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The amount of fuel in pounds per hour consumed or required by an engine per brake horsepower or per pound of thrust.
Industry:Aviation
A state of oxygen deficiency in the body sufficient to impair functions of the brain and other organs.
Industry:Aviation
Airspace in which flight activities are subject to restrictions that can create limitations on the mixed use of airspace. Consists of prohibited, restricted, warning, military operations, and alert areas.
Industry:Aviation
The actual height above sea level at which the aircraft is flying.
Industry:Aviation
This type of hypoxia is a result of insufficient oxygen available to the lungs. A decrease of oxygen molecules at sufficient pressure can lead to hypoxic hypoxia.
Industry:Aviation
A performance grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight.
Industry:Aviation
Air Traffic Control request for a pilot to push the button on the transponder to identify return on the controller’s scope.
Industry:Aviation
An aggravated stall that results in an airplane descending in a helical, or corkscrew path.
Industry:Aviation
