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Item: Flights -> Category: Travel -> Author: DF -> Revision: 15/05/2008
Glossary of aeronautics

Acuatizar: action by a sea lands in the water.

 

AENA: acronym for the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation.

 

Aerobio: engine combustion oxygen needed for its operation.

 

Aerodino: any flying machine heavier than air which remains suspended due to the aerodynamic forces.

 

Aerodistorsión: deformation of the wings and other elements of a plane when it reaches very high speeds.

 

Aerodrome: instead authorized by the aeronautical authority for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.

 

Aerodynamic speed: speed at which moves an aircraft in the air.

 

Aeromodelo: small plane flights for sports or experimental.

 

Aerostato: aircraft flying thanks to the upward force. This occurs because of a gas provides less cumbersome than air.

 

Aerotaxi: small plane rental for private use.

 

Aerovía: that the path established by moving commercial aircraft.

 

Air Navigation: ability to navigate through the air.

 

Air Traffic: every one of the aircraft that are flying in the area of an airfield and flowing through the tracks of maneuver.

 

Air: instead authorized by the aeronautical authority for the takeoff and landing of aircraft that has a regular traffic.

 

Airbus: plane for a large number of passengers it carries out short-haul and medium distance.

 

Aircraft: vehicle capable of flying through the air different reactions to which he has on the Earth's surface. You can carry people and things.

 

Airline: enterprise which is responsible for float flights to transport passengers, luggage and cargo. Journey made by an aircraft from one point of origin to another destination with a single list of flight but are conducted scales.

 

Airplane: aircraft with fixed wings and engines that propels through.

 

Airspace: part of the atmosphere where circulating aircraft It is regulated by the state.

 

Airworthiness of Aircraft: establishes the requirements for aircraft flying safely.

 

Alerones: moving parts of the wings of an aircraft to facilitate the exercise apparatus such as height catch.

 

Aleta: surface modifying the flow of air to ensure that the aircraft has increased aerodynamics.

 

Altitude: is the vertical distance between a given point and sea level. It is measured in meters.

 

Amerizaje: drop an aircraft to land in the water.

 

Anfibio: plane that can land both in the water as on land.

 

Approximation: joint exercises carried out an aircraft to facilitate the landing maneuver.

 

Area movement: part of the airfield for the landing and takeoff of aircraft movement.

 

Area takeoff: surface takeoff acceleration over the area to attain the speed needed for takeoff.

 

Autoestable: aircraft again regain stability after being hit by turbulence.

 

Aviation Charter: representation of a land surface with all its accidents that allows pilots planning and safe navigation.

 

Aviation: navigation conducted with aircraft heavier than air.

 

Aviator: the person who is capable of piloting an aircraft.

 

Beacon: light signal used to delimit an area or mark obstacles.

 

Beam: indicator of the direction and the wind direction.

 

Biplano: plane composed of four wings placed in pairs, which form a plane.

 

Blog: personal document of a pilot in which are recorded chronologically time and the activities conducted flight.

 

Buffer: ability of the aircraft to reduce fluctuations that threaten its stability.

 

Cabeceo: movement of the aircraft on its vertical axis producing ups and downs of the front and rear.

 

Cabin controls: space of an aircraft for the pilot. In it are all the controls of the machine.

 

Cabin: space of an aircraft designed to accommodate passengers and crew.

 

Calzo: wedge that is placed on the wheels of a plane when parked to be unable to make any movement.

 

Campo Flight: see movement area.

 

Carenado: coating that protects certain parts of an aircraft such as engines.

 

Cell: any kind of fuselage, or surface aerodynamic fairing which is in the aircraft and that does not include or engines or propellers.

 

Cellar: department located at the rear of the aircraft to store cargo.

 

Center of gravity: imaginary point where all the forces acting on the severity of an aircraft thereby enabling it to be kept in balance.

 

Charter Flight: flight which is rented to a company and is not subject to the same conditions as a regular.

 

Charter: type of flight that travels to non-commercial fleet. With that name is also known to the aircraft carried out the flight.

 

Chartering: action by which rents a portion of the aircraft to transport passengers or cargo.

 

Checked baggage: luggage that is carried in the hold of the aircraft. Previously be billed at the counter. Its weight is usually limited according to the company.

