- 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 ...
An airspace area of defined horizontal and vertical dimensions for which a controller or group of controllers has air traffic control responsibility, normally within an air route traffic control center or an approach control facility.
Industry:Aviation
An airspace of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times.
Note: The term “danger area” is not used in reference to areas within the United States or any of its possessions or territories.
Industry:Aviation
An airspace of defined dimensions within which flight information service and alerting service are provided.
Industry:Aviation
An airtight rubber tube used inside a pneumatic tire to hold the air that inflates the tire. Some tires do not use inner tubes, because the tire itself forms an airtight seal with the wheel.
Industry:Aviation
An airtight seal used to protect components or devices from the effect of moisture in the air. To achieve a hermetic seal, air is pumped out of the container or displaced by a dry inert gas, such as nitrogen, and the container is sealed so no moisture can get into it.
Industry:Aviation
An air-to-air heat exchanger installed between a turbosupercharger and the carburetor. Intercoolers decrease the temperature of the compressed air to prevent detonation.
A turbosupercharger compresses the air before it enters the fuel metering system of a reciprocating engine, and when it is compressed, it becomes too hot to be used. Before it enters the induction system, it is cooled by passing it through an intercooler.
Industry:Aviation
An Airworthiness Directive that must be complied with on an aircraft or aircraft engine on a scheduled basis. For example, certain inspections must be performed on a part every so many hours until the part is replaced.
Industry:Aviation
An alert issued by ATC to aircraft under their control if ATC is aware that the aircraft is at an altitude which, in the controller’s judgment, places it in unsafe proximity to terrain, obstructions, or other aircraft. The controller may discontinue the issuance of further alerts if the pilot advises he is taking action to correct the situation or has the other aircraft in sight.
Industry:Aviation
An algebraic equation that contains both the first and second powers of the unknown quantity, as well as a constant term. An example of a quadratic equation is:
ax2 + bx + c =0
Industry:Aviation
An algebraic expression that contains two terms. 4X + 2Y is a binomial expression.
Industry:Aviation
