COMBINING MILES: See POOLING.
COMMON CARRIER: Any company engaged in the transport of people or goods for profit.
COMPANION TICKET: A free or discounted ticket for another person flying with a traveler who has purchased a ticket.
Combined or closed wing[citation needed] - Two wings are joined structurally at the tips in some way. This stiffens the structure, and can reduce aerodynamic losses at the tips. Variants include: ...
COMBI
An aircraft type where the space for passengers and freight can be adapted.
Combined-Cycle Engine
Engine concepts using some combination of air-breathing and rocket components which are integrated into a single propulsion system.
Composite ...
Combi
A type of aircraft whose main deck is divided into two sections, one of which is fitted with seats and one which is used for cargo.
Combine the airplane itself with the training system under development for the CH2T and you've got a package designed to turn out well-rounded students.
Combinations of airspeed and altitude which are inside the hashed section of the HV curve probably do not have enough energy to land safely.
Combine such gentle handling with copious power, and the resulting airplane becomes even tougher to resist. That's exactly the formula that made the Cherokee 235/Charger/Pathfinder/Dakota such modestly popular machines.
Combination Sequence
Exemptions
Candidates who already have reasonable aerobatic experience and who wish to obtain an AOPA aerobatic certificate may apply for a flight competency test.
Combined total number of international enplaned and deplaned passengers per airline. Identifies percentage (market share) of total passengers enplaned and deplaned at Sea-Tac. Includes same month of previous year.
COMBINED CENTER/RAPCON (CERAP)
An air traffic facility which combines the functions of an ARTCC and a radar approach control facility.
COMMANDED
Controls given to a device, not that the device necessarily obeyed the controls ...
A combination of excellent maneuverability and very long range made it one of the finest fighters of its era. In early combat operations, the Zero gained a legendary reputation, outclassing its contemporaries.
By combing eqns.(5.B.1) and (5.B.2) from eq. (5.B.3) we see that
(5.B.4) ...
By combining this fact with what we already know, we can establish the relationship between angle of attack and indicated airspeed. We combine figure 2.13 with figure 2.14, as is done in figure 2.15.
The combination of flying aircraft and icing conditions is just bad news. How beautiful ice and snow maybe in winter time, for aircraft it can spell havoc.
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Merge - Combining noise events that exceed a given threshold level and occur within a selected period of time.
Missed Approach −A prescribed procedure to be followed by aircraft that cannot complete an attempted landing at an airport.
The total combined slope of the grain is determined by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of the two slopes.
About the author, Victor A. Boyce ...
With the proper combination of just two controls, any air-plane can be flown at any practical speed--from just above its stalling speed to just below its design maximum or redline.
Modern Airplanes Combining Best Features of Previous Experiments.-The modern airplane, of which the Curtiss training machine used at the U. S. Aviation Schools is typical, is a combination of the best features referred to above.
Integrate: To combine multiple systems.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Intentionally causing severe emotional distress by extreme or outrageous conduct.
When the passenger combines two return trips with opposite start and destination points but uses only a single segment from each to achieve a lower overall fare.
Baggage Allowance ...
CBO: (Allied) Combined Bomber Offensive
CC or Comp. Cmd.: Composite Command
C/C: Crew Chief
CCRC: Combat Crew Replacement Center
CCS: Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff
CCS: Combat Cargo Squadron ...
(see suffixes, below) IFR 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 ...
Composite - Composite is a generic term used to refer to the airframe construction technique of combining various materials to create a new material.
The swash plate and spider combination slides up and down the rotor shaft and tilts relative to its common center.
The 'thumb' of the flying fox combines two functions: firstly, the unfurling and automatic tensing of a membrane similar to the 'leading edge flap' in an aircraft, followed by the folding back of the wing, ...
Radio beacons typically used in combination with an ILS instrument approach. A beacon is indicated by a light and an aural tone when the aircraft flies over the it. An ILS may have up to three marker beacons.
CAOC - Combined Air Operations Center
CAP - Combat Air Patrol
CAS - Close Air Support
Century Series - Collective term applied to the series of fighters built in the 1950's and 60's, i.e.
Combining the best of wood technology with the advances in FRP materials and processes, leading builders have turned to composite construction to produce durable, distinctive boats.
