- 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 emission of light caused by the application of a strong electrical field to certain materials. It is not caused by the heating effect of the electricity.
Industry:Aviation
The enclosed part of a reciprocating engine cylinder head that houses the valve mechanism.
Industry:Aviation
The end of a reciprocating engine away from the propeller on which many of the accessories are mounted. The accessory end is also called the antipropeller end.
Industry:Aviation
The end of a reciprocating engine to which the propeller is attached.
Industry:Aviation
The end of a semiconductor diode made of N-type material. When the diode is forward biased with the negative terminal of the power source connected to the cathode of the diode, electrons flow through the diode. The cathode of a semiconductor diode is identified by the bar in the diode symbol.
Industry:Aviation
The end of a threaded fastener made in the form of an open cup. The end of the fastener is formed in the shape of a cone with its point cut off and the end drilled with a cone-shaped depression.
The contact area of a cup-point fastener is a circular ridge which makes a slight depression in the surface onto which it is tightened. Cup points are used for set screws.
Industry:Aviation
The end of an aircraft engine opposite the end to which the propeller is attached. Front or back is not always a good way to identify the ends of an aircraft engine, because the engine may be used with the propeller either in front or in back. To identify the ends of an engine correctly, the terms propeller end and antipropeller end are used. The antipropeller end is often called the accessory end.
Industry:Aviation
The ends of the fibers in a fabric. Certain steps in the finishing of fabric materials cause the nap to stick up. This is called “raising the nap.” When an aircraft structure is covered with cotton or linen fabric, the first coat of dope raises the nap. This nap must be carefully removed by sanding to get a smooth finish.
Industry:Aviation
The engine of a multiengine airplane which would cause the most difficulty in maintaining control if it failed in a critical condition of flight, such as on takeoff. 14 CFR Part
1: “The engine whose failure would most adversely affect the performance or handling qualities of the aircraft.”
Industry:Aviation
The engine speed normally used for operating a gas turbine engine on the ground so it produces the minimum amount of thrust. Ground idle is normally in the range of 60% to 70% of the maximum RPM.
Industry:Aviation
