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ATR 72, the Glossary

The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Avions de transport régional or Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now part of Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.).^[1]

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1980s international airliners
ATR aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1988
Cargo aircraft
France–Italy relations

Aérospatiale

Aérospatiale was a major French state-owned aerospace corporation that developed and manufactured both civilian and military aircraft as well as rockets, missiles and satellites.

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Active electronically scanned array

An active electronically scanned array (AESA) is a type of phased array antenna, which is a computer-controlled antenna array in which the beam of radio waves can be electronically steered to point in different directions without moving the antenna.

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Aerial torpedo

An aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from a torpedo bomber aircraft into the water, after which the weapon propels itself to the target.

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Aeritalia

Aeritalia was an aerospace engineering corporation based in Italy.

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Aero Caribbean Flight 883

Aero Caribbean Flight 883 was an international scheduled passenger service from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havana, Cuba with a stopover in Santiago de Cuba.

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Aerospace manufacturer

An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.

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Air Algérie

Air Algérie SpA (الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية) is the flag carrier of Algeria, with its head office in the Immeuble El-Djazair in Algiers.

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Air conditioning

Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

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Air Forces Monthly

Air Forces Monthly (AFM) is a military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd, who are based at Stamford in the English county of Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.

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Air International

AIR International is a British aviation magazine covering current defence aerospace and civil aviation topics.

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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited is the flag carrier of New Zealand.

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Airband

Airband or aircraft band is the name for a group of frequencies in the VHF radio spectrum allocated to radio communication in civil aviation, sometimes also referred to as VHF, or phonetically as "Victor".

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Airbus

Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace corporation.

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Aircraft maintenance checks

Aircraft maintenance checks are periodic inspections that have to be done on all commercial and civil aircraft after a certain amount of time or usage.

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Airline

An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and/or freight.

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Airworthiness certificate

A standard certificate of airworthiness is a permit for commercial passenger or cargo operation, issued for an aircraft by the civil aviation authority in the state/nation in which the aircraft is registered.

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Alenia Aeronautica

Alenia Aeronautica was an Italian aerospace company.

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Alliance Air (India)

Alliance Air (formerly Air India Regional) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIAHL (AI Assets Holding Ltd.) which is a special purpose vehicle formed by the Government of India after the disinvestment of Air India Limited.

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American Eagle Flight 4184

American Eagle Flight 4184, officially operating as Simmons Airlines Flight 4184, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport

Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport (Aeroport Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell, Aeropuerto Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell) is a public airport owned by the government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and commercial flights.

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Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in the older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Anti-surface warfare

Anti-surface warfare (ASuW or ASUW) is the branch of naval warfare concerned with the suppression of surface combatants.

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AS9100

AS9100 is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry.

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ASL Airlines Ireland

ASL Airlines Ireland (ASLI), formerly Air Contractors, is a cargo airline with an extensive operations network.

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ATR (aircraft manufacturer)

ATR (French: Avions de transport régional; Italian: Aerei da Trasporto Regionale; or "Regional Transport Airplanes" in English) is a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse. ATR 72 and ATR (aircraft manufacturer) are France–Italy relations.

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ATR 42

The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France. ATR 72 and ATR 42 are 1980s international airliners, ATR aircraft, cargo aircraft, France–Italy relations, t-tail aircraft and twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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ATR 52

The ATR 52 was a project to develop a military transport aircraft and a 50-seat airliner to add to ATR's product range. ATR 72 and ATR 52 are ATR aircraft, t-tail aircraft and twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Automatic identification system

The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships and is used by vessel traffic services (VTS).

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Auxiliary power unit

An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion.

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Avation

Avation PLC is a commercial passenger aircraft leasing company with airline customers around the world.

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Aviation accidents and incidents

An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that causes serious injury, death, or destruction.

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Avionics

Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.

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Azul Brazilian Airlines

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A (Azul Brazilian Airlines; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian airline headquartered in Barueri, a suburb of São Paulo.

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Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways plc (บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส) is a boutique airline based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bangkok Airways Flight 266

Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krabi Airport to Samui Airport, Thailand.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Benham Rise

The Benham Rise, formally designated as Philippine Rise by the Philippine government, is an extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela.

