flight performance
31Flight Design CTSW — infobox Aircraft name = CTSW type = Microlight/Ultralight logo = manufacturer = Flight Design caption = designer = first flight = introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced = number built = 900+ unit cost = EU 62924.37 …
32Flight 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… …
33flight recorder — A general term applied to any instrument or device that records information about the performance of an aircraft in flight or about conditions encountered in flight. Flight recorders may make records of air speed, altitude, direction, outside air …
34flight management computer — A computer that is the heart of a flight management system, providing a centralized control for navigation and performance management. It obtains data from various navigational systems both ground based and on board aircraft. The system’s… …
35flight test — i. An actual test in the air to ascertain the serviceability of an aircraft after a major component change or repair, to ascertain flight characteristics, or to achieve other specified objectives. ii. A test of a component of a flying vehicle, or …
36flight data recorder — noun a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft; especially one designed to survive an impact and thus help in finding the causes of an accident; along with the cockpit voice recorder, it is part of the flight recorder …
37performance Class 1 helicopter — A helicopter with performance such that, in case of critical power unit failure, it is able to land on the rejected take off area or safely continue flight to an appropriate landing area, depending on when the failure occurs (ICAO) …
38performance Class 2 helicopter — A helicopter with performance such that, in case of critical power unit failure, it is able to safely continue flight, except when the failure occurs prior to a defined point after take off or after a defined point before landing, in which case a …
39performance Class 3 helicopter — A helicopter with performance such that, in case of power unit failure at any point in the flight profile, a forced landing must be performed (ICAO) …
40flight inspection — The operation of an aircraft for the purpose of calibrating air navigation aids, monitoring or evaluating the performance of air navigation aids, or assessing obstacles …
