Information about Taxiing
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Tarom Boeing 737-300 and a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxi side by side at London Heathrow Airport.
Taxiing refers to the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power. The aircraft usually moves on wheels, but the term also includes aircraft with skis or floats (for water-based travel).
An airplane uses taxiways to taxi from one place on an airport to another, for example: when moving from a terminal to the runway, or along the runway during take-off.
The thrust to propel the aircraft forward comes from its propellers or jet engines. Steering is achieved by turning a nose wheel or tail wheel/rudder; the pilot controlling the direction travelled with their feet. Larger jet aircraft have a tiller wheel on the left side of the aircraft that acts as a steering wheel allowing the nosewheel to be turned hydraulically. Braking is controlled by differential toe or heel brakes. Not all aircraft have steerable wheels, and in some cases steering is solely by means of differential braking.
The aileron and elevator controls are used to prevent wind from lifting the tail or a wing.
Helicopters with skids must hover taxi, while those with wheels may taxi on the ground.
Safety
When taxiing aircraft normally travel at a walking speed (a maximum of about 30% of N1 in a Boeing 737). This ensures that they are quick to stop and do not risk wheel damage on larger aircraft if they accidentally turn off the paved surface.Rotor downwash limits helicopter hover-taxiing near parked light aircraft.
The use of engine thrust near terminals is restricted due to the possibility of jet blast damage.
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taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
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An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from airplanes.
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rudder is a device used to steer ships, boats, submarines, aircraft, hovercraft or other conveyances that move through air or water. Rudders operate by re-directing the flow of air or water past the hull or fuselage, thus imparting a turning or yawing motion to the craft.
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aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the air (or through any other atmosphere). All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. (Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding air).
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Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing.
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aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the air (or through any other atmosphere). All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. (Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding air).
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- n1, is Internet slang or Leetspeak for "nice one".
- N1 rocket, a Soviet Union rocket
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Type Airliner
Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Maiden flight 9 April 1967
Introduction 10 February 1968 with Lufthansa
Status Active
Primary users Southwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Ryanair
US Airways
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Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Maiden flight 9 April 1967
Introduction 10 February 1968 with Lufthansa
Status Active
Primary users Southwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Ryanair
US Airways
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helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. Helicopters are classified as rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from fixed-wing aircraft because the helicopter derives
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