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Binter Canarias

Binter Canarias S.A. is the flag carrier of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands, based on the grounds of Gran Canaria Airport in Telde, Gran Canaria and Tenerife North Airport, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.

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Bleed air

Bleed air in aerospace engineering is compressed air taken from the compressor stage of a gas turbine, upstream of its fuel-burning sections.

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Boeing P-8 Poseidon

The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and derived from the civilian Boeing 737-800 airliner.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Bréguet 1150 Atlantic

The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range maritime patrol aircraft designed and manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Breguet Aviation. ATR 72 and Bréguet 1150 Atlantic are twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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British Aerospace ATP

The British Aerospace ATP (Advanced Turbo-Prop) is an airliner designed and produced by British Aerospace. ATR 72 and British Aerospace ATP are twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Business aircraft

Business aircraft are aircraft typically used by companies and corporations to transport people or goods related to the needs of said businesses.

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Cargo aircraft

A cargo aircraft (also known as freight aircraft, freighter, airlifter or cargo jet) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carriage of cargo rather than passengers.

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Caribbean Airlines

Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.

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Cebgo

Cebgo, Inc., operating as Cebgo (stylized in all lowercase as cebgo), is the regional brand of Cebu Pacific.

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Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle) — also known as Roissy Airport (Aéroport de Roissy) or simply Paris CDG — is the main international airport serving Paris, the capital of France.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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China Xinjiang Airlines

China Xinjiang Airlines was a Chinese airline owned by CAAC.

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Civil Aviation Administration of China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is the Chinese civil aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport.

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Clean Sky

The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (CSJU) is a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the European aeronautics industry that coordinates and funds research activities to deliver significantly quieter and more environmentally friendly aircraft.

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Command and control

Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes...

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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Composite material

A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8

The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. ATR 72 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8 are t-tail aircraft and twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Defensive aids system

A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a military aircraft system which defends it from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and guided anti-aircraft artillery.

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Dena

Dena (in Luri and دنا) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Mountains, Iran.

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DHL Aviation

DHL Aviation is a division of DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.

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Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France)

The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (Direction générale de l'aviation civile, DGAC) is the French civil aviation authority.

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd (DAE) (دبي لصناعات الطيران) is a global aviation services company and one of the largest aircraft leasing companies in the world.

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EADS CASA C-295

The Airbus C295 (previously CASA C-295) is a medium tactical transport aircraft that was designed and initially manufactured by the Spanish aerospace company CASA, which is now part of the European multinational Airbus Defence and Space division. ATR 72 and EADS CASA C-295 are twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international military technology company and defense contractor.

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Electro-optical sensor

Electro-optical sensors are electronic detectors that convert light, or a change in light, into an electronic signal.

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Electronic flight instrument system

In aviation, an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) is a flight instrument display system in an aircraft cockpit that displays flight data electronically rather than electromechanically.

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Electronic warfare

Electromagnetic warfare or electronic warfare (EW) is warfare involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EM spectrum) or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy operations.

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Electronic warfare support measures

In military telecommunications, electronic support (ES) or electronic support measures (ESM) gather intelligence through passive "listening" to electromagnetic radiations of military interest.

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Embraer

Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian multinational aerospace corporation.

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Engine tuning

Engine tuning is the adjustment or modification of the internal combustion engine or Engine Control Unit (ECU) to yield optimal performance and increase the engine's power output, economy, or durability.

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Farnborough International Airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors in Farnborough, Hampshire.

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FedEx

FedEx Corporation, originally Federal Express Corporation, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce and business services based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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FedEx Express

FedEx Express is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnair

Finnair Oyj is the flag carrier and largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, with headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub.

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Firefly (airline)

Firefly (stylised as firefly) is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines that offers flights within Malaysia, as well as to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.

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Flight International

Flight International is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace.

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Flight length

In aviation, the flight length or flight distance refers to the distance of a flight.

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GE Aerospace

General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, is an American aircraft engine supplier that is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati.

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General Electric CF34

The General Electric CF34 is a civilian high-bypass turbofan developed by GE Aviation from its TF34 military engine.

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General Electric GE38

The General Electric GE38 is a gas turbine developed by GE Aviation for turboprop and turboshaft applications.

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German Navy

The German Navy is part of the unified (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces.

