care must be exercised in unpacking in order not to do any more damage.
Airplanes fly when the movement of air across their wings creates an upward force on the wings (and thus the rest of the plane) that is greater than the force of gravity pulling the plane toward the earth.
Airplane - The infernal machine invented by two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio and perfected on the sands of the Outer Banks of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Precursor of the Frisbee.
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AIRPLANE (AEROPLANE) - Meaning in modern usage a heavier-than-air powered craft, as opposed to a balloon or glider.
AIRPORT - More modern term for aerodrome, and applying more particularly to one used for civil transport operations.
Airplanes are made of thousands of precision moving parts. The design, manufacturing, and maintenance standards used by GA are higher than in any other field, with the sole exception of space flight.
Airplane Performance Operating Limitations
limitations of large and small transport category aircraft as well as non-transport category aircraft
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Airplane designers always make sure the airplane has a certain amount of slip-roll coupling, for exactly this reason.
An airplane used to tow objects, or targets, fired at by other airplanes or anti-aircraft guns for practice.
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A stiff pattern for marking the outlines of pieces to be cut from sheet wood or metal.
The airplane isn't fast by any means, but behind its 116-horsepower Lycoming O-235-N2C engine, the CH2T does live up to its advertised top cruise speed of 100 kt.
Your airplane is parked rear of the taxiway at the south end of Hurn Airport, in Bournemouth on the English Channel. Bournemouth is the south coast's leading beach resort.
Some airplanes have trim tabs on all three control surfaces that are adjustable from the cockpit; others have them only on the elevator and rudder; and some have them only on the elevator. Some trim tabs are the ground adjustable type only.
Some airplane are not built to fly. On January 30, 1992 ,the Yellow Max, Cessna 7673U, lost power while flying on a live traffic broadcast mission. The airplane was at 1100 feet when the engine failed.
TRAINER AIRPLANE
A aircraft designed to be inherently stable and fly at low speeds, to give first-time air crafters time to think and react as they learn to fly.
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Denied-Boarding Compensation
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Forces on an Airplane There are four forces that act on an airplane. The motion of an aircraft depends on the relative magnitude of the forces.
Hydroplane: An airplane designed to land on a wet runway, 20,000 feet long.
IFR: A method of flying by needle and ripcord.
Lean Mixture: Nonalcoholic beer.
Because a STOL airplane can fly at very low speeds, and is developed to operate in unimproved areas (often with obstacles), controllability of the aircraft at slow speeds is essential.
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TURBOPROP An airplane using a turboprop engine, a jet rather than piston engine connected to a propeller. Such aircraft can be single- or multi-engine.
Fixed wing.
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Bank: Aspect of Rotation of airplane about its longitudinal axis.
Barrel Roll: Airplane rolled about a line offset but parallel to its longitudinal axis.
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Instrument Flight Rules (see below) PP Private Pilot PVT Private (pilot certificate) (see suffixes, below) VFR Visual Flight Rules (see below) Pilot and instructor certificates may be suffixed with certain combinations of the following: A Airplane ME ...
Exactly what you'd expect from a country that gives its airplanes names like Gypsy Moth, Slingsby Dart, and Fairey Battle Bomber.
aileron - A small hinged portion of an airplane's wing, used to make an airplane roll, or turn around its long axis.
Airspeed - Speed of an airplane. Deduct 25% when listening to a Navy pilot.
Angle of Attack - Pick-up lines that pilots use.
Arresting Gear - A Policeman's equipment.
Bank - The folks who hold the lien on most pilots' cars.
Examples include: airplane; rotorcraft; glider; and lighter-than-air; and
(2) As used with respect to the certification of aircraft, means a grouping of aircraft based upon intended use or operating limitations.
Winglets, those vertical fins at the ends of the wings, make airplane wings more aerodynamic, cut fuel consumption between 3 and 5 percent, saving more than 100,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft per year while reducing noise and emissions.
Unlike an airplane, helicopters do not fly constant airspeed approaches. That's partly because they don't have to. If an airplane attempts to decelerate too much on approach, it stalls. A helicopter doesn't have that problem.
Most of the airplane was built of T-7178 aluminum, a top-secret variety developed by the Japanese for the purpose. It was lighter and stronger than the normal aluminum used at the time, but more brittle.
He believed that the airplane had completely changed warfare and that airplanes would win wars quickly and decisively. The first priority was to gain command of the air.
In 1799, Cayley designed a configuration that was basically in the form of a modern airplane with a fuselage and wings. Etched on a silver disk this design bears a close relationship to the modern flying machines of more than a century later.
Just as the stall of an airplane wing limits the low speed possibilities of the airplane, the stall of a rotor blade limits the high speed potential of a helicopter.
COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER (CVR) — A crash-resistant device featuring a very sensitive microphone to digitally record sounds heard in the cockpit of an airplane: pilot-to-pilot conversation and comments, warning horns and signals, slipstream, ...
Approach: 1)A documented series of turns and altitude changes intended to align a landing airplane with the runway when weather conditions prevent this from being done visually. Various types of approaches offer different degrees of accuracy.
BULKHEAD SEATS: A bulkhead is a dividing wall in an airplane that separates one section from another. The bulkhead seats are those placed immediately behind this divider.
In 1962, Pan Am also took delivery of the last 707-120 series airplane. Production of commercial 707s ended in 1978 after 878 had been built. The number rose to more than 1,000 by 1994, when limited production of military variants ended.
AVIONICS The electronic control systems airplanes use for flight such as communications, autopilots, and navigation.
BLOCK RATES A lower 'contract rate' for scheduling significant amounts of charter time in advance on a prearranged agreement.
taxi
The movement of an airplane under its own power on the surface of an airport
taxiway
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DME allows a pilot to determine the airplane's distance from a point on the ground that has a DME station. In and of itself, this is useful, but combined with a VOR, pilots can determine their location with excellent accuracy.
These flaps are controlled by the pilot through push-pull control rods and their function is similar to that of an elevator on fixed wing airplanes.
Moving the trailing edge of the flap upward moves the leading edge of the main rotor blade up.
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Minimum Required Usage Time -- this is a minimum number of flight hours required per day. This helps justify taking the airplane out of service for a single customer that may require very little flight time, ...
 See also: Plane, Flight, Aircraft, Pilot, Speed
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