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In United States and Canadian aviation, the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) [1] (formerly the Airman's Information Manual) is the respective nation's official guide to basic flight information and air traffic control procedures.
Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere. While the term originally referred solely to operating the aircraft, it has since been expanded to include technology, business, and other aspects ...
Flying, sometimes styled FLYING, is an aviation magazine published since 1927 and called Popular Aviation prior to 1942, as well as Aeronautics for a brief period. It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, aviation enthusiasts and aviation-oriented executives in business, commercial and general aviation markets worldwide.
Aspect ratio (aeronautics) – In aeronautics, the aspect ratio of a wing is the ratio of its span to its mean chord. It is equal to the square of the wingspan divided by the wing area. Thus, a long, narrow wing has a high aspect ratio, whereas a short, wide wing has a low aspect ratio. [23]
Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet: AFE Above field elevation AFIS Airborne flight information system Also called automatic flight information service AFM Aircraft flight manual: AFS Aeronautical fixed service: AFT Aft The direction against the aircraft movement AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network: AGACS
The NAA continued the original group’s mission, including issuing all pilot's licenses until the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1926. While the Aero Club of America was based in New York City, the NAA is based in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., where it continues to serve the same mission set forth by the best of the best in aeronautics.
The Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale [1] (HQRS), sometimes Cooper-Harper Rating Scale (CHRS), is a pilot rating scale, a set of criteria used by test pilots and flight test engineers to evaluate the handling qualities of aircraft while performing a task during a flight test.
The HAL Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), along with its derivative, Light Observation Helicopter (LOH), was designed and developed by the Rotary Wing Research and Design Center (RWR&DC), [6] one of the R&D sections of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), for civilian and military applications.