motor /m.υt./ noun a machine which provides power for moving a vehicle or device with moving parts . an electric motor . a hydraulic motor
(NOTE: Piston or jet power plants for air-craft are referred to as engines not motors.)
mould /m.υld/ noun a hollow shape for forming plastics, etc. . Moulds are used in the manufacture of plastic com-ponents. . verb to shape, often using a mould . Thermo-plastic material become soft when heated and can be moulded again and again. (NOTE: It is also written mold in US English.)
mount /maυnt/ verb to fix to a support
. A propeller consists of a number of separate blades mounted in a hub.
mountain /maυnt.n/ noun a mass of rock rising above ground level, higher than a hill . They flew over mountains in the south of the country.
Mountain Standard Time
/maυnt.n stnd.d ta.m/ noun a
time zone of the west-central part of the USA and Canada, 7 hours behind GMT
153 mutual inductance
mounted /maυnt.d/ adjective fixed
to a support . rear-mounted mounted at the rear of the aircraft . Some aircraft such as the Boeing 727 have rear-mounted engines.
mounting /maυnt../ noun a sup-porting component or attachment point
. Airbus aircraft have engine mount-ings under the wings.
movement /muvm.nt/ noun a
change in place or position . The upward movement of the piston com-presses the fuel/air mixture. . move-ment of the crankshaft the rotation of the crankshaft . the downward move-ment of cool air the downward flow of cool air
mph abbreviation miles per hour MSL abbreviation mean sea level MTA /em ti e./ abbreviation military
training area MTBF /em ti bi ef/ noun the aver-age period of time that a piece of equip-
ment will operate between problems. Full form mean time between failures MTTR /em ti ti ɑ/ noun the aver-age period of time required to repair a faulty piece of equipment. Full form
mean time to repair MTWA abbreviation maximum total weight authorised
muff /mf/ noun . acoustic ear muffs multi-/mlti/ prefix multiple or many multi-engine /mlti end.n/,
multi-engined /mlti end.nd/
adjective . multi-engine(d) aircraft
aircraft with more than two engines
multi-function display /mlti f.k.(.)n d.sple./ noun an electronic cockpit instrument which displays information such as weather radar or navigation data. Abbreviation MFD
multi-mode receiver /mlti m.υd r.siv./ noun a type of radio receiver used in navigation and landing that can receive signals from a variety of differ-ent transmission systems
multiplane /mltiple.n/ noun an air-craft with more than one pair of wings
multiple /mlt.p(.)l/ adjective many
. Autoland system redundancy employs multiple systems operating in such a manner that a single failure within a system will have little effect on the air-craft’s performance during the approach and landing operation.
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