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Today's Aeronautical Terms
Night
The time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the American Air Almanac, converted to local time.
[Source: Pilot/Controller Glossary]
Vmu
Minimum unstick speed.
[Source: TITLE 14--Aeronautics and Space]
Loss of Separation
An occurrence or operation that results in less than prescribed separation between aircraft, or between an aircraft and a vehicle, pedestrian, or object.
[Source: Instrument Procedures Handbook]
Vertical stability
Stability about an aircraft’s vertical axis. Also called yawing or directional stability.
[Source: Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge]
Hypoxic hypoxia
This type of hypoxia is a result of insufficient oxygen available to the lungs. A decrease of oxygen molecules at sufficient pressure can lead to hypoxic hypoxia.
[Source: Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge]
