In aviation, the turn and slip indicator (T/S, a.k.a. turn indicator and turn and bank indicator) and the turn coordinator (TC) variant are essentially...

Air Cargo Flight 8509 Peripheral vision horizon display (PVHD) Turn and slip indicator Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15B (PDF). U.S. Dept. of...

airplane such that the turn and slip indicator points to the mark appropriate for that aircraft and then uses a clock to time the turn. The pilot can roll...

Gyroscopic flight instruments such as the attitude indicator (artificial horizon) and the turn and slip indicator are designed to provide information to counteract...

horizon), direction (directional gyro) and rate of turn indicator, plus a slip-skid indicator, adjustable altimeter, and a clock. Flight into instrument meteorological...

the altimeter found in most aircraft, and skydivers use wrist-mounted versions for similar purposes. Hikers and mountain climbers use wrist-mounted or...

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A course deviation indicator (CDI) is an avionics instrument used in aircraft navigation to determine an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a...

Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing...

sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is known as a podded engine. In some cases—for instance in the...

The horizontal situation indicator (commonly called the HSI) is an aircraft flight instrument normally mounted below the artificial horizon in place of...

to engage the enemy far ahead, and implemented metal drop tanks in 1944 for American fighters. External drop tanks turned the Thunderbolt from a short-range...

which is in turn used to power electrical generators. In some early aircraft (including airships), small RATs were permanently mounted and operated a small...

A transponder (short for transmitter-responder and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, XPNDR, TPDR or TP) is an electronic device that produces a response...

a rate of climb and descent indicator (RCDI), rate-of-climb indicator, vertical speed indicator (VSI), or vertical velocity indicator (VVI) – is one of...

direction-of-travel (DOT) indicator for use in taking bearings directly from a map. Other features found on modern orienteering compasses are map and romer scales...

controlling supersonic and boundary-layer airflow. DSIs can be used to replace the intake ramp and inlet cone, which are more complex, heavy and expensive. The...

presentation of the attitude indicator, air speed and altitude indicators (usually as a tape display) and the vertical speed indicator. It will in many cases...

an acronym of hands on throttle-and-stick, is the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle lever and flight control stick in an aircraft...

(LERX) are also sometimes referred to as wing strakes. On both supersonic and subsonic types, smaller strakes are sometimes applied to the forward fuselage...

instruments. The airspeed indicator is connected to both the pitot and static pressure sources. The difference between the pitot pressure and the static pressure...

designed and made precision aircraft instrumentation, most notably an aircraft turn and slip indicator that Reid had invented and developed, and a pilot...

control mechanisms in the cockpit now operate signal transducers, which in turn generate the appropriate commands. These are next processed by an electronic...

CFTs have a reduced aerodynamic penalty compared to external drop tanks, and do not significantly increase an aircraft's radar cross-section. Another...

popular for trans-oceanic routes. After World War II, the flying boats were in turn replaced by airplanes operating from land, made far more capable first by...

the foreplane. Canard wings are also extensively used in guided missiles and smart bombs. The term "canard" arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont...

gimbal lock. Gimbal lock constrains maneuvering and it would be beneficial to eliminate the slip rings and bearings of the gimbals. Therefore, some systems...

structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal compression, but...

some advanced maneuvers possible, such as the Pugachev's Cobra, the Cobra Turn and the Kulbit. A long, narrow sideways extension to the fuselage, attached...

exhaust.[citation needed] Rear-mounting the engines keeps the wings clean and improves short-field performance. This was necessary in early jet aircraft...