leading-edge flap actuator
1TWA Flight 841 (1979) — Infobox Airliner accident|name=1979 TWA Flight 841 Date=April 4, 1979 Type=Controversial Site=Detroit, Michigan Fatalities=0 Injuries=8 Aircraft Type=Boeing 727 31 Operator=TWA Tail Number=N840TW Passengers=82 Crew=7 Survivors=89 (all) On April 4 …
2Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… …
3Aileron — For the band, see The Ailerons …
4Flight 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… …
5Deicing boot — The black rubber deicing boot on the wing of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 passenger aircraft is inflated with air, producing ridges to crack and dislodge any accumulated ice …
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) …
7Navigation light — The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400 aircraft A navigation light is a colored source of illumination on an aircraft, spacecraft, or waterborne vessel, used to signal a craft s… …
8Dog-tooth — For other uses, see Dogtooth (disambiguation). Dog tooth ornament A dog tooth or dogtooth pattern , in architecture, is an ornament found in the moldings of medieval work of the commencement of the 12th century, which is thought to have been… …
9Rib (aircraft) — Rib Wing ribs of a de Havilland DH.60 Moth In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction. By analogy with the anatomical definition of rib , the ribs attach to the main spar, and …
10Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
