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1Flight engineer — In aviation, a flight engineer is a member of the aircrew of some aircraft. The flight engineer is responsible for monitoring and controlling many of the aircraft systems during flight.History of flight engineeringThe first airplanes only had a… …
2Flight controller — Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA s Mission Control Center, or ESA s Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to… …
3Flight planning — A Tarom Boeing 737 300 and United Airlines Boeing 777 200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two …
4Flight data recorder — An example of a flight data recorder; the underwater locator beacon is the small cylinder on the far right. (English translation of warning message: FLIGHT RECORDER DO NOT OPEN) …
5Flight simulator — [ twinjet flight simulator] A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft. It is as realistic as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full size… …
6Flight information display system — A flight information display system (FIDS) is a board or a television screen displaying in real time the different arrivals or departures occurring over a specific period of time. It is located inside or near an airport terminal. A virtual… …
7check flight — i. A test flight to ascertain if all systems in the aircraft are fully serviceable. A check flight is carried out after a major inspection or repairs. ii. A flight on which a pilot or other crewmembers are checked for proficiency in the… …
8Electronic Flight Instrument System — An electronic flight instrument system, or EFIS, is a flight deck instrument display system in which the display technology used is electronic rather than electromechanical. EFIS normally consist of a primary flight display (PFD), multi function… …
9TWA Flight 800 — For the 1964 crash of a TWA Boeing 707 in Rome, Italy, see TWA Flight 800 (1964). TWA Flight 800 Recovered TWA 800 wreckage Accident summary Date …
10Aeroflot Flight 593 — Infobox Airliner accident Name = Aeroflot Flight 593 Crash |360px Image caption = Illustration of A310 F OGQS Date = March 23 1994 Type = . * Pilot error, 15 year old in control of airplane * user interface design of the autopilot * Missing… …
