dictionary of aviation

[...]... abbreviation aviation gasoline aviation / evi eʃ(ə)n/ noun flying an aircraft ć Wind speeds in aviation are usually given in knots aviation gasoline / evieʃ(ə)n səli n/ noun fuel used in pistonengined aircraft Abbreviation AVGAS aviation law / evi eʃ(ə)n lɔ / noun the laws relating to flying avert | AVGAS aviation | aviation gasoline aviation law | aviation routine weather report aviation routine... request, often on paper, for employment ˽ application form a form to be filled out by a person looking for a job, and sent back to the organisation offering the job 2 the act of putting a substance onto something ˽ the application of a coat of paint the covering of something with a coat of paint 3 the act of using something, e.g an ability, to carry out a task ć When an accident occurs, the application of. .. look some distance in front of you ˽ straight ahead directly in front ahead of /ə hed əv/ preposition 1 in front of ć Air ahead of a cold front is warmer than air behind a cold front 2 in advance of or at an earlier time than ć The flight from Paris arrived 10 minutes ahead of schedule after afterburner AFTN agent aggregate AGL agree | agreed | agreement | ahead | ahead of | Aviation. fm Page 11 Wednesday,... measured in degrees angle of attack / ŋ (ə)l əv ə t k/ noun the angle formed between the relative airflow and the chord line of the aerofoil angle angle of attack | COMMENT: The angle of attack is related to the flight path of the aircraft, not to the angle the wing makes with the horizontal If the angle of attack becomes too great, the smooth airflow over the upper surface of the wing will break down... balance of pressure, temperature and thrust 2 the act of staying steady í verb 1 to be opposite and equal in weight, force or importance to something else ć The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the level of the bowl balances a column of mercury in the tube 2 to stay steady, especially when resting on the centre of gravity ‘…balance refers to the location of the centre of gravity... Wednesday, November 24, 2004 3:45 PM alloy 16 Authority, General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet] alloy / lɔ/ noun a mixture of metals alloy ć an alloy of aluminium and lithium aloft /ə lɒft/ adjective up in the air alter / ɔ ltə/ verb to change, modify or aloft | alter adjust ć If there is a risk of collision, alter course to the right ć If the rate of descent is too low, alter the throttle setting accordingly... strength of an electric current ć The centre-zero ammeter tells the pilot the status of the aircraft battery amp / mp/ abbreviation ampere amperage / mpərd / noun the strength of an electric current expressed in amperes ć Measuring the amperage of a motor can give a rough estimate of the load on the motor ampere / mpeə/ noun a unit of electric current equal to one volt flowing through an impedance of one... of being aware or conscious of something ˽ safety awareness the state of being familiar with and prepared for any situation in which safety is important AWR abbreviation airborne weather radar axial / ksiəl/ adjective referring to an axis axial flow compressor / ksiəl fləυ kəm presə/ noun a compressor in which the flow of air is along the longitudinal axis of the engine ć In spite of the adoption of. .. noun having an acid content ˽ the acidity of a substance the acidity | amount of acid in a substance acid-proof / sd pru f/ adjective able to resist the harmful effects of an acid acid test / sd test/ noun a difficult or exacting test of worth or quality ć A pilot’s ability to react appropriately in an emergency situation is the acid test of his or her professionalism ACMS noun a computer which records... numbered and arranged in order of use ć A series of dipoles are arranged in a circle arrangement /ə rend mənt/ noun 1 a plan ć The arrangements for the VIPs are being handled by the public relations department 2 the relative positions of a number of different parts ć The diagram shows a simple arrangement of pistons, cylinders and pipes array /ə re/ noun an arrangement of antennas ć The localiser antenna . Dictionary of Aviation second edition Specialist dictionaries Dictionary of Accounting 0 7475 6991 6 Dictionary of Agriculture 0 7136 7778 3 Dictionary of Banking and Finance 0 7136 7739 2 Dictionary. 4 Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism 0 7475 7222 4 Dictionary of Marketing 0 7475 6621 6 Dictionary of Media Studies 0 7136 7593 4 Dictionary of Medical Terms 0 7136 7603 5 Dictionary of. 2 Dictionary of Business 0 7136 7918 2 Dictionary of Computing 0 7475 6622 4 Dictionary of Economics 0 7136 8203 5 Dictionary of Environment and Ecology 0 7475 7201 1 Dictionary of Food Science