- 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 common name for small diameter, varnish-insulated, annealed copper wire. Magnet wire is used for winding coils for electromagnets, transformers, motors, and generators.
Industry:Aviation
The common network of U.S. airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment and services, airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information and services; rules, regulations and procedures, technical information, and manpower and material.
Included are system components shared jointly with the military.
Industry:Aviation
The common term for a bad connection made when soldering electrical wires. Rosin core or resin core solder is used for this type of work, and it is possible for the melted flux to hold the wires together without the solder wetting the wires and making a secure joint. A rosin joint can be prevented by having the wires perfectly clean, and hot enough to melt the solder before the solder is allowed to touch the wires.
Industry:Aviation
The common term for bicarbonate of soda (NaHCO3). A solution of baking soda and water can be used to neutralize electrolyte spilled from a lead-acid battery.
Industry:Aviation
The common term used for a wire connected to the source of electrical power.
Industry:Aviation
The commonly used name for a cumulonimbus cloud. Violent up and down air currents inside the cloud produce static electricity that discharges in the form of lightning. Lightning causes the thunder heard inside thunderclouds.
Industry:Aviation
The commonly used name for a type of insulating tubing slipped over the end of an electrical wire. The tubing is put on at the point the wire connects to a terminal, where it is soldered to a component, or where the wire is spliced. Modern spaghetti is often made of some form of polyvinyl chloride tubing, and it can be either transparent or color coded. The name spaghetti comes from the hollow tube of pasta the tubing resembles.
Industry:Aviation
The commonly used term for the wire that connects the primary circuit of an aircraft magneto to the ignition switch. A magneto is turned off by grounding its P-lead.
Industry:Aviation
The compartment in a large aircraft in which all the flight, engine, communications, and navigation controls are located.
Industry:Aviation
