- 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 ...
Components in a computer system that may be attached to the computer. Peripherals consist of display units, storage devices, and such input/output devices as keyboards and printers.
Industry:Aviation
Components in an aircraft that are designed so that they can be replaced as a unit while the aircraft is on the flight line.
Industry:Aviation
Components used to fill a space between two objects. Washers are commonly used as spacers around a bolt to take up the space between the nut and the surface being clamped by the fastener.
Industry:Aviation
Compound-action hand shears used for cutting sheet metal. Aviation snips come in sets of three. One pair cuts to the left, one pair cuts to the right, and the third pair cuts straight.
Industry:Aviation
Compressed air taken from one or more stages of the compressor of a gas turbine engine. Bleed air is used for anti-icing, deicing, cabin pressurization, and cabin heating or cooling.
Industry:Aviation
Compressor stator vanes whose angle is controlled by fuel pressure from the fuel control unit. By varying the stator-vane angle, the air directed into the first stages of the compressor meets the rotor blades at an angle that minimizes the possibility of compressor stall.
Industry:Aviation
Conditions of the atmosphere that have been agreed upon by scientists and engineers who work with the atmosphere to allow them to correct all measurements to the same conditions.
Industry:Aviation
Conditions that have been decided upon by the ICAO (International Civil Aeronautics Organization) for relating all aircraft and engine performance to a given reference.
Industry:Aviation
Cones installed on a splined propeller shaft to hold the propeller hub centered. The rear cone is a single-piece split bronze cone, and the front cone is a two-piece chrome-plated steel cone.
Industry:Aviation
