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    An aircraft lavatory or plane toilet is a small unisex room on an aircraft with a toilet and sink. They are commonplace on passenger flights except some...
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  • Toilet (room), containing a toilet Public toilet Aircraft lavatory, the public toilet on an aircraft Latrine, a rudimentary toilet A lavatorium, the washing...
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    an aircraft's direction in flight. Aircraft engine controls are also considered flight controls as they change speed. The fundamentals of aircraft controls...
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  • frozen sewage material that has leaked mid-flight from commercial aircraft lavatory waste systems. It is a mixture of human biowaste and liquid disinfectant...
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    the rear lavatory of the aircraft. The pilots heard a popping sound around 18:51 EDT, during dinner service, and discovered that the lavatory's circuit...
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    An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft. An aircraft canopy provides a controlled and sometimes pressurized...
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    An aircraft (pl.: aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static...
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    cigarette thrown into a lavatory waste bin – in 1973, the US Federal Aviation Administration banned smoking in aircraft lavatories. Following a fire that...
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    Aircraft systems are those required to operate an aircraft efficiently and safely. Their complexity varies with the type of aircraft. Aircraft software...
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    seats. The two claimed later they had already had sex twice in the aircraft lavatory before their return to the UK. Blake was sentenced to prison and Fitzgerald...
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    An aircraft fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag. These structures are covers for gaps and spaces...
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    distance from the aircraft to the surface, which on return to the aircraft was converted to feet shown on a gauge inside the aircraft cockpit. A radar...
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    the aircraft orientation relative to Earth's horizon, and gives an immediate indication of the smallest orientation change. The miniature aircraft and...
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    involved in the disappearance of a Varig 707 cargo aircraft. A possible cause of the fire was that the lavatory waste bin contents caught fire after a lit cigarette...
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    produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. Aircraft have transponders to assist in identifying them on air traffic control...
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    Empennage (redirect from Aircraft tail)
    also known as the tail or tail assembly, is a structure at the rear of an aircraft that provides stability during flight, in a way similar to the feathers...
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    Fuselage (redirect from Aircraft fuselage)
    fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine...
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    Wheelchair-accessible toilet of Japanese Shinkansen (E6 Series) Accessible toilet Aircraft lavatory Green train corridor "Toilets Of The World - Train Toilets". Toilets...
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    the captain, the first officer will assume command of the aircraft. Control of the aircraft is normally shared equally between the first officer and the...
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    Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard...
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    000 ft or 3,000 m), only activities required for the safe operation of the aircraft may be carried out by the flight crew, and all non-essential activities...
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    Rudder (redirect from Aircraft rudder)
    hydraulics may be used to link rudders to steering wheels. In typical aircraft, the rudder is operated by pedals via mechanical linkages or hydraulics...
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    Fuel tank (section Aircraft)
    requirements. Aircraft typically use three types of fuel tanks: integral, rigid removable, and bladder. Integral tanks are areas inside the aircraft structure...
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    Strut (section Aircraft)
    (low-wing aircraft) Tension strut on Shorts 360 (high-wing aircraft) MacPherson strut suspension Nosewheel oleo strut on Su-30MKI aircraft Cabane strut...
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  • commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are...
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    Aircraft dope is a plasticised lacquer that is applied to fabric-covered aircraft. It tightens and stiffens fabric stretched over airframes, which renders...
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    when a radar signal that might be a threat is detected, like a fighter aircraft's fire control radar. The warning can then be used, manually or automatically...
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    Nacelle (redirect from Nacelle (aircraft))
    A nacelle (/nəˈsɛl/ nə-SEL) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment. When attached entirely outside the airframe...
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    detected in one of the aircraft's lavatories and in the avionics bay were automatically transmitted via ACARS shortly before the aircraft disappeared from radar...
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    Aircraft flight control surfaces are aerodynamic devices allowing a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft's flight attitude. Development of an effective...
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