elevator flight
1Flight control modes (electronic) — New aircraft designs like this Boeing 777 rely on sophisticated flight computers to aid and protect the aircraft in flight. These are governed by computational laws which assign flight control modes during flight Aircraft with fly by wire flight… …
2Flight control surfaces — Aircraft flight control surfaces allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft s flight attitude.Development of an effective set of flight controls was a critical advance in the development of the aircraft. Early efforts at fixed wing aircraft …
3Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …
4flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …
5Elevator (aircraft) — Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft s orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing. An increased wing angle of attack will cause a… …
6Flight 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) …
7flight controls — The devices controlling the trajectory of an aircraft around its three axes (i.e., aileron, rudder, and elevator) …
8Korean Air Lines Flight 007 — Flight 007 redirects here. For other uses, see Flight 7 (disambiguation). Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Artist s rendition of HL7442, the KAL 747 lost during Flight 007 Occurrence summary …
9Air Canada Flight 797 — Flight 797 redirects here. For the 1987 aviation incident involving the airline Varig, see Varig Flight 797. Air Canada Flight 797 Accident summary Date June 2, 1983(1983 06 02) Type …
10EgyptAir Flight 990 — SU GAP, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Düsseldorf in 1992. Occurrence summary Date …
