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Load factor

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breakeven load factornoun(aviation) The load factor necessary for an airline to break even. It is a function of the percent of seats filled at a particular yield versus the airlines operating costs.
running loadnounThe whole weight of an airplane and its load divided by the span, or length from tip to tip.
lift-to-drag rationoun(aviation) The instantaneous ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird.
glide rationounThe maximum ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall that a glider can maintain.
airspeednoun(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
groundspeednoun(aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
stall speednoun(aviation) The airspeed at which the lift generated by an aircraft flying with an angle of attack equal to the stall angle (the point of maximum lift for a given airspeed) is exactly equal to the aircraft's weight; the minimum airspeed at which it is possible to maintain level unaccelerated flight.
liftnounAn act of lifting or raising.
wingloadingnounAlternative form of wing loading. [(aerodynamics) The load carried by unit area of wing.]
flight controlnoun(aviation, countable) A system for controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
true airspeednoun(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air mass within which it is flying.
centre of liftnoun(aeronautics) That point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.
wing loadingnoun(aerodynamics) The load carried by unit area of wing.
alphanounThe name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
gravity dropnoun(aviation) The deployment of an aircraft's landing gear by the use of gravity.
elevator authoritynoun(aviation) The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.
aileron authoritynoun(aviation) The degree of control that the ailerons can exert over the rolling motion of an aircraft; related to aileron design and airspeed.
rate of climbnoun(aviation) The rate at which an aircraft gains altitude. A negative rate of climb implies descent.
rate of climb indicatornoun(aviation) An instrument installed in an aircraft that indicates the rate at which the aircraft is gaining or losing altitude.
airspeed indicatornoun(aviation) An instrument that displays an aircraft's current airspeed.

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