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Viewing Aviation Terms that Begin with the Letter "D"

D.B. Cooper Vane

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Boeing

D.C.

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DABBS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DAIR

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dalton's Law

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Damage Tolerance

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms, Aviation Safety Tagged With: Maintenance, Structures

Damage Tolerance

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms Tagged With: Design, Structure

DAR

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DAR – Designated Airworthiness Representative

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms, FAA Tagged With: FAA, Inspection

DARC

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dark adaptation

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DAS – Designated Alteration Stations

Filed Under: FAA Tagged With: Airworthiness, FAA

Data link weather service

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Avionics Terms Tagged With: Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation

Data Management Unit (DMU)

Filed Under: Aircraft, Avionics Terms Tagged With: Avionics

Datum

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Datum (Reference Datum)

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Day/Night Noise Level (DNL)

Filed Under: Airports

dBA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DBCRC

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DBE

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DBMS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DBRITE

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DCA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DCAA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DCCU

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DCE

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DCP

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DDA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DDD

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DDM

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DDS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DEA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dead reckoning

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ATC Terms Tagged With: ATC, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Debonding

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Deceleration error

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Deceleration segment

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Avionics Terms Tagged With: Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation

Decibel (dB)

Filed Under: Airports Tagged With: Noise

Decibels

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Decision Altitude (DA)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Avionics Terms, ICAO Tagged With: FAA, ICAO

Decision altitude (DA) – 14 CFR 1.1

Filed Under: FAA Tagged With: 14 CFR 1.1, FAA, Regulatory

Decision Altitude/Height (UK)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation Tagged With: International, UK

Decision height (DH) – 14 CFR 1.1

Filed Under: FAA Tagged With: 14 CFR 1.1, FAA, Regulatory

Declared Capacity

Filed Under: ATC Terms, Aviation Safety, ICAO Tagged With: ATC, ICAO, Safety

Deconfliction Service

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ICAO Tagged With: ICAO, International

DEDS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Degradation

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Deice

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DEIS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Delamination

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Delta

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Demarcation Bar

Filed Under: Airports Tagged With: Airports, ATC, Runway

Denominator

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Density

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Aerodynamics, Aircraft

Density altitude

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Dent

Filed Under: Aircraft Powerplant, Aircraft Structure Terms Tagged With: Inspection

DEP

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Departure procedure (DP)

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Deposition

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Depot Level Maintenance

Filed Under: Military Aviation Tagged With: Maintenance, Military

DER

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DER – Designated Engineering Representative

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms, FAA Tagged With: Airworthiness, DER, Engineering, FAA, Inspection

Descent (ICAO Definition)

Filed Under: ICAO Tagged With: ICAO, International

Design appraisal

Filed Under: Aviation Safety, FAA Tagged With: FAA, Safety

Design Assurance Level – DAL

Filed Under: Aviation Safety, FAA Tagged With: FAA, Safety

Design Eye Reference Point – DERP

Filed Under: Aircraft, Aircraft Systems Terms Tagged With: Aircraft

Design Service Goal

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms Tagged With: Structure

Design Service Goal (DSG)

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms Tagged With: Airlines, FAA, Structures

Desired track

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Avionics Terms Tagged With: Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation

Detail drawing

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Detailed inspection

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Detailed Inspection (DET)

Filed Under: Airlines, Aviation Maintenance, Aviation Safety Tagged With: Inspection, Maintenance

Detonation

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Deviation

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Dew

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Dew point

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

DEWIZ

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dewpoint

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DF

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DFAX

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DFDAU – Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms, Avionics Terms

DFI

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DGPS

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DH

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

Dial indicator

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

DID

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Die

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Differential ailerons

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ATC Terms Tagged With: ATC, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Differential pressure

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Differential Pressure Gauge – Aircraft Gauge

Filed Under: Aircraft Systems Terms, Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: Instruments, Maintenance, pressurization

Dihedral

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Diluter Demand Aviation Oxygen Systems

Filed Under: Aircraft Systems Terms, Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: Aircraft Maintenance, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Oxygen

DIP

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Direct current (DC)

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Direct indication

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Direct User Access Terminal System (DUATS)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ATC Terms Tagged With: ATC, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Directional stability

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DIRF

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dirty Dozen – Errors – Human Factors

Filed Under: Aviation Safety, Featured Tagged With: FAA, Human Factors, Safety

Discontinuity

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Dissimilar metal corrosion

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Distance measuring equipment (DME)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Ditching

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Aviation Safety Tagged With: Flying

DITCO

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DME

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DME arc

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DME/N

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DME/P

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DMN

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DNL

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DOA – Delegation Option Authorization

Filed Under: FAA Tagged With: Airworthiness, FAA

DOD

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DOD CAGE Code

Filed Under: FAA, Military Aviation Tagged With: Boeing, Cage Code, FAA, Military, Parts

Doghouse

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DOI

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (DRVSM)

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ATC Terms Tagged With: ATC, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Doping

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance Tagged With: AMT, Maintenance

Doppler Radar

Filed Under: Avionics Terms Tagged With: Avionics, Navigation, Systems

Dormant Failure

Filed Under: Aviation Safety Tagged With: FAA, Safety

DOS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DOT

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DOTCC

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DOTS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Double gimbal

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Downwind Leg

Filed Under: Aircraft Navigation, ATC Terms Tagged With: ATC, Flying

DP

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DPU

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

Drag

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Aerodynamics, Aircraft

Drag Coefficient

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Aerodynamics, Aircraft

Drag curve

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Drag Divergence

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Aerodynamics

Drift angle

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Drop-In Aviation Fuels

Filed Under: Aircraft Systems Terms Tagged With: Fuel

DRT

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DRVSM

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DSCS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DSUA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DTS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

Dual Maintenance (ETOPS)

Filed Under: Airlines, FAA, ICAO Tagged With: ETOPS, FAA, ICAO

Dual-Use Product or Part

Filed Under: Aviation Maintenance, FAA, Military Aviation Tagged With: Airworthiness, FAA, Military, Parts

DUAT

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DUATS

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

Ductility

Filed Under: Aircraft Structure Terms Tagged With: Structures

Duplex

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Dutch Roll

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DVA

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DVFR

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

DVOR

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym

DVRSN

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Abbreviation, Acronym

Dynamic Hydroplaning

Filed Under: Aircraft, Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

Dynamic Pressure

Filed Under: Aircraft Tagged With: Aerodynamics, Aircraft

Dynamic stability

Filed Under: Aviation Terms Tagged With: FAA Pilot's Handbook

DYSIM

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms Tagged With: Acronym