‘I was always told by my airmanship instructor, in an emergency, to find the largest piece of asphalt with the biggest fire trucks’ [INTER PILOT]
air mass /e. ms/ noun a very large mass of air in the atmosphere in which the temperature is almost constant and which is divided from another mass by a front . Air masses are divided into two
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types according to source region, and these are known as polar and tropical air masses.
airpark /e.pɑk/ noun a small air-port, usually found near a business or industrial centre
airplane /e.ple.n/ US same as aero-
plane air pocket /e.p.k.t/ noun a small area where the air is less dense or where there is a downward air current, and which makes an aircraft lose height suddenly
air pollution /e. p.lu.(.)n/ noun
pollution of the air by gas, smoke, ash, etc. . Solid particles in the air include dust, sand, volcanic ash and atmos-pheric pollution. Also called atmos-pheric pollution
airport /e.p.t/ noun a civil aero-drome designed for the take-off and landing of passenger-carrying aircraft for the general public and/or cargo air-craft . London Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world. Abbrevia-tion A/P
airport authority /e.p.t .θ.r.ti/
noun the organisation responsible for the running of an airport
airport security officer /e.p.t s. kjυ.r.ti .f.s./ noun a person employed by an airport authority to check passengers and baggage for ille-gal substances or devices, e.g. drugs, guns
airport surface detection equip-ment /e.p.t sf.s d.tek.(.)n .
kw.pm.nt/ noun short-range radar equipment that scans the surface area of an airport and tracks the movement of aircraft and other vehicles on the ground
airprox /e.pr.ks/ noun a situation in which aircraft are too close to one another in an area of airspace and there is the possibility of danger to them. Also called aircraft proximity hazard
air-sea rescue /e. si reskju/
noun a rescue at sea in which aircraft,
especially helicopters, are used airship /e...p/ noun a powered, gas-filled balloon which can be steered . An
airship is classified as a lighter-than-air craft.
airshow /e...υ/ noun a public dis-play of aircraft in flight and on the ground, held at an airfield
airside /e.sa.d/ noun the part of an airport where the aircraft take off and land, load, or unload
air sock /e. s.k/ noun same as wind-
sock airspace /e.spe.s/ noun the part of the atmosphere that is above a particular geographical area and is subject to the laws of a particular country or control-ling authority . The Korean 747 flew into Soviet airspace and was shot down.
airspeed /e.spid/ noun the speed of the aircraft relative to the air around it .
Maintain a constant airspeed on final approach.
airspeed indicator /e.spid
.nd.ke.t./ noun a primary cockpit or flight deck instrument which shows the pilot the speed of the aircraft in relation to the air around it . Airspeed is shown in knots on the airspeed indicator.
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