flight-briefing room /fla.t brif.. rum/ noun a room where instructors talk to trainees immediately before a training flight or where a pilot talks to his or her crew immediately before boarding the aircraft
flight crew /fla.t kru/ noun airline staff responsible for flying the aircraft
flight data recorder /fla.t de.t. r. k.d./ noun an electronic device located in the tail section of an aircraft that picks up and stores data about a flight. Abbreviation FDR. Also called black box (NOTE: It is often called the black box, although it is not black.)
flight deck /fla.t dek/ noun a place where the flight crew of an airliner sit while flying the aircraft
flight deck instruments plural noun instruments used by the flight crew when flying an aircraft
flight engineer /fla.t end.n../
noun the member of the crew of a plane who is responsible for checking that its systems, including the engines, perform properly
flight envelope /fla.t env.l.υp/
noun same as envelope flight information region /fla.t .nf.me..(.)n ri.n/ noun airspace with defined limits which has an air traffic control information and alerting service. Abbreviation FIR
flight level /fla.t lev(.)l/ noun 1.
the level of constant atmospheric pres-sure related to a reference datum of 1013.25 mb . FL 250 = 25,000 ft. Abbreviation FL 2. the height at which a particular aircraft is allowed to fly at a particular time
flight line /fla.t la.n/ noun the area of an airfield, especially a military air-field, where aircraft are parked, serv-iced, and loaded or unloaded
Flight Manual /fla.t mnjυ.l/ noun same as Pilot’s Operating Hand-book
flight operations /fla.t
.p.re..(.)nz/ plural noun the use of
aircraft flight path /fla.t pɑθ/ noun a line, course or track along which an aircraft flies
flight plan /fla.t plan/ noun a writ-ten statement that gives details of the flight that a pilot intends to make
flight progress strip /fla.t pr.υres str.p/ a thin cardboard strip with information on it about a flight, which is updated by air traffic control-lers as the flight progresses
flight simulator /fla.t s.mjυle.t./
noun a device or computer program which allows a user to pilot an aircraft, showing a realistic control panel and moving scenes, used as training pro-gramme
flight-test /fla.t test/ verb to test the performance of an aircraft or compo-nent in flight
float /fl.υt/ noun 1. a floating ball attached to a lever to regulate the level of a liquid in a tank, etc. . float-oper-ated switch a shut-off valve operated by a float 2. a hollow structure fixed below an aircraft that allows it to float on water. Also called pontoon . verb to remain on the surface of a fluid without sinking . Because of the air-tight nature of the fuselage, most large air-craft will float for some time before sinking.
float chamber /fl.υt t.e.mb./
noun the part of a carburettor which
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