- 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 ...
Independent laboratories recognized in the electrical industry as setting safety standards for electrical equipment and components. Before a piece of electrical equipment is granted the right to carry the UL symbol, it must pass the tests prescribed by the laboratories for that type of equipment.
Industry:Aviation
Indicated altitude shown on an aircraft altimeter corrected for nonstandard temperature of the air. The correction is based on the estimated difference between the existing temperature and the standard atmospheric temperature. Corrected altitude is an approximation of true altitude.
Industry:Aviation
Indicator lights installed in the cockpit of an aircraft to warn the flight crew of some unsafe condition. Overheat conditions, low fuel supply, low oil pressure, unlocked doors, or landing gear in an unsafe position are all indicated by warning lights.
Industry:Aviation
Inflatable rubber boots attached to the leading edges of the wings and empennage of an airplane. Compressed air is pumped into tubes in the boots to inflate them in a timed sequence.
Ice is allowed to form over these boots while they are deflated, and when they inflate, they break the ice from the surface, and the airflow carries it away.
Industry:Aviation
In-flight investigation and evaluation of navigational aids to determine whether they meet established tolerances.
Industry:Aviation
Information published by the FAA explaining the Federal Aviation Regulations and describing methods of performing certain maintenance and inspection procedures. Compliance with ACs is not mandatory, and the information in the ACs is not necessarily approved data.
Industry:Aviation
Information sheets, published by the Federal Aviation Administration, that contain pertinent specifications for certificated aircraft of which there are fewer than fifty of that model still registered.
Industry:Aviation
Information shown on an indicating instrument in the form of digits. A digital readout differs from an analog readout, which displays information by the position of a pointer over a calibrated dial.
Industry:Aviation
Instructions from ATC for an aircraft operating under instrument flight rules to cross a specified fix at a specified altitude. Instructions may also be given to cross the specified fix at or above a given altitude, or at or below a certain altitude.
Industry:Aviation
