speed indicator

  • 31Speed to fly — is a principle used by soaring pilots when flying between sources of lift, usually thermals, ridge lift and wave. The aim is to maximize the average cross country speed by optimizing the airspeed in both rising and sinking air. The optimal… …

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  • 32engine speed indicator — device which shows the number of revolutions an engine makes …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 33God speed — Speed Speed, n. [AS. sp?d success, swiftness, from sp?wan to succeed; akin to D. spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to succees, Skr. sph[=a] to increase, grow fat. [root]170b.] 1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success. For common… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Speed Resistance Lines — A tool in technical analysis that is used for determining potential areas of support and resistance. This tool, consisting of three trendlines, is created by drawing the first trendline from the most recent low to the most recent high when the… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 35indicator — /in di kay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that indicates. 2. a pointing or directing device, as a pointer on the dial of an instrument to show pressure, temperature, speed, volume, or the like. 3. an instrument that indicates the condition of a… …

    Universalium

  • 36indicator — in|di|ca|tor [ˈındıkeıtə US ər] n 1.) something that can be regarded as a sign of something else ▪ All the main economic indicators suggest that trade is improving. ↑fog lamp, ↑headlight, ↑indicator, ↑mirror 2.) BrE one of the lights on a car… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37indicator — noun (C) 1 something that can be regarded as a sign which shows you in what way a situation is changing: All the main economic indicators suggest that trade is improving. 2 BrE one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38Airspeed indicator — The airspeed indicator or airspeed gauge is an instrument used in an aircraft to display the craft s airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot. Markings Light aircraft Airspeed indicator markings use a set of standardized colored bands and lines …

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  • 39Rate of Climb and Descent Indicator — The Rate of Climb and Descent Indicator (RCDI) is an aircraft cockpit instrument displaying vertical speed. Other terms used are Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI), or, for particularly sensitive RCDIs in gliders, Variometer .The principle of… …

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  • 40instant rate of climb indicator — A form of vertical speed indicator that uses internal accelerometer type air pumps to overcome the inherent lag of a conventional VSI (vertical speed indicator). This instrument thus indicates a more instantaneous indication of vertical speed …

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