divert
To change from a scheduled landing base to an alternate airfield
drag
Force created by an airfoil moving through atmosphere, opposite to the direction of motion ...
Pumping, or diverting, so much air down is a strong argument against lift being just a surface effect as implied by the popular explanation. In fact, in order to pump 2.
Attention diverted from flying to traffic. This may result in loss of altitude on downwind and a corresponding low-altitude base leg turn.
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June 27 - Air France Flight 139, an Airbus A300, was hijacked from Athens by two Palestinians and two Germans who diverted the flight to Libya and then to Uganda, where the plane was met by pro-Palestinian forces from Idi Amin's government.
If this can not be done then its time to divert to a more favorable runway/airport.
If you have to divert, don't wait until you're low on fuel to do it. An even-less-obvious implication is that if the forecast is wrong about the winds, it's probably wrong about everything else: ceiling, visibility, temperature, precipitation, ...
It also diverts some of the incoming air around the combustion chamber and later mixes it with the hot exhaust gases escaping out the back.
Such interference is achieved by constructing a wing tip the is either diverting the higher pressure under the wing upward or downward. This limits the flow from high pressure to low pressure and reduces the downwash.
Poor weather forced the remaining bombers to divert to secondary targets at the Channel port of Folkestone and the nearby Army camp at Shorncliffe. The raid resulted in 95 deaths and 195 injuries, mostly in the Folkestone area.
go - around to climb away from a runway after making an approach, either to make a further attempt at landing or to divert to an alternate airport (formerly 'overshoot').
Goxio - VHF direction finding (France)
GP - glidepath ...
Blast Fence: A barrier used to divert or dissipate jet blast or propeller wash.
When you see the altimeter coming down to your pre-set minimum, immediately divert either to the airport you just passed that was clear, or to an alternate that you have already determined is clear.
Alternate: Airport indicated on a flight plan where it is possible to divert the aircraft from its scheduled destination (in case of bad weather or any other major situation).
Working with Raymond Saulnier, a French aircraft manufacturer, Garros, added deflector plates to the blades of the propeller of his Morane-Saulnier. These small wedges of toughened steel diverted the passage of those bullets which struck the blades.
Straining to make out someone's voice diverts attention from other flying tasks. In addition, prolonged exposure to a high-noise environment is extremely fatiguing, whether there is anything being communicated or not.
 See also: Aircraft, Flight, Pilot, Direct, Aviation
  
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