Index of aviation articles

Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Articles related to aviation include:

A

Aviation accidents and incidentsADFAdverse yawAerobaticsAerodromeAerodrome mapping database (AMDB) – AerodynamicsAerofoil -Aerodrome beaconAeronautical Information Manual (AIM) – Aeronautical chartAeronautical phraseologyAeronauticsAerospaceAerospace engineeringAileron – Air Charter – Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) – Air Freight Terminal – Air traffic flow managementAirbandAircraft maintenance engineer (AME) – Aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) – Aircraft registrationAircraftAircraft engine controlsAircraft lavatory – Aircraft noise – Airfoil – Airline Transport Pilot License – AirlineAirlinerAir navigationAirport/Facility Directory (A/FD) – Airport - Airports CommissionAviation safetyAirshipAirshow – Airspace classes – AirspeedAirspeed indicatorAir traffic control – Air traffic controllers' strike of 1981 – AltimeterAltitudeAngel FlightAngle of attackAngle of incidence – Anhedral – Anti-torque pedals (Helicopter rudder pedals) – Artificial horizon – Aspect ratio (wing) – Assisted take-offAttitude indicatorAutomatic dependent surveillance – broadcast – Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) – Autorotation (helicopter) – Autorotation (fixed-wing aircraft)AutopilotAviationAviation archaeology – Aviation history – Aviation medical examiner (AME) – Aviation safety – Aviation system – AviatorAvionics

B

Balloon (aircraft) – Bird strike – Blast pad – Blimp – §Bypass ratio

C

Canard – Center of gravity (aircraft) – Chord (aircraft) – Circuit (airfield) – Civil Air Patrol (US Air Force Auxiliary) – Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – Cockpit – Cockpit voice recorder – Coefficient of lift – Coefficient of momentCollective – Commercial pilot license – Common-use self-service (CUSS) – CompassCompressor stallControlled airspace – CVFR – Crab landing – Cross controlCTAFCyclic

D

Deep stall – Delta wing – Dihedral – Distance measuring equipment (DME) – DragDucted fandumb-bellDutch roll

E

Elevator – Elevon – Emergency locator transmitter ELT – Empennage (tail section) – ETOPSExperimental aircraftEurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) – Empty weightEnvironmental and climate impacts of aviation

F

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA – US authority) – Fixed-base operatorFlame holder – Flap – FlightFlight control surfaces – Flight data recorder – Flight envelope protectionFlight instrumentsFlight levelFlight management systemFlight planFlight planningFlight simulatorFlight trainingFly-by-wireFlying – Flying car (aircraft) – Flying familiesFlying wing – Form drag - From the Ground Up (book) - Flight information service

G

General aviationGlass cockpit – Glider aircraft – Glider (sailplane) – Glider pilot certificate – Gliding – Go around – GPSGreat-circle distanceGround effect

H

Heading indicator – Hold (aviation) – History of aviationHelicopterHelicopter flight controlsHypermobility

I

ICAO spelling alphabet – Instrument flight rules (IFR) – Instrument landing system (ILS) – Instrument ratingIndicated airspeedInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) – International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – Integrated engine pressure ratio (IEPR) – International Fighter Pilots Academy (IFPA) - Instrument meteorological conditions

J

Jet AirlinerJet engine – Jetliner – JetwayJoystick

L

Landing – Landing T – Leading-edge extensionLift (force)Lift-induced dragLight-sport aircraft

M

Maintenance – METAR – Meteorology – Maintenance, repair and overhaul

N

Nautical airmileNavigationNon-directional beacon (NDB) – Non-towered airport – Night aviation regulations in the US - Navigation light -NOTAM

O

Oshkosh Airshow – Overhead join

P

Performance envelope – Pilot controlled lighting – Pilot licenses – Pilot licensing and certification – Pilot reports (PIREPS) – Precision approach path indicator – Private pilot license – Propeller – Pushback

Q

QFEQNHQ code

R

RadarReciprocating enginesRed squareRelaxed stability – RIAT – Roadable aircraftRogallo wingRudderRuddervator – Rule of three (aviation) – RunwayRun-up (aviation)

S

Sectional chartSignal squareSpatial disorientation – Spar – Spin (flight) – Spoiler (aeronautics) – Slats – Slip landing – specific fuel consumption (propeller engines) – Specific fuel consumption (thrust) (jet engines) – Sport pilot certificate – Stall (flight) – Standard dayStick shakerStudent pilot certificate – Swedish Civil Aviation Administration – Swing-wing

T

T-tailTakeoffTaxiingTaxiwayTerminal area chartThrust vectoringTraffic pattern indicatorTransatlantic flightTrue airspeedTurbine engine – Turn and bank indicator

U

Uncontrolled airport (see Non-towered airport) – Uncontrolled airspace

V

V speedsV-tail – Vertical speed indicator – Vertical stabilizer (fin) – Visual flight rules (VFR) – VNEVOR VHF omni-range (type of navigational beacon) - Visual meteorological conditions

W

WaveriderWide-body aircraftWind shearWingWingletWorld aeronautical chart

See also

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