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    Steady flight, unaccelerated flight, or equilibrium flight is a special case in flight dynamics where the aircraft's linear and angular velocity are constant...
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    surveillance, and as observation platforms due to their maneuverability and steady flight capabilities. Since blimps keep their shape with internal overpressure...
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    accepted as defining the stall.: 8  VS0: The stall speed or minimum steady flight speed in landing configuration. The zero-thrust stall speed at the most...
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    FAA. p. Chapter 5, Aerodynamics of flight. The first is called parasite because it in no way functions to aid flight, while the second, induced drag, is...
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    and during flight with asymmetric power. Roll, pitch and yaw refer to rotations about the respective axes starting from a defined steady flight equilibrium...
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    derived from data obtained by aircraft designers and manufacturers during flight testing for aircraft type-certification. Using them is considered a best...
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    land vertically using powered lift and transfer to aerodynamic lift in steady flight. A pure rocket is not usually regarded as an aerodyne because it does...
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  • have a critical bearing on the safety of flight and on the ease of controlling an airplane in steady flight and in maneuvers. To understand the discipline...
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  • Studio, an integrated development environment VS, stall speed or minimum steady flight speed for which an aircraft is still controllable Holden Commodore (VS)...
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    helicopter with a single main rotor, maintaining steady flight with a crosswind presents an additional flight control problem, where strong crosswinds from...
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