Lesson 1:Fundamentals of flight:Section 2:Airports Flashcards
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Maintenance hangar
The hangar, in which maintenance took place
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Operational readiness
An extra strip of runways, used for u-turns and other complex manouvres
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Hangar
Where aircraft are stored
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Boarding platform
Where commercial aircraft are loaded with people and goods
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Serial tower
What is used to view and communicate with the entire airport
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Primary runway
The longer runways of an airport, used for commerical and freight landings/takeoff
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Secondary runway
Shorter runways of an airport, used for smaller aircraft
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Teritary/emergency runways/heilcoptor pads
Even shorter runways, used for emergencies and heilcoptors
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Barriers
Poles which instastop an aircraft, in case of failure of liftoff
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Covering pistons
Clamps, embedded in terimal area.Used to move the aircraft short distances without using fuel or trucks.
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ID beacons
Special beacons, which can insantly find the ID of any aircraft witin a certain area of the airport, preventing unidentified aircraft form landing.
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Terimals
Areas where active aircraft park,waiting for their next load
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Control tower
Along with the serial tower controls what enters and leaves the airport
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Control tower
Along with the serial tower controls what enters and leaves the airport
The hangar, in which maintenance took place
Define
Maintenance hangar
An extra strip of runways, used for u-turns and other complex manouvres
Define
Operational readiness
Where aircraft are stored
Define
Hangar
Where commercial aircraft are loaded with people and goods
Define
Boarding platform
What is used to view and communicate with the entire airport
Define
Serial tower
The longer runways of an airport, used for commerical and freight landings/takeoff
Define
Primary runway
Shorter runways of an airport, used for smaller aircraft
Define
Secondary runway
Even shorter runways, used for emergencies and heilcoptors
Define
Teritary/emergency runways/heilcoptor pads
Poles which instastop an aircraft, in case of failure of liftoff
Define
Barriers
Clamps, embedded in terimal area.Used to move the aircraft short distances without using fuel or trucks.
Define
Covering pistons