- 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 length of a line that touches the circumference of a circle in two places and passes through its center. The diameter of a circle is twice its radius.
Industry:Aviation
The length of an aircraft wing, or the distance from one wing tip to the other.
Industry:Aviation
The length of runway needed for an aircraft to accelerate to a specified speed, and then, in case of engine failure, be able to stop on the runway.
Industry:Aviation
The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane landing.
Industry:Aviation
The length of the threads on a spark plug shell. The reach needed by a spark plug is determined by the thickness of the cylinder head into which the spark plug screws. The end of the spark plug should be flush with the inside of the cylinder head.
A long-reach 18-mm aircraft spark plug has a reach of 13/16-inch; a short-reach 18-mm spark plug has a reach of 1/2-inch.
Industry:Aviation
The length of the wave of the fundamental frequency of an electromagnetic radiation. In a radio antenna, the fundamental wavelength is the wavelength of the lowest frequency to which the antenna is resonant.
Industry:Aviation
The length of time (usually measured in picoseconds or nanoseconds) needed for the leading edge of an electrical pulse to rise from 10% to 90% of its final value. The rise time of a pulse relates to the steepness of the leading edge of the pulse.
Industry:Aviation
