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Federal Aviation Administration
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A device that applies an abrupt and large forward force on the control column when the airplane is nearing an angle of attack where a stall could occur.
Industry:Aviation
An artificial stall warning device that vibrates the control column.
Industry:Aviation
A scratch, groove, rivet hole, forging defect or other structural discontinuity that causes a concentration of stress.
Industry:Aviation
Speed below the speed of sound.
Industry:Aviation
An engine- or exhaust-driven air compressor used to provide additional pressure to the induction air so the engine can produce additional power.
Industry:Aviation
Speed above the speed of sound.
Industry:Aviation
A certificate authorizing an alteration to an airframe, engine, or component that has been granted an Approved Type Certificate.
Industry:Aviation
A wing planform in which the tips of the wing are farther back than the wing root.
Industry:Aviation
SEE CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR.
Industry:Aviation
The total distance required for an aircraft to become airborne.
Industry:Aviation