in-flight load
1Load factor (aerodynamics) — Load factor is the ratio of the lift on an aircraft to the weight of the aircraft.Clancy, L.J., Aerodynamics , section 5.22] Hurt, H.H., Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators , page 37] The load factor is expressed in multiples of g where one g… …
2Flight 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… …
3Flight envelope — diagram. In aerodynamics, the flight envelope or performance envelope of an aircraft refers to the capabilities of a design in terms of airspeed and load factor or altitude.[1][2 …
4Flight plan — Flight plans are documents filed by pilots or a Flight Dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority (e.g. FAA in the USA) prior to departure. They generally include basic information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time en… …
5Flight test — is a branch of aeronautical engineering that develops and gathers data during flight of an aircraft and then analyses the data to evaluate the flight characteristics of the aircraft and validate its design, including safety aspects. The flight… …
6Load factor — may refer to:* Capacity factor, the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated a full capacity of that time period * Load factor (aerodynamics), n, is the vector expressed by the ratio of… …
7load|ing — «LOH dihng», noun. 1. the act of a person or thing that loads: »Freight car loadings continue to slack off (Newsweek). 2. Electricity. the introduction of additional inductances, as to a telephone circuit or an antenna. 3. an addition to the net… …
8Flight 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 …
9Flight 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 …
10load factor — i. The ratio of a specified load to the total weight of the aircraft. The specified load is expressed in terms of aerodynamic forces or ground or water reaction. Aerodynamically, it is the ratio of the total lift to the weight. The load factor is …
