Decay

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001619",
  "term": "Decay",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A progressive loss of airspeed in flight, as when a pilot holds the same pitch attitude after reducing power and drag then slows the aircraft. The word describes the trend rather than its cause. At high altitude, guidance for crews facing airspeed decay is to reduce bank angle and increase thrust.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fester"
  ],
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Geschwindigkeitsverlust",
    "es": "pérdida de velocidad",
    "fr": "perte de vitesse"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/decay/"
}