- 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 troubleshooting system installed in many modern jet aircraft.
BITE monitors the engine and airframe systems and when a fault is found, isolates it and provides the maintenance personnel with a code that identifies the LRU, or line replaceable unit, that contains the fault.
Industry:Aviation
A T-shaped handle fitted onto the end of a cable that is used to move some mechanical device.
Industry:Aviation
A T-shaped valve with a circular head. Poppet valves are used to cover the intake and exhaust openings in the cylinder head of a reciprocating engine. The valves are held closed with one or more coil springs and are opened by a cam lobe or rocker arm pushing on the end of their stem.
Industry:Aviation
A tube in a Garrett TPE331 turboprop engine that extends into the propeller pitch control to act as a follow-up device. It provides proportional movement of the propeller blades with movement of the power lever.
Industry:Aviation
A tube in an aircraft control system that transmits a torsional force from the operating control to the control surface. Torque tubes are often used to actuate ailerons and flaps.
Industry:Aviation
A tube or duct used to enclose and protect electrical wiring. Rigid conduit is usually made of thin-wall aluminum tubing, and flexible conduit is made of metal braid.
Industry:Aviation
A tubular fuse, used to protect a circuit containing an inductive load. If enough current flows to melt the fuse link, a spring pulls the melted ends apart by a distance great enough to prevent an arc from forming.
Industry:Aviation
A tuned electrical circuit that contains both capacitance and inductance. By adjusting the amount of capacitance or inductance, the circuit can be tuned (its resonant frequency can be changed).
Industry:Aviation
A tuned electrical circuit that will pass certain frequencies or bands of frequencies while attenuating others.
Industry:Aviation
A turbine blade with a hardened insert at the tip that is able to cut into the turbine shroud ring.
Industry:Aviation
