- 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 brace made of thin plywood used to reinforce the glue joints of all the upright and diagonal braces used in a wooden wing rib. The continuous gusset runs the full length of the rib, rather than being made in the form of small separate gussets at each joint.
Industry:Aviation
A brake system used to keep an aircraft from rolling when it is parked. The parking brake holds pressure on the brake system when there is no operator at the controls.
Industry:Aviation
A brake that uses the momentum of the aircraft to increase its effectiveness by wedging the shoe tightly against the brake drum. Energizing brakes are also called servo brakes. A single-servo brake is energizing only when moving in the forward direction, and a duo-servo brake is energizing when the aircraft is moving either forward or backward.
Industry:Aviation
A brake used to stop the rotation of the rotor when a helicopter is being shut down. The rotor brake may be actuated by either a mechanical or a hydraulic mechanism.
Industry:Aviation
A break in the bottom of the hull of a flying boat or seaplane float. When a seaplane is taking off, it is rocked back and forth in the water as its speed increases until the float rides high enough for air to pass between the water and the step. Getting a seaplane up on the step decreases the friction of the water against the float.
Industry:Aviation
A breathing problem caused by too little carbon dioxide in the lungs. Hyperventilation causes a person to breathe too rapidly, and this results in dizziness and may even lead to unconsciousness.
Industry:Aviation
A bridge-type precision instrument used to measure an unknown inductance by comparing its inductive reactance at a specific frequency with that produced at the same frequency by an accurately known inductance.
Industry:Aviation
A bright flash of light in the atmosphere caused by a discharge of electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth. Lightning is actually an extremely large spark.
Industry:Aviation
A bright, silvery, rare-earth chemical element. Neodymium’s symbol is Nd, its atomic number is 60, and its atomic weight is 144.24. Neodymium is used for coloring glass and in laser technology.
Industry:Aviation
A bright, silvery, rare-earth chemical element. Thulium’s symbol is Tm, its atomic number is 69, and its atomic weight is 168.934. Thulium is used as a source of X-rays.
Industry:Aviation
