deck angle

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deck angle

noun deck angles

Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane. Duncan felt the aircraft nose come up, felt the nose gear leave the runway. The deck angle increased to ten degrees. The plane ran along on the main gear for a short distance and was airborne. The deck angle increased further. At this weight, if the flying pilot did it by the book, Duncan knew the d
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@misc{deck_angle_2026,
  title = {deck angle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deck%20angle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}