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A system for controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- The airplane's primary flight controls comprise elevators and ailerons driven by manually-controlled servo tabs, and a hydraulically-powered rudder and spoilerons.
Meaning relationships
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The process of controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Mission control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: space flight
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control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: control
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
vakausjärjestelmä
— aviation: system
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Finnish:
vakautus
— aviation: process
