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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 ...
Arrange the fingers of your left hand in such a way that the thumb, forefinger, and second finger are at right angles to each other. The thumb points in the direction the conductor in the armature is moving, the first finger points in the direction the magnetic flux passes over the conductors (the flux leaves the north pole and enters the south pole), and the second finger points in the direction the electrons are flowing in the armature conductors (from negative to positive).
Industry:Aviation
As defined by the Federal Aviation Administration, a light aircraft is one having a maximum certificated takeoff weight of less than 12,500 pounds.
Industry:Aviation
As used in the air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS), a discrete code is any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero. Examples of discrete codes are 0010, 1201, 2317, and 7777.
Nondiscrete codes, such as 0100, 1200, and 7700, are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700) and VFR aircraft (1200).
Industry:Aviation
Atmosphere (air) which holds explosive vapors or certain types of powder that can be ignited. Dust and particles of powdered metal are easily ignited, and atmosphere which contains these contaminants can become dangerously explosive.
Industry:Aviation
Atoms of pentavalent elements (elements having five valence electrons) used to dope silicon or germanium for making semiconductor diodes or transistors.
A donor atom has more electrons than needed for the covalent bonds within the material and donates these extra electrons to acceptor atoms.
Industry:Aviation
Authorization by Air Traffic Control for a pilot to conduct an instrument approach.
Industry:Aviation
Auxiliary controls built into the wings of an airplane. Flaps can be extended, or lowered, to change the airfoil shape of the wing to increase both its lift and drag. When the flaps are fully extended, the drag is increased so the airplane can descend at a steep angle without building up excessive airspeed.
Partially lowering the flaps increases the lift so the airplane can fly at a slower airspeed.
Industry:Aviation
Available landing distance is that portion of a runway available for landing and roll-out for aircraft cleared for land-and-hold-short operation (LAHSO). This distance is measured from the landing threshold to the hold-short point.
Industry:Aviation
Aviation gasoline that has had its antidetonation characteristics improved by blending in some of the aromatic additives, such as benzene, toluene, or xylene.
Industry:Aviation
Aviation pioneers who traveled around the country carrying passengers from unimproved fields. Many of the major airports in the United States were started by barnstormers who leased or bought some farmer’s field and built it into an airport.
Most of the barnstorming was done between the end of World War I and 1926, at which time the federal government began to require licenses for airplanes and pilots.
Industry:Aviation
