Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate) was a Canadian rock band, who were active in the early 2000s. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consisted of...
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vertical speed can be difficult due to constantly variable airspeed. Pilot-induced oscillations may be the fault of the aircraft, the pilot, or both....
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aircraft's indicated airspeed (and not by, for example, the ground speed), so that pilots may use them directly, without having to apply correction factors...
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when the speed drops below 18 mph (29 km/h). Design of the Pilot was by Honda's Ricky Hsu through 1999, when styling was approved. The Pilot can accommodate...
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flight at speeds close to the speed of sound. These difficulties represented a barrier to flying at faster speeds. In 1947, American test pilot Chuck Yeager...
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Jesus to death. Pilate may also refer to: Pilate (band), now called Pilot Speed, a Canadian rock band formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario "Pilate" (song)...
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Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics) (redirect from Constant speed unit)
controlled manually by the pilot. Alternatively, a constant-speed propeller is one where the pilot sets the desired engine speed (RPM), and the blade pitch...
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as the director of the Aviation Program. Speed later left DSU to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. Speed was born in 1963. After graduation from U...
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A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or...
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North American X-15 (section Cockpit and pilot systems)
record for the highest speed ever recorded by a crewed, powered aircraft, which remains unbroken. During the X-15 program, 12 pilots flew a combined 199 flights...
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problems, overweight aircraft, pilot decision and/or pilot error. The term hard landing usually implies that the pilot still has total or partial control...
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Indicated airspeed (redirect from Indicated air speed)
Speed" (vs. KCAS for calibrated airspeed and KTAS for true airspeed). The IAS is an important value for the pilot because it is the indicated speeds which...
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Stall (fluid dynamics) (redirect from Stall speed)
as the pilot increases the wing's angle of attack and exceeds its critical angle of attack (which may be due to slowing down below stall speed in level...
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Paragliding (section Speed flying)
without pilot intervention. In the event of a severe deflation, correct pilot input will speed recovery from a deflation, but incorrect pilot input may...
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Variometer (redirect from Vertical speed indicator)
vertical speed indicator (VSI), or vertical velocity indicator (VVI) – is one of the flight instruments in an aircraft used to inform the pilot of the rate...
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controls available to the pilot to counteract the asymmetrical thrust yawing moment[citation needed]. The higher the speed of the aircraft, the easier...
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Clear-air turbulence (section Pilot rules)
as clouds, and is caused when bodies of air moving at widely different speeds meet. The atmospheric region most susceptible to CAT is the high troposphere...
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school, and Speed Racer's son. Spritle himself is now the headmaster. In the pilot movie, Speed discovers that he is the other son of Speed Racer, meaning...
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Ground speed is the horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the Earth’s surface. It is vital for accurate navigation that the pilot has an estimate...
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(14,000 m) and a launch speed of about 450 mph (720 km/h). Moments after being dropped, the XLR-11 was lit by the pilot. Speed and altitude increased until...
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Charles Willis "Speed" Holman (December 27, 1898 – May 17, 1931) was an American stunt pilot, barnstormer, wing walker, parachutist, airmail pilot, record-holding...
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1931–1940 Rover Speed 20 1932–1933 Rover Pilot|Rover Pilot/Speed Pilot 1932–1932 Rover Scarab 1934–1947 Rover 12 1934–1947 Rover 14/Speed 14 1937–1947 Rover...
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Caught by the Window (category Pilot Speed albums)
Caught by the Window is the debut album of Canadian rock band Pilot Speed (at the time known as Pilate). It was recorded at Umbrella Studios, Toronto...
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Cobra maneuver (redirect from Zero speed maneuver)
to level flight with sufficient speed, while entering at too high a speed would create g-forces so high that the pilot loses consciousness or the airframe...
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Chuck Yeager (category U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni)
ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager...
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Speed Limit Pilots and Consultations". news.ontario.ca. "Highway speed limits jump to 110 km/h in pilot project". cbc.ca. September 24, 2019. "Speed limit...
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issued clarifying that "flying at or below the design maneuvering speed does not allow a pilot to make multiple large control inputs in one airplane axis or...
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Switzerland, with an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 speed wing pilots all over the world. Speed wing pilots have already garnered media attention with rapid...
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Internet-Speed development is an Agile Software Development development method using a combined spiral model/waterfall model with daily builds aimed at...
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but added illumination for night use, an automatic pilot direction indicator that signalled the pilot which direction to turn, and automatic bomb release...
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