- 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 ...
The exhaust system of an aircraft reciprocating engine made of short pipes that direct the exhaust gases from each individual cylinder of the engine away from the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
The expendable part of the load of the aircraft. Fuel load includes only the fuel that is usable in flight.
Industry:Aviation
The exponent used to indicate the power to which a base number must be raised to obtain a given number. In the expression 64 = 1,296, the base number is 6, and 4 is the power to which 6 must be raised to get 1,296. Four is the logarithm of 1,296 to the base 6.
Industry:Aviation
The fabric, padding, and other components used to make a soft covering for a seat. Upholstery makes the seat comfortable to sit in and attractive to look at.
Industry:Aviation
The face of an instrument on which calibration numbers are printed. The indication of the instrument is read as the number on the dial to which the pointer is pointing.
Industry:Aviation
The failure of a riveted or bolted joint in which the fastener, rather than the material being joined, fails. The fasteners (rivets or bolts) shear off, rather than the material tearing at the fastener hole. A joint should be designed so it will fail in shear rather than in bearing. When a joint fails in shear, only the fasteners must be replaced; but if it fails in bearing, the torn material must be repaired.
Industry:Aviation
The family of flammable materials obtained from crude oil by the process of distillation. Butane, propane, gasoline, naphtha, kerosine, diesel fuel, furnace oil, lubricating oil, marine fuel, road oil, tar, and asphalt are all petroleum products.
Industry:Aviation
The feel of the brake pedal when the hydraulic brake fluid contains air. In normal operation, the brake system is filled with noncompressible brake fluid, and the pedal has a firm feel. But if there is any air in the fluid, the air compresses when the pedal is depressed and gives the pedal a spongy feel.
Industry:Aviation
The final adjustment and alignment of the various component parts of an aircraft to give it the proper aerodynamic characteristics.
Industry:Aviation
