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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
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 area containing hazards to any aircraft not participating in the activities being conducted in the area. Warning areas may contain intensive military training, gunnery exercises, or special weapons testing.
Industry:Aviation
An area from which radio transmissions and/or radar echoes cannot be received.
Industry:Aviation
An area in an aircraft designated by the aircraft manufacturer as requiring a fire detection and/or fire extinguishing system.
Industry:Aviation
An area in an aircraft structure that either has been exposed to an excess of stress or would cause the maximum amount of strength loss if it were damaged.
Industry:Aviation
An area in which the proper scaffolds and work platforms can be put around an aircraft so it can be inspected or repairs can be made.
Industry:Aviation
An area in which there is a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity.
Industry:Aviation
An area in which weather, wind, pressure, etc., show signs of cyclonic development.
Industry:Aviation
An area inside a piece of metal that has lost some of its electrons. This leaves a net positive charge which attracts negative ions from the electrolyte. Positive metallic ions and negative ions from the electrolyte unite to form the salts of corrosion.
Industry:Aviation
An area of high atmospheric pressure in which the air has a closed circulation. In the northern hemisphere, the circulation of air out of a high-pressure area is clockwise (anticyclonic). In the southern hemisphere, the circulation out of a high is counterclockwise (cyclonic). At the equator, the circulation is indefinite; it can go either way.
Industry:Aviation
An area of high barometric pressure with its attendant system of anticyclonic winds, winds that circulate in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Industry:Aviation