Dictionary of aeronautical terms
By: based on the original compilation by Dale Crane
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics; Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 787
ISBN-13: 9781619545779
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Aeronautics; Dictionaries; Terminology
Description: "Aviation is an industry full of terms, acronyms and technical language. This book helps users understand all the words, abbreviations, phrases, and disciplines of aviation. The most complete collection of aviation terminology available, the Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms defines more than 11,000 terms and includes nearly 500 illustrations to further explain and aid visual recognition. Appendices include useful lists and tables, such as the periodic table of elements, phonetic alphabet, Morse code, and an expanded list of aviation acronyms. All specific to the aviation industry, the terms have been gathered from the regulations, the Pilot/Controller Glossary from the AIM, and glossaries from government handbooks and manuals. Also includes definitions not found in government publications. This complete, handy dictionary belongs in every library as it is an essential reference book for the entire aviation industry--including administrators, pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, colleges and universities, air traffic controllers, manufacturers, engineers, government agencies, airlines, and corporate flight departments, as well as newcomers to the industry and those who speak English as a second language"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Over 11,000 entires."

"Fifth edition published 2017"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Definitions; title: Appendices. Appendix 1. Acronyms and abbreviations; title: Appendix 2. Periodic table of chemical elements; title: Appendix 3. Trigonometric functions; title: Appendix 4. International phonetic alphabet and Morse code.