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A thrust reverser in a jet engine in which clamshell doors swivel from the stowed position at the engine tailpipe to block all of the outflow and redirect some component of the thrust forward.
Industry:Aviation
Omnidirectional lights that outline the edges of the taxiway and are blue in color.
Industry:Aviation
A large, triangular-shaped, kite-like object installed near the runway. Tetrahedrons are mounted on a pivot and are free to swing with the wind to show the pilot the direction of the wind as an aid in takeoffs and landings.
Industry:Aviation
The valve in a carburetor or fuel control unit that determines the amount of fuel-air mixture that is fed to the engine.
Industry:Aviation
An imaginary line passing through the center of the propeller hub, perpendicular to the plane of the propeller rotation.
Industry:Aviation
Devices which redirect the flow of jet exhaust to reverse the direction of thrust.
Industry:Aviation
The force which imparts a change in the velocity of a mass. This force is measured in pounds but has no element of time or rate. The term, thrust required, is generally associated with jet engines. A forward force which propels the airplane through the air.
Industry:Aviation
The application of muscular coordination at the proper instant to make flight, and all maneuvers incident thereto, a constant smooth process.
Industry:Aviation
