- Industry: Aviation
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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
A short, partial rib used in a truss-type airplane wing to improve the shape of the leading edge of the airfoil. False ribs, also known as nose ribs, extend back only as far as the front spar.
Industry:Aviation
A short, partial wing spar behind the rear spar, used to support the aileron hinges.
Industry:Aviation
A short, stubby propeller used for testing an aircraft engine after it has been overhauled. Club propellers impose the correct load on the engine, and they move the maximum volume of cooling air through the cylinder fins.
Industry:Aviation
A shortened term for use in air-ground contacts on the frequency of
122.0 MHz to identify the flight service station providing enroute flight advisory service (EFAS).
Industry:Aviation
A short-range airborne radar system carried in fighter and attack aircraft to locate and track their targets.
Industry:Aviation
A shroud or metal blanket used to insulate a portion of the hot section of a gas turbine engine. The jacket keeps heat from damaging the aircraft structure.
Industry:Aviation
A signal in an autopilot system that nulls out the input signal to the servo when the correct amount of control surface deflection has been reached.
Industry:Aviation
A significant point over which two or more aircraft will report passing or have reported passing before proceeding on the same or diverging tracks.
To establish/maintain longitudinal separation, a controller may determine a common point not originally in the aircraft’s flight plan and then clear the aircraft to fly over the point.
Industry:Aviation
A silicon semiconductor device that converts light energy directly into electrical energy. These devices are called solar cells because they are designed to convert energy from the sun directly into electricity.
Industry:Aviation
A silvery, brittle, metallic chemical element. Manganese’s symbol is Mn, its atomic number is 25, and its atomic weight is 54.938. Manganese is used as an alloy for steel to increase its strength, hardness, and wear resistance.
Industry:Aviation
