Flight Technical

Description

This category contains articles on specific aircraft systems/systems-of-systems.

Showing below 134 results in range #1 to #134.

2

24-bit Aircraft Address

A

Abnormal Aircraft Configuration and FMS Fuel Predictions
Afterburner
Air Data Computer (ADC)
Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
Air Speed Indicator
Airborne Wind Shear Warning Systems
Aircraft Batteries
Aircraft Bleed Air Systems
Aircraft Electrical Systems
Aircraft Fuel Systems
Aircraft Fuel Systems (Piston Engine)
Aircraft Fuel Systems (Turbine Engine)
Aircraft Ice Protection Systems
Aircraft Oxygen Systems
Aircraft Pressurisation Systems
Aircraft Rain Protection
Aircraft Tyre Maintenance
Aircrew Oxygen Mask Utilisation
Altimeter
Altimetry System Error
Area Navigation Systems
Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)
Autoland
Automatic Deployable Flight Recorder (ADFR)
Automatic Emergency Descent System
Automatic Flight - A Guide for Controllers
Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS)
Autopilot
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
AVGAS

B

Biofuel
Brakes

C

Carbon Brakes and Slush
Central Maintenance Computer (CMC)
Chemical Oxygen Generators
Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)
Configuration Deviation List
Contained Engine Failure
Crew Information and Action Flow - A Guide for Controllers
Cross-Connected Systems
Cruise - A Guide for Controllers
Cruise Climb

D

Descent, Approach and Landing - A Guide for Controllers
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

E

Eddy Dissipation Rate (EDR)
Electronic Engine Control (EEC)
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
Emergency Turn
Empennage
En-route Tracking of Aircraft
Enhanced Vision System
Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT)
External Lights

F

Flight Control Laws
Flight Control Locks
Flight Control Module (FCM)
Flight Control Unit (FCU)
Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU)
Flight Data Recorder (FDR)
Flight Director
Flight Instrument Presentation of Aircraft Attitude
Flight Management System
Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA)
Flight Technical Guide (FTG)
Fly-By-Wire
Fowler Flap
Fuel Exhaustion
Fuel Metering Unit (FMU)
Fuel Starvation
Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)

G

Glass Cockpit
GPWS - A Guide for Controllers
Gyromagnetic Compass

H

Head Up Display (HUD)
Head Up Display - Guidance for Flight Crews
High Energy Approach Monitoring System
High-Pressure Compressor (HPC)
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
Hydraulic Problems: Guidance for Controllers
Hydraulic Problems: Guidance for Flight Crews
Hydraulic Systems

I

Inertial Reference System (IRS)
Interstage Turbine Temperature (ITT)
Introduction of Glass Cockpit Avionics into Light Aircraft
Inverter

J

Jet Fuel

L

Landing Gear

M

Machmeter
Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)
Mode Control Panel (MCP)
Mode S
Motor Gasoline
Multifunction Control and Display Unit (MCDU)
Multifunction Display (MFD)

N

Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS)

O

Operation of the Radio and Intercom Selector Panels - A Guide for Controllers

P

Pilot-Activated Lighting (PAL)
Piston Engine Induction Icing
Pitot Static System
Powered-Lift Aircraft
Pre-flight Planning - A Guide for Controllers
Pressure Relief Valve (PRV)
Propeller Pitch Control Unit (PCU)

R

Radio Altimeter
Radio Altimeter Interference
Reduced Thrust Takeoff
Reverse Thrust

S

Selective Calling System (SELCAL)
Set-up and Briefing - A Guide for Controllers
Spoilers And Speedbrakes
Stall Protection Systems (SPS)
Stall Warning Systems
Standby Flight Instruments
Start-up, Push-back and Taxi - A Guide for Controllers
Surface Coatings and Drag Reduction
Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS)

T

T-tail
Take-off / Go-around (TO/GA) Mode
Take-off and Climb - A Guide for Controllers
Thermocouple (Seebeck effect)
Turbine Inlet Temperature (TIT)
Turbofan Engine
Turbojet Engine
Turboprop Engine
Turboshaft Engine
Tyres

U

Uncontained Engine Failure

V

Vertical Speed Indicator

W

Weather Radar
Weather Radar: Storm Avoidance
Weight on Wheels (WoW) Systems
Windshear Detection - A Guide for Controllers

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