- Branche: 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 copper-nickel alloy used as the negative lead of a thermocouple for measuring cylinder head temperature in a reciprocating engine. Either iron or copper may be used as the positive lead for the thermocouple.
Industry:Aviation
A copy of something made in the same proportions as the original, but of a smaller size. When an airplane is designed, a scale model is built and tested in a wind tunnel. The model has the same shape as the actual aircraft, but it is much smaller. It is a scaled-down copy of the real thing.
Industry:Aviation
A corporation whose principal stockholders are the airlines. Its function is to operate certain communication links between airliners in flight and the airline ground facilities. ARINC also sets standards for communication equipment used by the airlines.
Industry:Aviation
A corrosion-preventive treatment for magnesium alloys. A tight oxide film is formed on the surface of a magnesium alloy when it is treated with a solution of potassium or sodium dichromate.
Industry:Aviation
A coupling between two rotating shafts that allows one shaft to drive the other, but will not allow the driven shaft to rotate the drive shaft.
Industry:Aviation
A coupling system used with an aircraft radio antenna. A diplexer allows two different transmitters to use the same antenna.
Industry:Aviation
A covering applied to an object or structure to protect it and improve its appearance. Paint consists of a pigment suspended in a vehicle such as oil or water. When the vehicle, which can be thinned for best application, dries by evaporation or curing, the pigment is left as a film on the surface.
Industry:Aviation
A crack caused by stress reversals in a piece of metal. Vibration is one of the main sources of the stress reversals that cause fatigue cracks.
Industry:Aviation
A crimped-on connector used to fasten a terminal to an electrical wire.
Industry:Aviation
A cross section of a propeller blade perpendicular to the span of the blade.
Industry:Aviation
