Aeronautics Vocab 2

A primary control surface used to steer an aircraft through the air. On an aircraft, it is used primarily to control yaw around the vertical axis.

• Rudder

• Ornithopter

• Aileron

• Rolleron

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A means of creating force leading to movement. It moves things like spacecraft or jet planes forward by pushing something out of the back.

• Pressure

• Propulsion

• Thrust

• Wind Shear

In geometry, this to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point.

• Vector

• Theta

• Tangent

• Magnitude

The rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time. It is equivalent to a specification of its speed and direction of motion.

• Thrust

• Vector

• Magnitude

• Velocity

The person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight

• Pilot-in-Command

• Remote-Pilot-in-Command

• Radar Services

• Air Traffic Control

A notational representation containing both magnitude and direction, and can be drawn using an arrow.

• Velocity

• Vector

• Tangent

• Theta

Refers to a normally unobstructed view between an intended observer and a drone. Same as LOS (line-of-sight

• Tangent

• Vector

• Visual Line of Sight

• Controlled Airspace

condition when an airplane is in steady, level flight, and the condition of equilibrium prevails. It is achieved when the airplane's lift equal is equal to weight and the thrust is to equal the drag.

• see and avoid

• Wind Shear

• Accelerated Flight

• Unaccelerated Flight

Also called yaw axis, is defined to be perpendicular to the wings and to the normal line of flight with its origin at the center of gravity and directed towards the bottom of the aircraft. Yaw moves the nose of the aircraft from side to side.

• Vertical Axis

• Longitudinal Axis

• Latitudinal axis

• Thrust

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A turbine-driven forced induction engine that experiences increased internal combustion efficiency and power output from forced extra air into the combustion chamber.

• Rudder

• Turbo Prop

• Jet Engine

• Turbo-Powered Engine

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