skiplag

en-verb

skiplag (third-person singular simple present skiplags, present participle skiplagging, simple past and past participle skiplagged)

skiplags (present singular third-person)
skiplagging (participle present)
skiplagged (participle past)
skiplagged (past)

Travellers who do decide to skiplag should always book one-way tickets, that way their return trip won't be cancelled if the airline does cancel their ticket.

2023 August 12, Rosie Frost, “What is Skiplagging? The cheap flight hack that airlines are cracking down on”, in Euronews:

(aviation) To disembark at a "hidden city" rather than continuing to one's ticketed destination.


skiplagger

Typically, a skiplagger books a less expensive flight that has two or more legs rather than buy the more costly direct flight. But it’s a connecting city – not the final city of the flight – that has been the skiplagger's covert destination all along.

2023 November 24, “Skiplagging: Why some flyers love it and why airlines hate it”, in CNN:

(aviation) A traveller who disembarks at a "hidden city" rather than continuing to one's ticketed destination; one who practices skiplagging.


skiplagged

en-adj

skiplagged (comparative more skiplagged, superlative most skiplagged)

more skiplagged (comparative)
most skiplagged (superlative)

A last-minute skiplagged ticket from Birmingham, UK to New York, US could save you around €100.

(aviation) A traveller or ticket involved with the practice of skiplagging.


SAAF

South African Air Force
w:South African Air Force

(South Africa, military, aviation) Initialism of South African Air Force.


IRIAF

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
w:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

(military, aviation) Initialism of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.


IIAF

Imperial Iranian Air Force
w:Imperial Iranian Air Force

(military, aviation, historical) Initialism of Imperial Iranian Air Force (1925 to 1979).


nose over

en-verb

nose over (third-person singular simple present noses over, present participle nosing over, simple past and past participle nosed over)

noses over (present singular third-person)
nosing over (participle present)
nosed over (participle past)
nosed over (past)

(intransitive, aviation) To crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.


KAF

(Kenya, military, aviation) Initialism of Kenya Air Force


center stick

(aircraft, aviation) An aircraft cockpit arrangement where the control column is located in the center of the cockpit either between the pilot's legs or between the pilots' positions.


stick puller

(aircraft, aviation) A device that applies aft pressure on the control column when the airplane is approaching the maximum operating speed.


control wheel

stick

(aviation) Synonym of stick (“a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile”)


air data

Meronyms: airspeed, altitude, bearing, groundspeed; pitch, roll, yaw

(engineering, aviation) Information regarding an aircraft's flight parameters that is collected by sensors on the aircraft.


crossover airspeed

en-noun

crossover airspeed (usually uncountable, plural crossover airspeeds)

(aviation) The point at which an aircraft's calibrated airspeed and Mach value equal its true airspeed.


noise footprint

noise footprint (plural noise footprints)

(aviation) Of a flying aircraft, the ground area beneath it in which the noise exceeds a specified level.


parasite aircraft

parasite aircraft (usually uncountable, plural parasite aircrafts)

(aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.


air-launch

en-verb

air-launch (third-person singular simple present air-launches, present participle air-launching, simple past and past participle air-launched)

air-launches (present singular third-person)
air-launching (participle present)
air-launched (participle past)
air-launched (past)

(aviation) To release a missile, rocket, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft.


air-launched

(aviation) Of a rocket or missile, launched from an aircraft while in flight.


inertial reference

Moreover, one terminal of M is connected to the inertial reference (IR).

1974, Jose Behar Cruz, Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg, Signals in Linear Circuits, page 532:

This goal leads to an experiment system design which combines hardward from many technology areas: an optical telescope and IR sensors; and advanced angular intertial reference; a flexible multi-level of actuation digital control system; digital tracking processors which incorporate real-time image analysis and a pulsed, diode-pumped solid state tracking laser.

1995, “The High Altituted Balloon Experiment Demonstration of Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Technologies”, in Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, page 2841:

To address this potential unsafe condistion and as an interim solution, EASA issued Emergency AD 2009-0012-E […] to require implementation of an aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) operation procdure, to isolate both the Inertial Reference (IR) and ADR in case a faulty IR is detected .