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Glass cockpit

A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features an array of electronic (digital) flight instrument displays, typically large LCD screens, rather than traditional analog dials and gauges.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Great Recession

The Great Recession was a period of marked decline in economies around the world that occurred in the late 2000s.

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Guardia di Finanza

The i (G. di F. or GdF; i or Financial Guard) is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance.

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Guasimal

Guasimal is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Sancti Spíritus, in Sancti Spíritus Province.

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Hamilton Standard

Hamilton Standard was an American aircraft propeller parts supplier.

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Helsinki Airport

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats), or simply Helsinki Airport, is the main international airport serving Helsinki, the capital of Finland, as well as its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region in Finland.

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High frequency

High frequency (HF) is the ITU designation for the band of radio waves with frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz (MHz).

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Hot and high

In aviation, hot and high is a condition of low air density due to high ambient temperature and high airport elevation.

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Hull loss

A hull loss is an aviation accident that damages the aircraft beyond economical repair, resulting in a total loss.

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Identification friend or foe

Identification, friend or foe (IFF) is a combat identification system designed for command and control.

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Ilyushin Il-114

The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner, designed for local routes. ATR 72 and Ilyushin Il-114 are twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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IndiGo

InterGlobe Aviation Limited, doing business as IndiGo, is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

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Indonesian Aerospace N-245

Indonesian Aerospace N-245 is an Indonesian turboprop airliner being developed by Indonesian Aerospace.

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Inertial navigation system

An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external references.

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Iran Air

The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Havāpeymāyi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmiye Irān), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran.

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Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 was a scheduled Iranian domestic passenger flight from Iranian capital Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Yasuj in southwest Iran.

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Italian Air Force

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare; AM) is the air force of the Italian Republic.

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Jet bridge

A jet bridge (also termed jetway, jetwalk, airgate, jetty, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, finger, skybridge, airtube, expedited suspended passenger entry system (E-SPES), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without heading outside and being exposed to harsh weather.

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Joint venture

A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance.

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Keelung River

The Keelung River is a river in northern Taiwan.

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Key Publishing

Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Ko Samui

Ko Samui (or Koh Samui), often locally shortened to Samui (เกาะสมุย), is an island off the east coast of Thailand.

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Lao Airlines

Lao Airlines State Enterprise"." Lao Airlines.

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Lao Airlines Flight 301

Lao Airlines Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos.

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Lease

A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the user (referred to as the lessee) to pay the owner (referred to as the ''lessor'') for the use of an asset.

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Leonardo (company)

Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security.

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Lion Air Group

PT Lion Group, dba Lion Air Group, is a privately owned, airline holding company, based in Indonesia.

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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.

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List of ATR 72 operators

The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de transport régional), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). ATR 72 and List of ATR 72 operators are 1980s international airliners, cargo aircraft and twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Lockheed P-3 Orion

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.

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M7 Aerospace

M7 Aerospace LP is an aerospace company with its headquarters on the property of San Antonio International Airport in Uptown San Antonio, Texas, United States.

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Magong

Magong (POJ: Má-keng) is a county-administered city and seat of Penghu County, Taiwan.

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Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.

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Maldivian (airline)

Maldivian is the airline division of Island Aviation Services and is based in Malé, in the Maldives.

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Maritime patrol

Maritime patrol or maritime reconnaissance is the task of monitoring areas of water.

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Maritime patrol aircraft

A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).

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Mekong

The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Military tactics

Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.

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Nordic Aviation Capital

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is a company specializing in regional aircraft leasing, including narrowbody aircraft.

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Pakistan Navy

The Pakistan Navy (PN) (پاکستان بحریہ; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

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Pakse International Airport

Pakse International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos.

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Palermo

Palermo (Palermu, locally also Paliemmu or Palèimmu) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province.

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Pallet

A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane.

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Penghu Airport

Penghu Airport, formerly Magong Airport, is a domestic airport in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan.

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Philippine Air Force

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) (Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Pokhara

Pokhara (पोखरा) is a metropolitan city in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province and the tourism capital of Nepal.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100

The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of turboprops manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

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Propeller (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, an aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew,Beaumont, R.A.; Aeronautical Engineering, Odhams, 1942, Chapter 13, "Airscrews".

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Reconnaissance

In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.

