Aviation Terms: A list of the most important terms used in the aviation world

Are you thinking of joining the aviation field? Do you want to become a pilot or flight
attendant? How can this be achieved without knowing the aviation terms that used all
over the world and which help you succeed in this profession!, this Aviation terms
that used in landing and take-off, words and phrases exchanged between the pilot
and the control tower, terms for the parts of the aircraft and the components of the
aircraft and the devices in it.

If you are only interested in traveling and flying in the sky, you can also take
advantage of these terms that you will be exposed to any airport in the world, no
matter where you travel or the language of the country you are traveling to.

Everyone knows that in aviation and airlines have their language of many terms that
are used only to describe places or situations specific to aviation only.

Let's take a look to learn about the types of aviation and aviation terms and their
meanings.

First, you should recognize the term "flying" where it can be defined as no touch with
the ground, with or without mobility, with or without landing gear. As for the types of
aviation, including:

Leisure Flight:

Recreational aviation is intended for aviation enthusiasts and adventurers, as it is the

aircraft that engage in activities that are not economically or militarily, one of the most
important types of recreational aviation is the use of unmanned gliders, which are
pulled to a certain height by another aircraft or crane, then dropped and the
commander tries to control it by using air currents moving between the terrain, so it is
often practiced in mountainous areas.

Tourism Aviation:

Can anyone use the plane for tourism? The answer is no, tourist flights require a
tourist's flight license to be allowed to use small planes for tours and low-altitude
travel.

Airline Services:

Small aircraft or helicopters are used in this type of flight to carry out several
activities, such as crop supply, after equipping the aircraft with the required
equipment, as well in disaster situations to transport water, firefighting, transporting
rescuers and air ambulance, pilots are trained for service areas on amateur aircraft.

Commercial Aviation:

Used to carry various cargo and people around the world via regular airlines, small
businesses can transport small numbers of passengers, unlike large companies that
have a fleet of large aircraft, modern and equipped with the best capabilities and
amenities to transport thousands of passengers and tons of different cargo.
Military Aviation:

The military paid attention to the importance of aviation in military operations, so they
provided technical ideas for the development of aircraft, and military aircraft are
classified according to their tasks, such as combat jets, attack aircraft, transport *
Terms used at airports

- Many people depend on flying because it is easy and fast to travel from one region
to another, and we find some of the aviation terms frequently used in travel and
airports, including:

- Airport: A place where all aircraft, such as helicopters or passengers and cargo, are
located on the outskirts of cities.

- Domestic Airport: means the terminal or airport for domestic flights in the same
country.

- International Airport: means the terminal or airport designated for international

flights.

- Airport Terminal: This is the place where the traveler completes his procedures
when traveling or arriving. There are several services such as ticketing, luggage
shipping, checkpoints, etc.

- Luggage: Bags brought by passengers on board and placed in small cabinets

above the seats for easy access throughout the flight; one piece of small bags are
often brought on board. Large luggage is kept in a special part of the aircraft called
the aircraft box due to its heavy or large size.

- Flight Registration: When you arrive at the airport, look at the big screen that shows
the windows numbers where different airlines (companies) register passengers on
flights. When you arrive at the appropriate window, the airline's registration officer
with whom you travel will ask you about your passport and register you as a
passenger on the flight.

- Timing of take-off: Indicates when the aircraft is expected to take off. The crew must
prepare the aircraft on or near the runway as soon as possible.

- Revenue passenger: A person who pays for the full ticket price and can reserve a
seat on the flight.

- Non-revenue passengers: like airline employees who get free tickets and
discounted tickets for the duration of their work.

- Flight Attendant: An employee who works on the aircraft and helps you during the
flight. They will tell you about safety, bring meals and answer your questions during
the flight.

Last Call for Boarding: One of the most popular aviation terms used to tell slow-
moving passengers to speed up. It shows the urgency of boarding.
Customs: The baggage checkpoint upon arrival at the destination airport and after
receiving the baggage. Arriving passengers will only be able to enter the country of
arrival after passing through the customs area.

Airport Runway: It is one of the most important aviation terms; as it is defined as a

wide area of land at the airport dedicated to the pilot that can take off and land. It has
a specific length and is well illuminated at night so that night trips can land safely

- The most important terms related to the pilot

- Acknowledge: The pilot says it indicates that he understood and the message and
the news, this word is usually circulated between the pilot and the control tower staff
for short sentences.

