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Viewing Aviation Terms that Begin with the Letter "B"

B-52 Stratofortress

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Back course (BC)

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Backblast

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Balance tab

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Ballast

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Ballast – Balloon Inflation Ballast

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Balloon – 14 CFR 1.1

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Balloon (ICAO Definition)

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BANS

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Baro-aiding

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Barometric scale

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BART

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Base

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Base Leg

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Base Turn

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Baseline Testing 16G Seat Testing Term

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Baseline Zonal Inspection (BZI)

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BASIC

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Basic empty weight

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Basic empty weight (GAMA)

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Basic Service (UK)

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BASOP

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BBS

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BC

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BCA

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BCR

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BDAT

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BECMG

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Begin Date (ICAO Definition)

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Bermuda I Agreement

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Bermuda II Agreement

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Bernoulli’s Principle

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Bilateral Agreement

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Binary number system

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Biplanes

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Bird Avoidance

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Bird Control

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Bird Hazard Warning System

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Bird Sizes

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Bird Watch Condition Codes

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Bitchin Betty

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Black Books

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Black Plague – Corrosion

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BlackSwift

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Blind Transmission

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Block altitude

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Block diagrams

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Block Hour

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BMP

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BOC

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Borescope

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Bottom-of-descent point

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Boyle's law

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bps

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Brake horsepower – 14 CFR 1.1

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Break lines

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Break-Even Load Factor (BELF)

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BRI

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BRITE

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British thermal unit (Btu)

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Brittle

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Brittleness

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BRL

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Broadcast

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Broadcast weather service

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Buckle

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BUEC

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BUECE

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Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung – German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Agency

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Buoyancy

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Burnishing

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Burr

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Buttock line (BL)

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Bypass ratio

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