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Aviation Terms
Posts, terms and definitions in the “Aviation Terms” category
in relation to a piston engine Constant Speed Unit (CSU) or Manual Propeller Pitch Control the term “Full Throttle Height”. Where the term critical height may refer to superchareged or turbo charged engines a naturally aspirated will get to a “Full Throttle Height.” Thank you to Mark Munn for adding this definition
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Live Black Box – A Live Black Box provides in-flight telemetry data transmitted from the aircraft to ground stations, such as the aircraft manufacturer or airline operator. This may include telemetry data, such as the data that is contained in the aircraft FDR -flight data recorder. The Bombardier C series is the first airliner scheduled [...]
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Posted in Aviation Terms | Tagged Avionics
‘Black Books’ are unofficial documentation that is used as a reference source for information. These are revised or filtered versions of a technical paper adopted according to common practice. Thank you to Sheron Fernando for this definition
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Posted in Aviation Terms
Fatigue Failure – Fatigue failure of metal components is by far the most common type of the failure of aircraft components. Fatigue Failure is defined as the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to repeated or fluctuating loads (cyclic loading). The maximum stress values are less than the ultimate [...]
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Posted in Aircraft Structure Terms, Aviation Terms | Tagged Aviation Safety, Engineering, Maintenance, Structures
Dynamic hydroplaning - A condition that exists when landing on a surface with standing water deeper than the tread depth of the tires. When the brakes are applied, there is a possibility that the brake will lock up and the tire will ride on the surface of the water, much like a water ski. When the [...]
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Posted in Aircraft, Aviation Terms | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
URET: is a FAA NextGen Implementation Plan Acronym for User Request Evaluation Tool
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Posted in Aviation Terms
NDOT: is a FAA NextGen Implementation Plan Acronym for NextGen Decision Oriented Tools
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Posted in Aviation Terms | Tagged Acronym, FAA, NextGen
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). Includes the federal aviation regulations governing the operation of aircraft, airways, and airmen.
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Posted in Aviation Terms | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
Thrust line. An imaginary line passing through the center of the propeller hub, perpendicular to the plane of the propeller rotation.
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Posted in Aviation Terms | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
Thrust (aerodynamic force). The forward aerodynamic force produced by a propeller, fan, or turbojet engine as it forces a mass of air to the rear, behind the aircraft.
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Posted in Aviation Terms | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
