Meanings
plural deck angles
- aeronauticsPitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
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Duncan felt the aircraft nose come up, felt the nose gear leave the runway. The deck angle increased to ten degrees. The plane ran along on the main gear for a short distance and was airborne. The deck angle increased further. At this weight, if the flying pilot did it by the book, Duncan knew the deck angle would go to fourteen degrees.
2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 30, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024Synonyms: theta
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
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