2013, Federal Register - Volume 78, Issue 220, page 68348:

(aviation, military) Any of various devices found in airplanes, missiles, satellites, guns, etc. that sense and calculate data such as linear acceleration and turning rate around each axis and which send that data on to other systems.


BINGO

(US, aviation slang, chiefly military, primarily of fuel) Alternative letter-case form of bingo (“just sufficient to return to base”)


range safety

(aviation, astronautics) The ensuring of the monitoring of the flight paths of missiles and launch vehicles, as well as the enforcement of strict guidelines for rocket construction and ground-based operations.


range safety system

en-noun

range safety system (plural range safety systems)

(aviation, astronautics) A system that reduces the risk to the public by ensuring flight safety by monitoring the flight paths of missiles and launch vehicles.


astronaut propulsion unit

astronaut propulsion unit (plural astronaut propulsion units)

Coordinate term: manned maneuvering unit

(astronautics) A mechanism used to move an astronaut relative to the spaceship during a spacewalk.


manned maneuvering unit

manned maneuvering unit (plural manned maneuvering units)

Coordinate term: astronaut propulsion unit

(astronautics) An astronaut propulsion unit that was used by NASA during the Space Shuttle missions.


cargo aircraft

(aviation) A fixed-wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carriage of cargo rather than passengers.


full-stop landing

full-stop landing (plural full-stop landings)

(aviation) A landing in which the aircraft comes to a full stop (rather than performing a go-around or touch-and-go).


non-forecast airlift

non-forecast airlift (plural not attested)

(military, aviation) A special flight that is tasked to meet an unpredicted desired effect.


homebuild

(aeronautics) An item designed to be assembled by amateurs.


super stall

(aviation, aeronautics) A type of stall, where airflow detaches not only from the main lifting wing, but also from the horizontal control surfaces of the tail and/or canard as well; resulting in loss of control over pitch and ineffectual elevators; being a stall of all the horizontal aerofoil surfaces of an aircraft.


OMAC

(aerospace) Acronym of orbital maneuvering and attitude control system.


en-route

(aviation) Alternative spelling of en route


landing roll

(aviation) The distance from the point of touchdown to the point of deceleration where the aircraft can be brought to a complete stop or exit the runway.


snap roll

(aviation, aeronautics) A type of maneuver in which an aircraft makes a sharp roll of 360° about its longitudinal axis.


rudder roll

(aeronautics, aviation) A type of aerial maneuver resembling the barrel roll but differs in that the application of backstick pressure is usually very high and that aileron input is held neutral throughout the maneuver.


vortex generator

vortex generator (plural vortex generators)

(aviation, aeronautics) An aerodynamic device, consisting of a small vane usually attached to a lifting surface (or airfoil, such as an aircraft wing) or a rotor blade of a wind turbine.


wing fence

(aviation, aeronautics) A fixed aerodynamic device attached to an aircraft wing.


variable sweep

(aviation, aeronautics) A type of sweep that can be varied during a flight according to certain requirements.


spaceflight participant

spaceflight participant (plural spaceflight participants)

(astronautics) A person who is not a trained in-space spaceworker (ie, professional astronaut), nor task-focused worker, but has travelled through outer space.


dual-capable aircraft

dual-capable aircraft (countable and uncountable, plural dual-capable aircrafts)

(aviation, military) Any type of aircraft that can perform both conventional and nuclear missions.


pickle switch

(aviation) A handheld electronic switch used for releasing bombs.


ghost plane

(aviation) An aeroplane that is flying after its pilots become incapacitated.


instrument flying

(aviation) Guiding an airplane based only on instruments in the control panel.


antiflap

(engineering, aviation) Preventing a component from flapping.


cageable

en-adj

cageable (comparative more cageable, superlative most cageable)

more cageable (comparative)
most cageable (superlative)

a cageable gyro

(aviation) Able to be caged, or immobilized.


