Dictionary of Aviation 航空詞典下

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status /ste.t.s/ noun condition . The
centre-zero ammeter tells the pilot the status of the aircraft battery.
statute mile /stt.ut ma.l/ noun a
non-SI unit of length equalling 1.609 kilometres . It is 20 statute miles to the airport. Abbreviation sm
STC abbreviation supplemental type
certificate STCA abbreviation short-term conflict alert
steady /stedi/ adjective constant and unchanging . The manual test will give a steady red light. . a steady wind a wind of constant speed and direction
steam fog /stim f./ noun fog
formed when cold air moves over rela-tively warm water . Visibility was impaired because of steam fog.
steel /stil/ noun a metal alloy of iron, carbon and other compounds . stain-less steel steel containing chromium and nickel that is highly resistant to cor-rosion . Tubing in parts of the system containing fluid at high pressure are usually made from stainless steel.
steep /stip/ adjective 1. sloping sharply . a steep angle of approach the angle formed by the aircraft approach flight path and the horizontal is greater than usual 2. closely spaced 3. referring to marked changes in pressure or temperature in a relatively short hor-izontal distance . Cooling of the air in contact with the ground at night can cause a very steep inversion of temper-ature at the surface. . Pressure gradi-ents in anti-cyclonic curvature tend not to be steep.
steer /st../ verb to direct by using a wheel or control stick . The aircraft is steered on the ground by using the rud-der pedals.
steering /st..r../ noun 1. guiding or directing . Steering is controlled by rudder pedals. 2. a system for guiding or directing a car, aircraft, etc. . Most modern light aircraft have nose-wheel steering but older tail-draggers are steered on the ground by using differen-tial braking.
step /step/ noun 1. a stage . The first step in map reading is to orientate the chart. 2. one stair . Mind the step!
steward /stju.d/ noun a male mem-ber of airline staff who look after pas-sengers during the flight. . cabin crew, flight attendant, stewardess (NOTE: Different airlines use different terminol-ogy for their staff.)

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stewardess /stju.des/ noun a
female member of airline staff who look after passengers during the flight. .
cabin crew, flight attendant, steward (NOTE: Different airlines use different terminology for their staff.)
stick /st.k/ noun the main hand con-trol used by the pilot to control the air-craft roll and pitch . Using fly-by-wire technology, the stalling angle cannot be exceeded regardless of stick input. . verb to become fixed, as if with glue .
Ice crystals and snowflakes do not stick to airframes, and so icing is a problem only when super-cooled water droplets are present.
stiff /st.f/ adjective 1. rigid or inflexi-ble . Kevlar 49 is stiffer than glass, but only about half as stiff as carbon fibres.
2. not easily bent or turned . control surfaces may become stiff as a result of icing control surfaces may become difficult to move 3. . a stiff wind a fairly strong wind

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