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Dictionary of
Aviation

second edition
David Crocker

A & C Black . London
Originally published by Peter Collin Publishing as Dictionary of Aeronautical English
First edition published 1999 Second edition published 2005 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Reprinted 2007 by
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Copyright . David Crocker and Peter Collin Publishing Ltd. 1999
Revisions and additional material . A&C Black Publishers Ltd 2007

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Preface
English is the universal language of communication used in civil aviation. This dictionary provides the basic vocabulary of terms used by pilots, cabin staff, maintenance crews, ground staff and travellers worldwide. The terms are those used in everyday work on aircraft, and cover parts of the aircraft, manipulating the aircraft on the ground and in the air, instructions to passengers, conversations with air traffic control, weather, emergencies, etc.