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Regional airliner

A regional airliner or a feeder liner is a small airliner that is designed to fly up to 100 passengers on short-haul flights, usually feeding larger carriers' airline hubs from small markets.

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Regional jet

A regional jet (RJ) is a jet-powered regional airliner with fewer than 100 seats.

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Required navigation performance

Required navigation performance (RNP) is a type of performance-based navigation (PBN) that allows an aircraft to fly a specific path between two 3D-defined points in space.

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Rolls-Royce AE 2100

The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 is a turboprop developed by Allison Engine Company, now part of Rolls-Royce North America.

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Rolls-Royce AE 3007

The Rolls-Royce AE 3007 (US military: F137) is a turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce North America, sharing a common core with the Rolls-Royce T406 (AE 1107) and AE 2100.

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Roselawn, Indiana

Roselawn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton and Jasper counties in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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Roshchino International Airport

Roshchino International Airport named after D. I. Mendeleev is an airport in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located 13 km west of the city of Tyumen.

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Royal Malaysian Air Force

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; تنترا اودارا دراج ڤرسكوتون تانه ملايو).

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Seating capacity

Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law.

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Signals intelligence

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).

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Silver Airways

Silver Airways is a regional airline in the United States with its headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Songshan Airport

Taipei Songshan Airport is a regional airport and military airbase located in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Swiftair

Swiftair S.A. is an airline whose headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.

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Taipei

Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.

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Tariff

A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.

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TAROM

TAROM (legally Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române TAROM S.A.) is the flag carrier and oldest currently operating airline of Romania, based in Otopeni near Bucharest.

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Thales Group

Thales Group is a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures electrical systems as well as devices and equipment for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security sectors.

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Thermal insulation

Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.

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Toulouse

Toulouse (Tolosa) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania.

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TransAsia Airways Flight 222

TransAsia Airways Flight 222 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by TransAsia Airways from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Magong, Penghu Island.

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TransAsia Airways Flight 235

TransAsia Airways Flight 235 was a domestic flight from Taipei to Kinmen, Taiwan.

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TransAsia Airways Flight 510A

On 30 January 1995, TransAsia Airways Flight 510A crashed in Taiwan's Guishan district during a ferry flight.

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TransAsia Airways Flight 791

TransAsia Airways Flight 791 was a regular cargo flight between Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) and Macau International Airport.

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Tuninter Flight 1153

Tuninter Flight 1153 was a Tuninter Airlines international flight from Bari International Airport in Bari, Italy, to Djerba-Zarzis Airport in Djerba, Tunisia.

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Turboprop

A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.

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Turkish Aerospace Industries

Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI; Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayi A.Ş., TUSAŞ) is the center of technology in design, development, manufacturing, integration of aerospace systems, modernization and after sales support in Turkey.

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Turkish Naval Forces

The Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Navy (Türk Donanması), is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.

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Unit load device

A unit load device (ULD) is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft.

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United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907.

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Utair

Utair (ОАО «Авиакомпания «ЮТэйр») is a Russian airline with its head office at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport while its hubs are at Surgut International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport.

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UTair Flight 120

UTair Flight 120 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tyumen to Surgut, Russia.

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West Philippine Sea

West Philippine Sea (Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone.

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Wings Air

PT Wings Abadi Airlines, operating as Wings Air, is a scheduled commuter passenger low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Wingspan

The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip.

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Workstation

A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications.

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Xi'an MA700

The Xi'an MA700 (MA for 新舟, "Modern Ark") is a twin-engine, medium-range turboprop airliner currently under development by Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). ATR 72 and Xi'an MA700 are twin-turboprop tractor aircraft.

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Yasuj Airport

Yasuj Airport is an airport serving Yasuj, a city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran, and capital of the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.

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Yeti Airlines Flight 691

Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Yeti Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72

Also known as AT72, ATR 72 ASW, ATR 72 MP, ATR 72-200, ATR 72-200F, ATR 72-201, ATR 72-201F, ATR 72-202, ATR 72-202F, ATR 72-202QC, ATR 72-210, ATR 72-212, ATR 72-212A, ATR 72-500, ATR 72-600, ATR 72-600F, ATR ATR-72, ATR-72, ATR-72-200, ATR-72-202, ATR-72-500, ATR72, ATR72-500, Aérospatiale ATR-72, Aérospatiale ATR-72-202, Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500, Super ATR.

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