- Abort: A word uttered by the pilot or his assistant to the control tower personnel,
which means abrupt stopping of the task when the plane is on the runway for take-off
before the aircraft reaches the specified speed, which occurs when any technical
defect is observed.

- Final controller: Air traffic controller who provides the pilot with the final information
regarding the final approach using radar equipment.

- Flight dispatcher: Or flight operations officer, who is legally authorized to transport

aircraft after studying all the technical information of the flight, assembling and
processing it for the pilot before take-off, taking the following elements: planning
accuracy, flight safety, and deportation law. The names of this profession are
numerous as flight operations officer, Flight dispatcher, and ground pilot.

- Call to all crew: This phrase is often used in the process of checking the doors of an
aircraft, an invitation to all flight attendants to communicate with each other through
an intercom system, as a kind of conference calls between the crew

- Flight level and height: The term flight level is a well-known aviation terms and is a
method of determining aircraft altitude in thousands of feet above sea level.

- Turbulence: It is a colloquial term for the tremor caused by weather disturbances.

- Recent actions: For many of us, this term is an indication of a delayed take-off. As
for these “procedures,” it is usually a final review of the flight program related to the
weight and balance of the aircraft, or just waiting for the maintenance crew to prepare
the flight log.

Terms for external and internal aircraft parts:

- Wing: It is one of the main parts of the aircraft, the wing of the aircraft extends
outward from each side of the aircraft. The lower surface of the wing is almost flat
while the upper surface is arched. This streamlined shape helps generate the lifting
power that lifts the plane off the ground and keep it in the air.

- Body: The fuselage extends from the front to the tail. The body of most aircraft
takes the tubular shape, covered with a light aluminum casing. In single-engine
aircraft, the engine is usually fixed in the front of the body. But some jets install one
or all of their engines in the back of the body. The body gathers inside controls, crew,
passengers, and cargo. In small aircraft, the body has a cockpit that can
accommodate only the pilot and one passenger. The pilot sits with the passengers in
the plane, which seats between two and six passengers. Most large aircraft have a
separate cockpit for the crew and another for passengers and cargo. In larger
aircraft, such as the Boeing 747, the cockpit has two separate floors for both
passengers and cargo.

- Landing gear: It consists of the wheels that the aircraft moves over when it is on the
ground or water, and the landing device bears the weight of the aircraft when it is on
the ground or water.

- Tailplane: is the back of the plane. The tail group helps to control the aircraft's flight
and maintain its balance in the air.

- Engine: generates the capacity required to fly the aircraft, there are three types of
engine; reciprocating or piston engines, engines Jet, rocket engines.

- The cockpit: The pilot's seat and some equipment that helps him to drive the aircraft
and carry out his tasks such as pedals, and also includes communication devices,
flight line and flight path clarification, sound recording devices, radar signals and
other devices for automated aviation, which It enables the aircraft to fly in the air
automatically without the intervention of the pilot, as it only gives information to the
automated flight device that operates the flight or landing at the airports or changes
the direction of the flight in the air, which is very useful with the presence of heavy
fog and bad weather.

- Ice Lights: Lights mounted over the plane to light up over the advanced edge of the
wing, allowing the pilot to see ice formation over the wing during flight at night.

- Console: In the pilot's room it contains driving equipment, speed and power control.

Numbers in flight

What do the huge numbers on the runway mean?

As mentioned above, the runway is a wide area of land where the pilot can take off
and land. With the increase of air traffic and the development of aviation, it became
important to have a system to separate the runways from each other, the main tool
used in the aircraft became the magnetic compass, and each airport had a clear
designation based on the magnetic direction.

 The stands are generally numbered based on a magnetic compass based on 1/10
based on the direction of the magnetic field. Since the compass is divided into 360
degrees, the stands get numbers from 1 to 36. The north-facing runway (360
degrees) gets 36. Since the runway is two-way, the southward direction opposite the
north (180 degrees) gets the number 18, according to its angle from the North Pole.
Many landing strips have parallel runways, so their name requires more specialized.
Some letters are written next to numbers, such as the letter R, which means the right
runway, and the letter L, which means the left runway. Some airports have three
runways, so they use the letter C, meaning the Center Runway.