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Terms for subject Aviation (1835 entries)
six o'clock Rear
SlD SlDs and STARs 4uzhoj
snakeye A high-drag version of the Mk82
soft error rate test SER test Michae­lBurov
software in the loop simulation SIL simulation Michae­lBurov
software in the loop test SIL test Michae­lBurov
software-in-the-loop simulation SIL simulation Michae­lBurov
software-in-the-loop test SIL test Michae­lBurov
SOIR Runways
sonic flight Flight at the speed of Mach 1
sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain and civilization, safety 6S
Southern Control Area A controlled airspace within the Southern Domestic Airspace (SDA) at 18 000 ft ASL and above
Southern Domestic Airspace As geographically delineated in the Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH) all airspace within the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA) commencing at the Canada-United States border and extending northward to the southern limit of the Northern Domestic Airspace
special aerospace defence exercise The flight of one or more military aircraft on a NOPAR (do not pass to air defence radar) IFR flight plan (FP) to conduct a test of the aerospace surveillance, detection and identification capability. If identification by interception of these aircraft is also planned, it shall be contingent upon the approval of a prearranged altitude reservation prior to takeoff.
special air-report Special observations made by aircraft operating on international air routes whenever (a) severe turbulence or severe icing is encountered; (b) moderate turbulence, hail or cumulonimbus clouds are encountered during transonic or supersonic flight; or (c) other meteorological conditions, for example, the other en route weather phenomena specified for SIGMET messages, are encountered that, in the opinion of the pilot-in-command, may affect the safety or markedly affect the efficiency of other aircraft operations
special aviation event An airshow, low-level air race, aerobatic competition, fly-in or balloon festival
special Category I The implementation of local area differential global positioning system (GPS) to provide early satellite navigation precision approach CAT I capability. Standards in Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) DO 217 provide for certification of the ground station, data link and airborne receiver as a total system. The total system approval is unique to a given runway.
special emergency Acts or attempted acts such as to jeopardize the safety of civil aviation and air transport, i.e.: (a) unlawful seizure of aircraft in flight; (b) unlawful seizure of aircraft on the ground; (c) hostage-taking on board aircraft or on aerodromes; (d) forcible intrusion on board an aircraft, at an airport or on the premises of an aeronautical facility; (e) introduction on board an aircraft or at an airport of a weapon or hazardous device or material intended for criminal purposes; (f) communication of false information such as to jeopardize the safety of an aircraft in flight or on the ground, of passengers, crew, ground personnel or the general public, at an airport or on the premises of a civil aviation facility.
special use airspace status SUA status Michae­lBurov
special VFR flight A visual flight authorized by an ATC unit to operate within a control zone (CZ) under meteorological conditions that are below visual meteorological conditions