100 Aviation Terms

Vertical currents of air

• Updraft
• Zoom
• Multi-Engine
• Weather

Speed.

• Velocity
• Wings
• Parachute
• Wind

Ninety degrees from the horizon.

• Vertical
• Wind Sock
• Pedals
• Wind Sock

Distance toward the horizon that objects can be seen and recognized. Smoke, haze, fog, and precipitation can hinder this.

• Visibility
• Wind
• Pilot
• Wings

A circular, whirling movement of air forming a space in the center toward which anything caught in it tends to move.

• Vortex
• Weather
• Precipitation
• Zoom

Condition of the atmosphere at a given time with respect to air motion, moisture, temperature, and air pressure.

• Weather
• Vortex
• Pressure
• Streamline

Air in motion, important to aviation because it influences flight to a certain degree.

• Wind
• Visibility
• Propeller
• Tachometer

A cone shaped, open ended cylinder of cloth to catch the wind and show its direction.

• Wind Sock
• Vertical
• Radar
• Tail

Part of the airplane shaped like an airfoil and designed in such a way to provide lift when air flows over them.

• Wings
• Velocity
• High Pressure Area
• Take-Off

The climb for a short time at an angle greater than the normal climbing angle, the airplane being carried upward at the expense of airspeed.

• Zoom
• Updraft
• Horizontal
• Terminal