Basic Aircraft Motion The motion of an airplane through the air can be described as a combination of translation and rotation.
They are combinations of materials differing in composition or form. The constituents retain their identities in the composites and do not dissolve or otherwise merge completely into each other although they act together.
Note that the relative wind is the combination of the horizontal and vertical motions. To the poor little guy about to be squished again, it seems to be coming at him from an angle, somewhere between the vertical and horizontal.
While it's not the lightest gear system around, it provides excellent rough-field capability when combined with large tires, and is very durable, simple and virtually maintenance-free.
The appearance of new airlines, combined with the rapid expansion into new markets by many of the established airlines, resulted in unprecedented competition in the airline industry.
AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) - Method of navigation that permits aircraft operation on any desired course within the coverage of station-referenced navigation signals or within the limits of a self-contained system capability, or a combination of both.
The name derives from a combination of the word rudder and elevator. In traditional aircraft tail configurations, the rudder provides horizontal (yaw) control and the elevator provides vertical (pitch) control.
Stealth aircraft use a combination of aircraft shape and radar absorbent materials to reduce their radar "signature" (how it appears on radar).
Pilotage is a method of navigation that can be used on any course that has adequate checkpoints, but is more commonly used in combination with dead reckoning and VFR radio navigation.
Payload: Revenue passengers and/or cargo, or more specifically their combined weight.
PIREP: Pilot report. Weather observations reported by a pilot in flight.
A combination of ground and airborne equipment which gives a continuous slant range distance from station readout by measuring time lapse of a signal transmitted by the aircraft to the station and responded back.
A combination of these vortices generates an area of Downwash Field which is trailing behind the wing.
The illustration to the right demonstrates how the downwash changes in the airflow and contributes to drag.
ELEVON - A hinged device on the rear portion of an aircraft wing combining the functions of an elevator and an aileron.
Back-to-back ticketing - when the passenger combines two return trips with opposite start and destination points but uses only a single segment from each to achieve a lower overall fare.
coordinated turn
A combination of control inputs that cause a maximally efficient turn
deadstick
Flying without the aid of engine power ...
Movable flight control surfaces combining the functions of rudders and elevators.
RVR
Runway Visual Range ...
Pilots must appreciate the effects of weight and balance on the performance and handling of aircraft, particularly in combination with performance reducing factors, such as long or wet grass, a 'tired' engine(s), severe or un-coordinated manoeuvres, ...
CENTER OF GRAVITY - (CQ), the point on an aircraft's structure where the total combined weight forces act.
CENTER-SECTION - The central panel, or section, of an aircraft's wing.
GROUND SPEED Actual speed that an aircraft travels over the ground also called 'shadow speed.' It combines the aircraft's air speed and the wind speed relative to the aircraft's direction of flight.
A landing with a strong crosswind is one of the most technically difficult and dangerous maneuvers in aviation, and the crab-landing technique combined with elements of other techniques is widely considered one of the best ways of handling such a ...
Co-Location: To place coaxially oriented components such as in a VOR and a T ACAN one above the other or a VOR/DME combination.
Compass Calibration Pad: An airport facility for calibrating an aircraft compass.
Use the left joystick to control the aircraft's altitude and the right joystick to control the direction of its flight path. Combine the two joysticks to navigate the helicopter in the air.
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The means of delivery may be any combination of parachute assault or airland or airborne unit, air transportable units, and types of transport aircraft depending on the mission and overall situation.
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.
Deicing is a general term for the removal of ice, snow, slush or frost from an aircraft’s critical surfaces, by mechanical means, by the use of heat, or by the use of a heated fluid or a combination thereof.
A flying defect in an aeroplane which causes it to tend to deviate from a straight course by a combination of side-slipping and yawing movements whenever the pilot attempts to keep it on a level keel by moving the ailerons.
By August 1940, a total of 2309 Hawker Hurricanes had been delivered to the Royal Air Force and they formed the backbone of Fighter Command. Statistics show that Hurricanes destroyed more German aircraft than all other British types combined during ...
" Navigation may be by pilotage (reference to ground landmarks), dead reckoning (courses calculated from map plots), radio navigation, or more commonly, a combination of all three.
The student pilot should execute the appropriate clearing procedure before all turns and before executing any training maneuver. Proper clearing procedures, combined with proper visual scanning techniques, ...
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