low-altitude flight
1low-altitude bombing system mode — In a flight control system, a control mode in which the low altitude bombing maneuver of an aircraft is controlled automatically …
2low-altitude alert system — An automated function of ground radar that alerts the controller when a mode C transponder equipped aircraft on an IFR (instrument flight rules) plan is below a predetermined safe altitude. If requested by the pilot, LAAS is also available in VFR …
3IFR (instrument flight rules) en route low-altitude charts — En route low altitude charts provide aeronautical information for navigation under IFR conditions below 18,000 ft MSL (mean sea level). This four color chart series includes the jet route structure; very high frequency navigational aids (VHF… …
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 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 …
6Flight 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… …
7Flight 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 …
8Altitude — For other uses, see Altitude (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Attitude. Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used (aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, and more). As a general definition, altitude… …
9Flight altitude record — These are the records set for going the highest in the atmosphere from the age of ballooning onward. Some records are certified by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Contents 1 Fixed wing aircraft 1.1 Piston driven propeller aeroplane 1.2… …
10Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… …
