- 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 nozzle in a gas turbine engine combustor through which the fuel is discharged. The spray pattern from the fuel nozzle is such that the flame is always centered in the burner so it will not overheat it.
Industry:Aviation
The number assigned by the aircraft manufacturer to identify a particular aircraft part. The part number is normally the same as the drawing number for the part.
Industry:Aviation
The number assigned to a particular multiple-pulse reply signal transmitted by a radar beacon transponder.
Industry:Aviation
The number assigned to an aircraft drawing. The drawing number is located in the title block in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing. Drawing numbers often become the part number of the part made from the drawing.
Industry:Aviation
The number from which a logarithm is derived. The symbol for antilogrithm is log-1.
Industry:Aviation
The number from which another number, called the subtrahend, is to be subtracted. In the subtraction problem, 8 – 3 = 5, eight is the minuend, three is the subtrahend, and five is the difference.
Industry:Aviation
The number in a division problem that is to be divided. The components of the problem 36 ÷ 3 = 12 are: 36 is the dividend, 3 is the divisor, and 12 is the quotient.
Industry:Aviation
The number in a division problem that is used to go into, or to divide, the dividend. The dividend is divided by the divisor.
Industry:Aviation
The number in a multiplication problem that is multiplied by another number. In the problem 4 . 2 = 8, the number four is the multiplicand.
Industry:Aviation
The number in a multiplication problem that is used to multiply another number. In the problem 4 . 2 = 8, the number two is the multiplier.
Industry:Aviation
