Meanings
plural howgoesits · alternative howgoezit · alternative howgozit
- attributiveinformaloftenaeronauticsA chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance.
Construct and use simple "Howgoesit" curves.
1951, United States. Naval Air Technical Training Command, Aircraft Engines, page 3171 more example
He reports how much fuel has been consumed and how much remains. He shows me a plotted chart of the gas consumed and miles flown. We call it the "howgoesit" curve. The gas consumed curve is below the mileage curve. That's fine.
1939, Flying Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 68
Origin
From the phrase how goes it, i.e. how are things going?
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