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attitude
Definição1
The angle between the horizontal and the longitudinal axis of an aircraft whether on the ground or when airborne. Climbing attitude, level attitude, flying attitude, and descending attitude are some of the terms that indicate attitude of the aircraft.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport services manual: part 5: removal of disabled aircraft. 4th ed. Montreal, 2009. (Doc. 9137 AN/898).
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aircraft accident digest n.13. Montreal, 1963. (Cir. 69 AN/61).
Contexto
There are a number of different circumstances that will leave the aircraft sitting at an unusual attitude after an accident/incident.
He immediately disconnected the automatic pilot and throttled down, whereupon the aircraft, which had climbed 200 ft in the meantime, resumed a horizontal attitude.
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