 

Coach synthetic flight: apparatus that can play in any position to land an aircraft.

 

Cockpit: see cabin.

 

Code flight: combination of numbers and letters that identifies a flight.

 

Commander: the person who is in command of the aircraft and who is responsible for pilotarla.

 

Conditioner pressure: device that keeps a certain air pressure inside the plane.

 

Container: deposit of a rigid surface adjustable to the holds of aircraft which accumulates baggage.

 

Control Area: controlled airspace that extends vertically from a limit marked on the ground.

 

Control tower: an airport space for the control of landings and takeoffs of aircraft.

 

Conveyor belt: device to put the suitcases to the arrival of the flight so they can be picked up by passengers.

 

Copiloto: assistant pilot of a flight that is assisting the commander.

 

Customs: Public office is located at borders and airports whose mission is to monitor the entry and exit of people and goods from one country.

 

Delay: late takeoff or landing an aircraft.

 

Despegar: action by which an aircraft is detached from the ground to begin the flight.

 

Dirigible: aerostat propelled by an engine and a steering system.

 

Disintegration: separation of the burden of an aircraft in its various components.

 

Drift: lateral movement that moves to a plane of its route and is produced by the wind.

 

Drive: force that conducts an engine and propellers that move to the aircraft.

 

Driver: person pilot an aircraft during his career.

 

Driving: directing an aircraft during flight time.

 

Duration of the flight: time it takes for the aircraft to arrive from the point of origin to destination.

 

Elevation: vertical distance from the point of the Earth's surface and the mean sea level.

 

Empenaje: flat surfaces located on the tail of the aircraft and serve as an element of control and stability. They are part of the fuselage.

 

En route: horizontal direction of the aircraft with respect to the north. Usually in degrees.

 

Engelamiento: accumulation of ice on the wings of an aircraft, leading to a greater loss of weight and aerodynamics.

 

Estatorreactor: Engine reaction that lacks compressors and turbines. Its compression is done thanks to the speed at which circulates.

 

Fee: economic consideration to be paid by the airline at the airport by the use of the facilities.

 

Flaps: part of the wings to be lowered during take off and landing to increase the resilience of these.

 

Flight local: flight to a destination which is a distance of less than 50 kilometers to the point of origin.

 

Flight simulator: see coach synthetic flight.

 

Flight: displacement of an aircraft from the place of origin to destination.

 

Frangible object: object manufactured with little mass designed to break or deform in a collision without danger to the aircraft.

 

Fuselage: main body of the structure of an airplane.

 

Gateway: tunnel for the passage of air passenger terminal communicates with the cabin of the plane.

 

Girómetro: device capable of measuring changes in direction of an aircraft.

Globe: aerostat flying without engine.

 

Guestbook flight: pilot of a personal document in which he suggests flying hours.

 

Gyrocopter: aircraft has propellers that spin on an axis instead of wings, allowing for vertical landings.

 

Hand luggage: baggage that it carries passengers in the cabin of the aircraft. Its weight is usually not limited by the airlines, but the dimensions.

 

Hangar: shed where they parked aircraft.

 

Haut: is the vertical distance between a given point and the Earth's surface. Suele medirse en pies. Usually measured in feet.

 

Headline: first tranche of the runway within the meaning landing or takeoff of aircraft.

 

Helice: helical fins that rotate around an axis. Its action in the air produces a reaction force that makes move to aircraft.

 

Helicopter: aircraft with a vertical propeller driven by a motor capable of performing vertical elevations and descents.

 

Helipad: airfield for the takeoff and landing of helicopters.

 

Helm: each of the parts of an aircraft that allow its lateral move, ascending or descending.

 

Hint: instead of the airfield where aircraft made landings and takeoffs.

 

Hub: airport where a particular airline has a center connecting flights. Piece of metal that connects with the propeller shaft of the motor.

 

Isogona: line connecting certain points with the same variation local or magnetic declination. Brand management to be real pole with the meridians.

 

Isogriva: line connecting points of equal difference between northern grid and magnetic north.

 

Jet: aircraft using jet engines for their displacement.

 

Land: action by which an aircraft reaches land.

 

Landing area: instead of the area of motion for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

 

Landing: device consisting of wheeled quenching contact with the aircraft landing in the soil and enables it to continue rolling through the area of maneuvers.

