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A document developed by the airplane manufacturer and contains the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) information.
Industry:Aviation
A specific altitude at which, when an airplane turns at a given groundspeed, a projecting of the sighting reference line to a selected point on the ground will appear to pivot on that point.
Industry:Aviation
The power system in an aircraft used for operating such items as landing gear, brakes, and wing flaps with compressed air as the operating fluid.
Industry:Aviation
Lights on an aircraft consisting of a red light on the left wing, a green light on the right wing, and a white light on the tail. CFRs require that these lights be displayed in flight from sunset to sunrise.
Industry:Aviation
The initial tendency to return to a state of equilibrium when disturbed from that state.
Industry:Aviation
The cockpit lever connected to the fuel control unit for scheduling fuel flow to the combustion chambers of a turbine engine.
Industry:Aviation
Implies work rate or units of work per unit of time, and as such, it is a function of the speed at which the force is developed. The term “power required” is generally associated with reciprocating engines.
Industry:Aviation
