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AIRC Airline[s] Industrial Relations Conference
[Washington, DC] (US).
air carrier Organization certificated or licensed to carry
passengers or goods by air for hire or reward.
air cartography Aerial survey, esp. aerial photography
for purpose of mapmaking.
Air Cavalry Helicopter-borne attack/reconnaissance
ground troops (USA).
AIRCMM Advanced infra-red countermeasures munition.
aircom Traffic on an Acars link (SITA).
AIRCON Air communications network, specif. serving
US air carriers. Characterised by wide geographical
extent, very large information flow, ‘on-line, real time,
full-time’ storage, and computer-compatible electronic
switching.
air conformal ice detection system Measures thickness
and characteristics by scattering of light from fibre optics.
air controller In military operations, an individual
trained for and assigned to traffic control of particular air
forces assigned to him within a particular sector.
air control team Team organised to direct CAS3 strikes
in the vicinity of forward ground elements.
air-cooled Heat-generating device, esp. piston engine,
maintained within safe limits of temperature by air
cooling. Invariably cooling is direct, in case of piston
engine by radiating heat to air flowing between fins
around cylinder head and barrel, or around hot rotor
casing(s) of RC engine.
air corridor 1 Defined civil airway crossing prohibited
airspace.
2 Restricted air route in theatre of military operations
intended to afford safe passage for friendly air traffic.
aircraft Device designed to sustain itself in atmosphere
above Earth’s surface, to which it may be attached by
tether that offers no support. Two fundamental classes are
aerodynes and aerostats. Aircraft need have no means of
locomotion (balloons are borne along with gross motion
of atmosphere, while kites are tethered and lifted by
motion of atmosphere past them), or any control system,
nor means for aerodynamic or aerostatic lift (eg, jet
VTOL aircraft need be no more than jet engine arranged
to direct efflux downwards). Free-falling spacecraft
qualifies as aircraft if, after re-entry, its shape endows it
with sufficient L/D ratio to glide extended distance,
irrespective of whether or not it can control its trajectory.
aircraft cabin mattress Unpacked from storage bag,
converts two facing seats + intermediate table into foam
bed.
aircraft cable Specially designed tensile cable, usually
either solid wire or any of eight built-up constructions,
used for operating flight control and other mechanical
systems.
aircraft carrier Marine craft, traditionally large surface
vessel, designed to act as mobile base for military aircraft.
aircraft categories 1 For genealogical purposes, family
tree of possible classifications.
2 For certification purposes, subdivision of aeroplanes
(most important family of aircraft) on basis of performance.
In UK aeroplanes certificated before 1951 are
categorised as No Performance Group Classification;
after 1951 subdivided into Performance Group A, large
multi-engined; Performance Group C, light multiengined;
and Performance Group D. Also Group X for
aircrew
large multi-engined aeropanes built outside UK before
specified date.
aircraft certificate In US all aeroplanes (airplanes) and
most other aircraft except models are categorised and
licensed according to four classes of certificate, each
having status of legal document: airworthiness, production,
registration and type.
aircraft commander See commander.
aircraft communications and automatic reporting system
Monitors and records many parameters, mainly engine
data.
aircraft container See container.
aircraft dispatcher In US air transport, official charged
with overseeing and expediting dispatch of each flight.
Traditional post analogous to train dispatcher of US railroads.
Today duties include provision of met.
information, flight planning, arranging unloading and
loading, stocking with consumables, apron servicing and
other turnaround tasks, calling for large staff.
aircraft dope See dope.
aircraft fabric See fabric.
aircraft fuel See gasoline, kerosene.
Aircraft Holding Unit Accepted new aircraft off production,
or in-service aircraft after major overhaul or repair,
and tested them before allocation to operating unit (RAF,
RN).
aircraft integrated data system Supplements ‘black box’
by monitoring and recording many additional engine and
system parameters.
aircraft lifting bag Usually made of stout neoprene
woven fabric, inflated to assist recovery of disabled or
crashed aircraft; among other terms are pneumatic
elevator and pneumatic aircraft jack.
aircraft log One or more volumes recording detailed
operating life of individual aircraft, listing daily and
cumulative flight time, notifiable irregularities or transient
unserviceability of any part, all inspections,
overhauls, parts replacement, modification and repair.
Aircraftman, Aircraftwoman RAF/WRAF noncommissioned
rank, with junior and senior grades, having
no bearing on trade in which rank-holder is qualified.
aircraft management simulator Essentially the same as a
pre-1960 simulator, equivalent to a modern FFS but
without 6-axis motion or synthetic external scenes;
capable of training on all cockpit instruments and
systems.
aircraft missile Missile launched from aircraft.
aircraft mover Apron vehicle for towing or pushback.
aircraft network interface unit Provides link between
aircraft satcoms system and passenger [or possibly crew]
PCs.
aircraft pallet See pallet.
aircraft performance monitoring Software calculates
deviation(s) from specific range caused by aerodynamic
deterioration of airframe.
aircraft prepared for service See weight.
aircraft rocket Missile launched from aircraft.
aircraft system controller Avionics subsystem
performing flight engineering control and monitoring
functions to automate hydraulic or electric or fuel or ECS
or other system.
aircraft unit-load device See Unit load.
aircrew Crew required to operate aircraft in flight, esp.
crew, numbering more than one, of military aircraft.
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