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Dividers used for measuring lengths of lines and approximate lengths of non-linear paths on a chart. Nautical almanac used to determine the position in the sky of a celestial body after a sight has been taken.
An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.
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The yaw axis has its origin at the center of gravity and is directed towards the bottom of the aircraft, perpendicular to the wings and to the fuselage reference line. Motion about this axis is called yaw. A positive yawing motion moves the nose of the aircraft to the right. [1] [2] The rudder is the primary control of yaw. [3]
A multiple-bunk Class 1 crew rest compartment. A crew rest compartment is a section of an airliner dedicated for breaks and sleeping by crew members during off-duty periods. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Federal Aviation Regulations have provisions requiring crew rest areas be provided in order to operate a long-haul flight by using multiple crew shifts.
The -150 involves the conversion of Group 1 and Group 2 L-1011-1 aircraft to an MTOW of 470,000 pounds (210,000 kg), an increase of 40,000 pounds (18,000 kg), about 10%, from the L-1011-1, giving the aircraft a slightly better range than the -50, but without the additional center-section fuel tank, less than the L-1011-100 aircraft.
The aircraft, carrying 290,000 pounds (130,000 kg) of fuel, crashed about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Mather and blew up in a ball of fire around 250 feet (75 m) in diameter. The resulting crash left a 1,200-foot (370 m) path of burning debris, killed three horses, and left four people needing treatment for smoke inhalation.
Commercial aircraft provide emergency oxygen to passengers to protect them in case of loss of cabin pressure. The cockpit crew are typically supplied from compressed oxygen cylinders. The oxidizer core is sodium chlorate (Na Cl O 3), which is mixed with less than 5 percent barium peroxide (Ba O 2) and less than 1 percent potassium perchlorate ...