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Thrust-to-weight ratio

The thrust-to-weight ratio (T/W) is a dimensionless ratio of an aircraft's thrust to its weight, also used for engines alone; higher values mean greater acceleration and climb.

Thunder Bay Airport

Thunder Bay Airport, also called Thunder Bay International Airport, is an international airport serving Thunder Bay, Ontario, opened in 1938 as Fort William Municipal Airport.

Tigerair

Tigerair, also known as Tiger Airways, was a Singapore-based low-cost airline that began flying in 2004 and merged into sister carrier Scoot in July 2017.

Tijuana International Airport

Tijuana International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tijuana), formally General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport, serves Tijuana, Mexico, and is linked to San Diego by the Cross Border Xpress bridge.

Tiltrotor

A tiltrotor is a powered-lift aircraft with rotors at the wing tips that tilt from vertical, for helicopter-style vertical takeoff, to horizontal, for airplane-style forward flight and range.

Tim Clark (airline executive)

Sir Tim Clark, also known as Sir Timothy Charles Clark, is a British airline executive who has led Emirates Airline as President since 2003, having been a founding member in 1985.

Time-based metering

Time-based metering is an air traffic management method that assigns each aircraft a scheduled time to cross a constraint point, sequencing traffic by time instead of distance.

Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks

The timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks records the events of September 11, 2001, from the first hijacked takeoff to the North Tower's collapse.

Timeline of military aviation

Timeline of military aviation, beginning with the French observation balloon L'Entreprenant in 1794 and the 1909 Wright Flyer, through Coral Sea in 1942 and today's uncrewed aircraft.

Timeline of women in aviation

The timeline of women in aviation traces women's flight milestones from 1784 to today, from Marie Élisabeth Thible's balloon ride to airline captains and fighter pilots.

Tip jet

A tip jet is a rotorcraft propulsion arrangement in which jets mounted at the rotor blade tips spin the rotor, eliminating the need for a tail rotor and heavy transmission.

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, also known as Rinas Airport or Nënë Tereza Airport, is Albania's principal international airport, located 17 km from Tirana and named after Mother Teresa.

Tiruchirappalli International Airport

Tiruchirappalli International Airport, commonly called Trichy Airport, is an international airport in Tamil Nadu, India, serving Tiruchirappalli, which crossed 2 million annual passengers for the first time in 2025-26.

Titan Airways

Titan Airways is a British charter and ACMI lease airline based at London Stansted Airport, founded in 1988 and named after its first aircraft, a Cessna Titan.

Tocumen International Airport

Tocumen International Airport, also known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, is Panama City's main airport and Copa Airlines' connecting hub, the busiest in Central America.

Todd Beamer

Todd Morgan Beamer was an American Oracle account manager and passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, whose recorded words "Let's roll" preceded the passenger revolt against the 2001 hijackers.

Tokyo Convention

The Tokyo Convention, formally the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, is a 1963 treaty assigning jurisdiction over crimes aboard aircraft to the state of registration.

Tolmachevo Airport

Tolmachevo Airport (OVB/UNNT), Novosibirsk International Airport named after Pokryshkin, is Siberia's largest airport, opened 12 July 1957, hub of S7 Airlines, with a 3,600 m runway, new 2023 terminal, and ongoing reconstruction.

Toncontín International Airport

Toncontín International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín) is an airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, famous for its short runway and difficult mountainous approach, and its last international flight arrived in 2021.

Tondern raid

The Tondern raid was a British bombing attack on 19 July 1918 by seven Sopwith Camels from HMS Furious that destroyed the airships L 54 and L 60 at Tønder.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (トラ・トラ・トラ!) is a 1970 US-Japan co-production war film about the Pearl Harbor attack, directed by Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, and Toshio Masuda, based on Farago and Prange, noted for accuracy, the unverified sleeping giant quote, and a Best Visual Effects Oscar.

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport, also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport, is Canada's largest and busiest airport, serving Mississauga and Toronto since it opened as Malton Airport in 1938.

Torpedo bomber

The torpedo bomber, or torpedo plane, is a military aircraft that attacks ships with an air-dropped torpedo from a low, straight-and-level run, prominent in World War II.

Torrey Pines Gliderport

The Torrey Pines Gliderport is a city-owned flight park on the sea cliffs of La Jolla, San Diego, where hang gliders, paragliders, sailplanes, and RC model aircraft share coastal ridge lift.

Toss bombing

Toss bombing, also called loft bombing, is an air-attack technique in which an aircraft releases its bomb during a climb, letting it strike from a distance and turn away early.

Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5682

Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5682 was a Brazilian cargo flight whose Boeing 737 freighter, PS-TLB, caught fire in flight on November 9, 2024, landing safely at Guarulhos.

Touch-and-go landing

A touch-and-go landing, also known as circuits and bumps, is a flight training maneuver in which an aircraft touches down and immediately takes off again without stopping, letting pilots practice landings.

Tractor configuration

The tractor configuration places an aircraft's engine and propeller ahead of the wing or fuselage, pulling it forward; the nose-mounted single-engine version is the most common layout for light aircraft.

Tradewind Aviation

Tradewind Aviation, also known as Tradewind Shuttle, is an American Part 135 charter airline founded in 2001 and headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut, flying scheduled and private charter service.

Traffic collision avoidance system

The traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) is an aircraft avionics system that warns pilots of nearby conflicting traffic, with TCAS II directing vertical maneuvers against midair collision.