- Industry: Government
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Department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. Transport Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario
An aircraft that, at some weight within its approved operating weight, is capable of operating from a STOL runway in compliance with the applicable STOL characteristics and airworthiness, operations, noise, and pollution standards.
Industry:Aviation
The position, expressed by either a four-letter, four-digit geographical reference (GEOREF) or four-digit latitude and longitude co-ordinates, from which an aircraft departs or is estimated to be along its intended track.
Industry:Aviation
A rotorcraft with the axes of the power-driven proprotor blades capable of pivoting from vertical for vertical takeoff, landing, and hover operations to horizontal to derive lift from the wing in cruise.
Industry:Aviation
The location along a runway where an aircraft is brought to the flying attitude as take-off speed is reached.
Industry:Aviation
An aircraft that derives most of its propulsive power from the thrust developed by a turbojet engine having a turbine-driven propeller.
Industry:Aviation
A specific fix in relation to which the position of an aircraft can be reported.
Industry:Aviation
An aircraft having a jet engine in which the energy of the jet operates a turbine, which, in turn, operates the air compressor.
Industry:Aviation
(1) The point at which an aircraft first makes contact with the landing surface.
Industry:Aviation
(1) Canada: An aircraft owned by and used exclusively in the service of a government in Canada or a foreign state.
(2) ICAO: An aircraft used for military, customs, police or other law enforcement services of a State.
Industry:Aviation
A prearranged meeting at a given time and location from which to begin an action or phase of an operation or to which to return after an operation.
Industry:Aviation
