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WEATHERVANE This describes the tendency to point into the wind. Stabilizers on a aircraft result in its desire to weathervane.
+ s! ]# h+ Z" o: mWEIGHT ON WHEELS (WOW) Indication of whether the aircraft has weight on its wheels, meaning airborne or on the ground; weight on wheels can be detected by a sensor on the wh...
7 D1 ?: N& n7 m' k! N- PWET WINGS Method for containing fuel in wings without using rubber fuel cells.
" P/ Z5 p, W5 ^/ uWGS-84 Wide Area Augmentation System 1 u- k3 b" y$ x! d* X5 W
WGS72 World Geodetic Survey 1972
1 S4 Z! e$ ~* u5 z2 U$ r2 A* yWGS84 World Geodetic Survey 1984 ) P) p/ k( b/ p+ |% J
WHEEL A flight control operated by turning with hands in fixed-wing aircraft, primarily to control roll (heading) via the ailerons; wheel is connected to yo...
' O7 r7 T( \+ O HWHEEL CUE A lateral flight director cue for fixed-wing aircraft, primarily to control heading, by changing roll; Compare: lateral cyclic cue; Symbols: Gamma sub... * }& L* v- e9 f8 ?2 p8 @1 I1 t
WHEEL PANTS The large fairings used to streamline the wheels of an aircraft that has non-retracting, or "fixed" landing gear (so-called because it`s "fixed" in pl...
: p# f5 u& h3 ]WHITE BOMBS Nickname for propaganda leaflets.
$ k% t, t# C; _, k) J. aWILDE SAU WILD BOAR. German ground- controlled night fighter system using twin engined aircraft 2 Y; y! c+ }& A2 J( B
WIMPY RAF nickname for the Vickers Wellington bomber. The name came from J. Wellington Wimpy, a character in the Popeye cartoon in the Daily Mirror 2 c" ~2 `5 E4 ?9 t: `, g' _
WIMS System Wide Information Management & q; O: q9 H7 r6 ? g8 _
WIND BEARING Symbols: B sub W; Typical Units: rad, deg; + d6 w7 m7 J$ |' }+ r
WIND SPEED Symbols: V sub W; Typical Units: kt, ft/s; Dimensions: Length / Time; 8 I/ O9 n, f+ u, K) |4 v! t
WINDOW Strips of silver paper dropped by British aircraft to confuse the German ground radars * g, D, V0 r$ V2 h9 z4 s6 g9 h* t
WINDSOCK This can be used to describe a number of devices, all of which give a visual clue to the direction and speed of wind in a given location. 1 r5 W4 d: x. I5 G: q
WING The main lifting surface of an airplane.
C3 C. G6 R2 q7 c7 ZWING FENCE Term preferred by Airbus and McDonnell-Douglas aircraft manufacturers for the vertical structures at the outside ends of the wings of some of their je... , ?- j6 `% e* L9 T6 r
WING LOADING This is the amount of weight per square foot that has to be overcome to provide lift. It is normally expressed in ounces per square foot. This specifi...
5 J/ H3 {* k9 a2 u- G5 cWING ROOT The centerline of the wing, where the left and right wing panels are joined. 0 j/ ^; V, f. Z4 ], _
WINGLET A small vertical surface at the tips of the wings. They help direct the turbulent airflow that all wings have at the tips. They makes the wings more e...
6 x! x4 T/ o0 FWIP Work in Progress
& W7 Q8 X7 v$ m! Z7 W0 E) ]WMO World Meteorological Organization
- T: q0 r/ G, m- v7 `6 `WORLD GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (WGS72) A standard model for computing earth data;
3 B% b' P% U4 S: Q. d# \WORLD GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 (WGS84) A standard model for computing earth data; / S* l0 h9 m, [7 X( I% t
WOW Weight on wheels 5 [1 h, }) d: d9 X: G
WP Waypoint , X% g! S1 h3 _3 R& I" ]" E& Q0 a4 j
WPT Waypoint
* [6 o6 e# ?$ o- e3 c" [WRAP TEST A test to send data to a device having it sent back unaltered
9 j/ M: _4 J7 W' m2 y! A/ H6 m" V( b. VWWII Waypoint
, z1 f0 Q+ r2 p0 P3 fWX Weather
; ` h- S$ K7 }% V7 k8 tWYPT Waypoint ' x; ~( p0 F3 _4 F9 i. r
WœRZBURG German short (11 mile) range gun laying radar capable of giving both height and range.
! ~2 T! t* A: R y: k: bX-BAND Frequency range in which most general aviation weather radars operate.
/ U+ J3 b, A( a, R% Z( |X-BEAMS German radio beams used to guide their bombers to the target 2 K2 N, r; ^4 o0 b( e& T
XPDR Transponder. Radar-enhancement/data link box for ATC purposes. + M+ K# l, X0 i [3 E0 U" m
XPOND Transponder
9 `, `8 z9 M8 @" F B6 E0 AXTK Cross track; cross track error. 3 T9 U' Y# h1 h; ^
XTKD Cross track deviation
6 O, Y7 u& s# D- iXTKR Cross track deviation rate * U% Q6 ?2 Q8 x. ~. M
XYZ A standard aircraft coordinate frame and sign convention, where nose, right wing, and down are positive X, Y, and Z, respectively; often used as subsc... $ U3 b( T( m3 m% \9 u
Y-BEAMS German radio beams used to guide their bombers to the target % d. M3 T; U7 x: y& T. V* j6 H
Y-SERVICE British organization for the interception and reporting of German wireless "chatter" for intelligence purposes.
0 s8 ]# T4 P7 |( C: h' ?Y2K Year-2000 (computer date problem) NOTE: k=decimal kilo=1000 (1-1000); thus Y2k=2000 K=binary kilo=1024 (0-1023); thus Y2K=2047
! Y% H. i/ _2 g; p3 W# V' e% o% bYAW The nose-left and nose-right movement of the airplane. This is controlled by the rudder.
' Z4 u( H* S; M- g- e( U, T+ AYAW AXIS The airplane axis controlled by the rudder. Yaw is illustrated by hanging the airplane level by a wire located at the center of gravity. Left or right... |
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