Relative bearing (RB). The angular difference between the aircraft heading and the direction to the station, measured clockwise from the nose of the aircraft.
To get the true bearing from a compass (magnetic) bearing you must add the variation (for your location) to the compass bearing.
Bearing
The supports that are used to hold a rotating shaft in position. Small internal combustion engines such as those used to power model aircraft often use phosphor bronze for the main crank bearings.
Bearing: The horizontal direction of an object or point, measured as an angle, usually clockwise, from true or magnetic north through 360 degrees.
Blast Fence: A barrier used to divert or dissipate jet blast or propeller wash.
Bearing (BRG).
Direction on a compass; Synonyms: direction; Symbols: B; Typical Units: rad, deg;
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Lower Bearing: No leaks
I find the lower bearing a difficult part to describe a preflight procedure.
BEARING- The horizontal direction to or from any point, usually measured clockwise from true north, magnetic north, or some other reference point through 360 degrees.
(See NONDIRECTIONAL BEACON.) ...
Bearing, Range, Altitude, Aspect. Tactical control format providing target bearing, range, altitude, and aspect, relative to a friendly aircraft.
BRACKET ...
Bearing & Track
Track is where the aircraft is going. Bearing is the direction to or from a feature or navigation aid.
Bearing can also be expressed relative to the nose of the aircraft via the clock code or as a number of degrees.
BRG: Bearing.
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BRG - bearing, the horizontal direction to or from any point expressed in degrees of the compass.
BWPA - British Women Pilots Association.
Detail: Load Bearing MountThe weight and torque of the engine are conveyed to the craft's stringer through a transverse steel weldment bolted to the stringers.
For the company bearing the name, see Gyrodyne Company of America.
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Radial - Magnetic bearing extending from a VOR
RADAR - Radio Detection and Ranging
RCO - Remote Communications Outlet
Roger - Communications acknowledgement
RNAV - Area Navigation
RTB - Return to Base
RVR - Runway Visual Range ...
QDR: magnetic bearing from the station.
QFE: atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation. With its sub-scale set to the aerodrome QFE an altimeter will indicate height above that airfield.
QFU: magnetic orientation of runway in use.
NOTE: azimuth bearings are described as magnetic and are referred to as "azimuth" in radio telephone communications.
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Navigation, Instruments, and Avionics ADF Automatic Direction Finder - an instrument in an airplane which displays the relative bearing to an NDB (see below) -- it essentially "points at the NDB" AI Attitude Indicator (also known as AH - Artificial ...
The blade in such a design rotates in pitch about a bearing, aligned in a radial direction, which can be a roller bearing stack or a composite flexure.
The hinge pins are kept in their bearings by the cotter-pins, inserted through the drilled holes in the bottom of the hinge pins.
6. Panel Assembly. The panels are now to be assembled. Before the main panels can be con- ~-.
The trunnion is splined to the mast and has two bearings through which it is secured to the yoke. The blades are mounted to the yoke and are free to teeter (flap) around the trunnion bearings.
If you are not flying by reference to VORs, but rather using GPS to fly from waypoint to waypoint along an airway, do not be surprised if your GPS indicates a bearing that differs from the charted VOR radial for that airway.
You then center the CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) or needle on your OBI (Omni-Bearing Indicator) with a TO reading, and the most direct heading to the station can be read at the top of the instrument, ...
Because ATC is involved in the movement of all commercial airline aircraft, the capabilities and efficiencies of ATC has a direct bearing on the schedule performance of the airlines.
The next block of information covers the runways at Wittman Regional Field, including runway direction, surface, length, width, weight bearing capacity, lighting, and slope.
They provide a bearing to and from the NAVAID as well as magnetic direction. Non-directional beacons (NDB) are another from of NAVAID used but these are more so for approaches.
COMPASS COURSE - A bearing as indicated by the horizontal angle between the compass needle and the centerline of the aircraft. A Compass Course is equal to a True Course ± variation and deviation; also equal to a Magnetic Course ± deviation.
QDR Request magnetic bearing from
QFE Setting on the subscale of the altimeter so that the instrument shows height above the reference elevation being used
QNE The indicated reading on an altimeter when the subscale is set to 1013.2 ...
The aircraft's position is displayed as a function of its magnetic bearing "to" or "from" the VOR station. Pilots can then track toward or away from the station while monitoring their course along that individual VOR radial.
A few drops of oil should be applied to the hinges periodically and if the aileron is removed for any reason, oil and graphite should be introduced between the hinge pin and its bearing.
Antenna masts can be made from steel or aluminum, depending on the required load-bearing capacity of the mast. Steel is structurally the stronger of the two metals, so it is typically used for...
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An L/MF or UHF radio beacon transmitting nondirectional signals whereby the pilot of an aircraft equipped with direction finding equipment can determine his bearing to or from the radio beacon and "home" on or track to or from the station.
PANTS - A popular word for streamlined, non-load bearing fairings to cover landing wheels. Also sometimes called Spats or, when fully enclosing the wheel struts, Skirts.
ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) - Radio compass which gives a relative bearing to the non-directional radio beacon to which it is tuned.
Compass Base. A circular area, usually on the edge of an aerodrome, marked with magnetic bearings upon which aircraft may be orientated for the compensation of errors in their compasses.
The main purposes of a washer in aircraft installation are to provide a shim when needed, act as a smooth load bearing surface, and to adjust the position of castle nuts in relation to the drilled hole in a bolt.
RDF - Radio direction finding; using the transmission from two or more stations to fix position of an aircraft by its bearing in relation to each.
RFC - Royal Flying Corps.
TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION- An ultra-high frequency electronic rho-theta air navigation aid which provides suitably equipped aircraft a continuous indication of bearing and distance to the TACAN station.
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The pilot will usually navigate by using electronic navigation equipment, compass headings assigned by Air Traffic Control, or in some cases compass bearings corrected for forecast winds.
transmitter facility in the navigation system radiating a VHF radio wave modulated by two signals, the relative phases of which are compared, resolved, and displayed by a compatible airborne receiver to give the pilot a direct indication of bearing ...
German fighter reaction was fierce and bomber losses were severe - 20 percent in an October 14 attack on the German ball-bearing industry. This made it impossible to continue such long-range raids without adequate fighter escort.
airplanes that have accumulated a low number of hours over a large number of years very suspect. A sleeping airplane also attracts dust, and dust attracts moisture. An airplane that doesn't move attracts critters, and all of its joints (bearings and ...
Boots - Inflatable device on leading edge of wings and tail. Used to remove ice.
Bracing wire - A solid steel wire used to support the structure of an airplane's wings or fuselage.
BRG - Bearing.
BSU - Beam steering unit.
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