 

Latitude: measure expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds from the equator towards the north or south.

 

Length: measure expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds from the Greenwich meridian east or west.

 

Level: vertical position of an aircraft in the air.

 

Lever helm: horizontal bar beneath the feet of the pilot used to rotate the aircraft.

 

Lift: force that keeps an aircraft in flight position.

 

Mach number: relationship between the speed of sound and true.

 

Marking: determination of the status of an aircraft during flight.

 

METAR: code: used for meteorological observations. They usually take place every 30 minutes or an hour.

 

Monoplan: plane which is composed of a single wing.

 

Mooring: action by which an aircraft arrives at the point where you have to park.

 

Motor critical: an aircraft engine failure affects the airworthiness.

 

Nefoanalisis: graphical representation of the state of the clouds.

 

Nose: nose of an aircraft.

 

Ornitóptero: plane remains in the air as their wings perform movements similar to those of birds.

 

Package: suitcase, bag or anything else that composes a baggage.

 

Parachute: artifact cloth or other material that is resistant to stem the fall of the bodies from the air.

 

Parasol: type of wing that is at the top of the fuselage.

 

Passage: group formed by the total number of passengers who made a trip by plane.

 

Plane: see airplane.

 

Planner: aerodino that no mechanical traction.

 

Pressurized cabin: space of an aircraft which has increased the air pressure created an atmosphere equal to the existing lower altitudes.

 

Presurizar: maintaining an adequate pressure in the interior of an aircraft during flight.

 

Price: economic consideration to be paid by the passenger for making a trip.

 

Push: force that conducts an engine reaction and that makes traveling to the aircraft.

 

Radar: system through radio waves means that the position of objects.

 

Reactor: engine that gets the thrust force thanks to a stream flowing at high speed in the opposite direction to the aircraft.

 

Recorder flight: recorder that favors research if the aircraft suffered incidents or accidents.

 

Regular flight: flight on which are fixed in advance with specific dates, times and routes.

 

Relegation: loss regular altitude.

 

Report airmet: report of weather phenomena that can or are near a flight route. It is issued by a meteorological monitoring office.

 

Rocket: artifact navigate through space using jet propulsion. It also includes any part can be separated from him.

 

Rotor: rotating system that allows helicopters to fly and similar aircraft.

 

Route: flight line between a point of origin and a destination.

 

Seaplane: plane which can be moved by water through floaters.

 

Segment en route: each of the parties making up a path.

 

Shooting: movement of the aircraft on its wheels on the runway of the airfield.

Shovel: element of the propeller of an aircraft.

 

Slot: time to a designated airline to carry out its operations embarkation and disembarkation.

 

Stabilizer: each of the levels fixed an airplane where the rudders of direction and depth.

 

Stand tail: a device that has a stand and replacing the rear wheel in small planes.

 

Street shooting: by connecting various parts of an airfield. It is intended for the movement of aircraft.

 

Strip hint: surface area that includes most of the runway staging area of the aircraft.

 

TAB: element of the back of an airplane that reduces the force to be applied by the pilot on the joystick.

 

Tail: rear of the aircraft where the helm of direction and depth.

 

Tap: first contact with the aircraft land surface in a landing.

 

Terminal: Instead of an airport that is designed to enable passengers to access flights.

 

The economy class syndrome: disorder that can affect those persons who are long-term air travel. It consists of the appearance of blood clots in the legs.

 

Thermo propellant: see estatorreactor.

 

Threshold: first tranche of the track dedicated to landing.

 

Turbulence: disorderly movements in the air that makes it cause eddies traveling by air currents.

 

Ultraligero: aerodino sports that can be piloted. It is characterized by its light weight and low consumption.

 

Vector: course it is given to an aircraft to guide it through a radar.

 

What lies beneath: device an aircraft responsible for registering the impact of the flight and the pilot's communications with ground control.

 

Wind: relative flow of air caused by the movement of the aircraft.

 

Wind tunnel: tool that examines the impact of air into the aircraft.

 

Wing: part of the plane on the outside and argues that the device.

 

Wingspan: distance between the ends of the two wings of the aircraft. Se mide en metros. It is measured in meters.

 

Zepelín: see dirigible.




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