- 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 ...
A ring, usually made of rubber or rubber compound, that fits around a wheel and serves as a cushion at the point the wheel touches the surface over which it rolls. Most tires are made so that they form a chamber which is filled with compressed air. The compressed air acts as a shock absorber.
Industry:Aviation
A ring-shaped orifice, normally one that surrounds another orifice.
Industry:Aviation
A rivet set, used in a pneumatic rivet gun, in which the cup that fits the manufactured head of the rivet is offset from the center line of the rivet set shank. Offset rivet sets are used to drive rivets in a location where a straight set cannot be used.
Industry:Aviation
A rivet whose cone-shaped head fits into a beveled hole in the metal. When the rivet is driven, the top of the manufactured head is flush with the surface of the metal.
Industry:Aviation
A riveted joint that contains two shear planes. The total shear strength of the joint is approximately twice the shear strength of a joint with a single-shear load.
Industry:Aviation
A robot that can be programmed to automatically follow a predetermined set of instructions.
Industry:Aviation
A rocket using two separate propellants which are kept separate until they are mixed in the combustion chamber.
Industry:Aviation
A room or chamber used to test acoustic devices. The floor, walls, and ceiling of the dead room are treated in such a way that they prevent the reflection of sound energy. Dead rooms are also called anechoic rooms or anechoic chambers.
Industry:Aviation
A rotary selector valve in a pneumatic deicer system. The distributor valve, installed between the air pump and the deicer boots, sequences the inflation and deflation of the boots to break the ice that has formed on the leading edges of the wings and tail surfaces. Air flowing over the surface gets under the broken ice and blows it away.
Industry:Aviation
