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sensitive altimeter — A form of pneumatic altimeter that is more accurate than a simple altimeter. It has an adjustable barometric scale by which the instrument can be adjusted to the existing barometric pressure. The altimeter pointer makes a complete revolution for… … Aviation dictionary
servoaltimeter/servo-assisted altimeter — A type of pneumatic altimeter in which an aneroid mechanism moves an electrical pickup, amplifying the signal to drive a servomotor. The servomotor, in turn, moves the drums and the pointers. This type of altimeter is more accurate than the… … Aviation dictionary
Atmospheric pressure — Air pressure redirects here. For the pressure of air in other systems, see pressure. Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the Earth s atmosphere. In most… … Wikipedia
Pitot-static system — A pitot static system is a system of pressure sensitive instruments that is most often used in aviation to determine an aircraft s airspeed, Mach number, altitude, and altitude trend. A pitot static system generally consists of a pitot tube, a… … Wikipedia
Deicing boot — The black rubber deicing boot on the wing of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 passenger aircraft is inflated with air, producing ridges to crack and dislodge any accumulated ice … Wikipedia
Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… … Wikipedia
Dassault Mirage 2000 — Mirage 2000 A Mirage 2000 5F of the French Air Force Role Multirole … Wikipedia
Channel wing — aircraft CCW 5 The channel wing is an aircraft wing principle developed by Willard Ray Custer in the 1920s. The most important part of the wing consists of a half tube with an engine placed in the middle, driving a propeller placed at the rear… … Wikipedia
Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations … Wikipedia
Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea … Wikipedia
