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What do the letters on planes mean?
When you travel by airplane you usually receive a seat assignment that includes and a letter. The number tells you which row you were assigned while the letter indicates your specific seat within the row. This alphanumeric system makes it easier for you to find your assigned seats than an entirely numeric system.
What is the nose gear of a plane?
Nose gear is the name given to the landing gear in the nose of an airplane. In any type of airplane that has a tricycle type of landing gear, the wheel, tire and components in the front of the plane are referred to as nose gear.
What landing gear means?
Definition of landing gear : the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water.
What are the basic landing gears?
Three basic arrangements of landing gear are used: tail wheel-type landing gear (also known as conventional gear), tandem landing gear, and tricycle-type landing gear.
What does C stand for in military planes?
C – Transport (“C” from Cargo mover) E – Special Electronic Installation (“E” stands for the addition of extensive Electronic equipment) F – Fighter (air combat, think of the “F” for Fighting/dogFighting)
What seat is C on a plane?
Occasionally, aircraft with a seating structure of 2+2 may letter the seats as “ACDF” to keep with the standard of A/F being window and C/D being aisle on short-haul aircraft (which generally have 3+3 seats).
Why is it called rotate when a plane takes off?
Pilots say rotate because it is a verbal queue that an airplane has reached its predetermined rotation speed (frequently abbreviated to Vr). This is the speed at which control inputs can be applied to lift the nose off the runway and make the airplane fly away.
What is a bogie landing gear?
The landing gear of an aircraft that uses two or more tandem wheels connected by a central strut. More often referred to as a bogie.