VTOSL

(aviation) Abbreviation of vertical takeoff and short landing.


SVTOL

(aviation) Acronym of short vertical takeoff and landing.


V/STOVL

(military, aviation) Acronym of vertical/short takeoff and vertical landing.


Etihad

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

(aviation) Etihad Airways (one of the flag carrier airlines of the United Arab Emirates)


upgauge

en-verb

upgauge (third-person singular simple present upgauges, present participle upgauging, simple past and past participle upgauged)

upgauges (present singular third-person)
upgauging (participle present)
upgauged (participle past)
upgauged (past)

A flight is initially scheduled on a Boeing 737-800. Due to high demand, the airline might upgauge the flight to a Boeing 737-900, which has a larger passenger capacity.

They have proposed a scheme forcing airlines to upgauge the planes serving La Guardia. But at a capac ity constrained, slot-controlled airport like La Guardia, discriminating against regional aircraft could jeopardize service to countless, communities communities as large as Jacksonville, Knoxville, Columbus, Dayton, Louisville, Savannah and dozens more.

2007 September 28, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation, Airline Delays and Consumer Service: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, volume 4, U.S. Government Printing Office, →ISBN, pages 49-50:

Following the postpandemic recovery, pilot shortages have lead many airlines, especially in the United States, to upgauge (move from regional jets up to 100-plus set narrowbodies) their fleets.

2024, Vitaly Guzhva, Sunder Raghavan, Damon J. D'Agostino, Aircraft Leasing and Financing: Tools for Success in International Aircraft Acquisition and Management, 2 edition, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 36:

(aviation) What an airline does when it replaces an originally scheduled aircraft with a larger one of a similar type.


face-on

(aviation, nautical) With the broadside, propeller or stern directed towards something.


deck angle

Duncan felt the aircraft nose come up, felt the nose gear leave the runway. The deck angle increased to ten degrees. The plane ran along on the main gear for a short distance and was airborne. The deck angle increased further. At this weight, if the flying pilot did it by the book, Duncan knew the deck angle would go to fourteen degrees.

2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 30, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 2024-11-23:

(aviation) Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.


SELCAL

en-noun

SELCAL (countable and uncountable, plural SELCALs)

(aviation) A system for alerting a specific aircraft that a radio station on the ground wishes to communicate with them, via transmitting an aircraft-specific sequence of audio tones over the aircraft's company radio frequency to an automatic decoder on board the aircraft.

Duncan awoke to Li Quan's nudging. “What is a sell call?” Duncan's brain needed a moment to come online; sell call didn't make sense. Then he made the connection. A SELCAL was coming through. He jerked the headset off Li Quan's head, donning it in time to hear the words “hundred Chinese aboard your aircraft.”

2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 32, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 2024-11-23:

(aviation, countable) An alert sent via this system.


SELCAL

en-verb

SELCAL (third-person singular simple present SELCALs, present participle SELCALing, simple past and past participle SELCALed)

SELCALs (present singular third-person)
SELCALing (participle present)
SELCALed (participle past)
SELCALed (past)
SelCal (alternative)

Captains earned big bucks because they had to make big decisions. Captain Ray Hanson commanded ACI Flight 103, and he feared that today he would earn those big bucks.
San Francisco ARINC had SELCALed them. When the flight engineer answered, he found Sam Devlin on the other end. The owner of Air Cargo International had an incredible message.

(aviation, transitive) To send a SELCAL alert to (an aircraft).


course correction

en-noun

course correction (plural course corrections)

(aviation, nautical, literally) An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.


debris response area

debris response area (plural debris response areas)

(transport, aviation, space flight) A hazard zone that is declared to bar flights into the region, and keep aircraft away from flying into debris falling out of space, such as from a rocket accident or reentry event.


VLR

(aviation) Initialism of very long range.


Embraer

/ˌɛm.bɹəˈɛɚ/

/ˌɪm.bɹəˈɛɚ/

/ˌɛm.bɹəˈɛə/

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(aviation) A Brazilian aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft.