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121aircraft — [[t]e͟ə(r)krɑːft, kræft[/t]] ♦♦ N COUNT (aircraft is both the singular and the plural form.) An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter. The return flight of the aircraft was delayed... At least three… …
122aircraft approach category — A grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight. An aircraft fits only one category. If it is necessary to maneuver the aircraft at speeds in excess of the upper… …
123aircraft arresting cable — That part of an aircraft arresting gear that spans the runway surface or flight deck landing area and is engaged by the aircraft arresting system (usually a hook). Also called aircraft arresting wire. See aircraft arresting gear …
124aircraft arresting system — All components used to engage an aircraft and absorb the forward momentum of a routine or an emergency landing or an aborted takeoff. It consists of an arrester barrier or arrester cable; a suitable braking device, which absorbs the force… …
125aircraft dispatcher — A person, usually ground based, who exercises with the pilot in command the operational control of a flight. The duties of a flight dispatcher include providing meteorological information for the flight, flight planning, arranging the loading and …
126aircraft utilization rate — Normally for transport and commercial aircraft, it is the average number of hours that an aircraft is actually in flight during each 24 h period or per month. For combat aircraft, the reckoning period is a month instead of 24 h (i.e., hours flown …
127aircraft arresting barrier — A device, not dependent on an aircraft arresting hook, used to stop an aircraft by absorbing its forward momentum in an emergency landing or an aborted takeoff. Also called barricade; emergency barrier. See also aircraft arresting system …
128aircraft arresting cable — That portion of an aircraft arresting system which spans the runway surface or flight deck landing area and is engaged by the aircraft arresting hook. Also called aircraft arresting wire …
