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The blade on a helicopter rotor whose tip is moving in the direction opposite to that in which the helicopter is moving.
Industry:Aviation
The characteristic of an aircraft that causes it to return to its original flight condition after it has been disturbed.
Industry:Aviation
The portion of an ILS (Instrument Landing System) that directs the pilot along the center line of the instrument runway.
Industry:Aviation
A special device used with electronic communication and navigation systems to radiate and receive electromagnetic energy.
Industry:Aviation
The ratio of the density of the air at a given altitude to the density of the air at sea level under standard conditions.
Industry:Aviation
An oxyacetylene flame in which there is an excess of oxygen. The inner cone is pointed and often a hissing sound is heard.
Industry:Aviation
The name of large, rigid, lighter-than-air ships built by the Zeppelin Company in Germany prior to and during World War I.
Industry:Aviation
The sudden increase in the total drag of an airfoil in transonic flight caused by formation of shock waves on the surface.
Industry:Aviation
A system on a turbine engine that automatically energizes the igniters to provide a relight if the engine should flame out.
Industry:Aviation
An imaginary line, passing through the center of gravity of an airplane, and extending across it from wing tip to wing tip.
Industry:Aviation
