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Unstart

Breakdown of supersonic airflow in an engine intake

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Flameout

Type of engine issue in aviation

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Control reversal

Aeronautical phenomenon

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Compressor stall

Gas turbine phenomenon

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Brownout (aeronautics)

In-flight visual impairment by pilots

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Loss of control (aeronautics)

Unintended departure from controlled flight

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Foreign object damage

Damage to aircraft by objects

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Sensory illusions in aviation

Misjudgment of true orientation by pilots

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Ground loop (aviation)

Type of critical issue in aircraft

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Graveyard spiral

Spiral dive entered by a pilot due to spatial disorientation

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Spin (aerodynamics)

Aviation term for a corkscrew downward path

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Aircraft upset

Flight attitude or airspeed limits exceeded risking loss of control

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Core lock

Abrupt thermal expansion of aircraft engine parts

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The leans

Spatial disorientation in aviation

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List of aircraft upset factors

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Bird strike

Collision between an aircraft and a bird

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Aviation insurance

Liability and equipment coverage for aircraft

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Pilot-induced oscillation

Overcorrections by the pilot

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Controlled flight into terrain

Type of aviation accident

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Hard landing

Landing of aircraft or spacecraft with greater speed and force than in a normal landing

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Coffin corner (aerodynamics)

Dangerous condition in aviation

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Tailstrike

Contact of an aircraft tail with the ground or another object causing substantial damage

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Dissymmetry of lift

Term in rotorcraft aerodynamics

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