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For the purpose of standardization, any flight instrument display that uses LCD or other image-producing system (cathode ray tube (CRT), etc.)
Industry:Aviation
The distance between the forward and aft CG limits indicated on pertinent airplane specifications.
Industry:Aviation
Yellow arc—caution range. Fly within this range only in smooth air, and then, only with caution.
Industry:Aviation
A fuselage design made up of supporting structural members that resist deformation by applied loads. The truss-type fuselage is constructed of steel or aluminum tubing. Strength and rigidity is achieved by welding the tubing together into a series of triangular shapes, called trusses.
Industry:Aviation
The horizontal, movable primary control surface in the tail section, or empennage, of an airplane. The elevator is hinged to the trailing edge of the fixed horizontal stabilizer.
Industry:Aviation
A demand oxygen system that supplies 100 percent oxygen at sufficient pressure above the altitude where normal breathing is adequate. Also referred to as a pressure breathing system.
Industry:Aviation
A point along the wing chord line where lift is considered to be concentrated. For this reason, the center of pressure is commonly referred to as the center of lift.
Industry:Aviation
An aircraft with the horizontal stabilizer mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer, forming a T.
Industry:Aviation
