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The acute angle formed between the chord line of an airfoil and the direction of the air striking the airfoil.
Industry:Aviation
A barometric scale window of a sensitive altimeter used to adjust the altitude for the altimeter setting.
Industry:Aviation
The personal analysis of the kinds of stress experienced while flying, the application of appropriate stress assessment tools, and other coping mechanisms.
Industry:Aviation
The angle formed by the chord line of the wing and a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the airplane.
Industry:Aviation
The delay that occurs before an instrument needle attains a stable indication.
Industry:Aviation
A downward slant from root to tip of an aircraft’s wing or horizontal tail surface.
Industry:Aviation
Land without delay at the nearest suitable area, such as an open field, at which a safe approach and landing is assured.
Industry:Aviation
Process by which a solid is changed to a gas without going through the liquid state.
Industry:Aviation
