ground loop
nounDefinitions
A (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the…
A (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the same potential, but are not.
A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to…
A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to user error or adverse weather conditions.
To suffer a ground loop manoeuvre.
- I slewed into the deep grass, throttled up again to regain runway speed, tried to abort the take-off and ground-looped through the perimeter fence.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ground loop. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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