Pilot Definition–noun | 1. | a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters. | | 2. | a person who steers a ship. | | 3. | Aeronautics. a person duly qualified to operate an airplane, balloon, or other aircraft. | | 4. | a guide or leader: the pilot of the expedition. | | 7. | Machinery. a guide for centering or otherwise positioning two adjacent parts, often consisting of a projection on one part fitting into a recess in the other. | | 9. | Also called pilot film, pilot tape. Television. a prototypical filmed or taped feature, produced with hopes of network adoption as a television series and aired to test potential viewer interest and attract sponsors. | | 10. | a preliminary or experimental trial or test: The school will offer a pilot of its new computer course. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to lead, guide, or conduct, as through unknown places, intricate affairs, etc. | | 13. | to act as pilot on, in, or over. | | 14. | to be in charge of or responsible for: We're looking for someone to pilot the new project. | –adjective | 15. | serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project. | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannicapilot fish
(Naucrates ductor), widely distributed marine fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes). Members of the species are found in the open sea throughout warm and tropical waters.automatic pilot
device for controlling an aircraft or other vehicle without constant human intervention.pilot whale
either of two species of small, slender toothed whales with a round, bulging forehead, a short beaklike snout, and slender, pointed flippers. Pilot whales are about 4-6 metres (13-20 feet) long and ...
distance-measuring equipment
in aerial navigation, equipment for measuring distance by converting the time a special electronic pulse takes to travel from an aircraft to a ground station and for an answering pulse to return. The ...
Santi, Gino P.
American engineer whose long career with the U.S. Air Force was most notable for his development of the pilot ejection system (b. 1916/17?--d. April 3, 1997).airplane
All four forces-lift, thrust, drag, and weight-interact continuously in flight and are in turn affected by such things as the torque effect of the propeller, centrifugal force in turns, and other ...
Link Trainer
airplane cockpit replicated, with full instruments and controls, in such a way that it can be used in a ground location for pilot training. The cockpit responds to the controls as though it were an ...
Guynemer, Georges-Marie
one of the most renowned combat pilots of World War I and France's first great fighter ace.spatial disorientation
the inability of a person to determine his true body position, motion, and altitude relative to the earth or his surroundings. Both airplane pilots and underwater divers encounter the phenomenon.Ramon, Ilan
Israeli pilot and astronaut (b. June 20, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel-d. Feb. 1, 2003, over Texas), was Israel's first astronaut and a payload specialist on the space shuttle Columbia. Ramon, a graduate ...
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