- 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 highly explosive form of cellulose nitrate made by treating cotton fibers with nitric and sulfuric acids. Guncotton is used in making the film base of nitrate dope.
Industry:Aviation
A highly irritating, greenish-yellow, gaseous, halogen chemical element. Chlorine’s symbol is Cl, its atomic number is 17, and its atomic weight is 35.543. Chlorine is used as a disinfectant and as an agent to purify water.
Industry:Aviation
A highly permeable core used in some electrical coils. The core is made of fine particles of powdered iron, mixed with a suitable binder, and molded into the needed shape. Powdered-iron cores have a high permeability and low eddy current losses.
Industry:Aviation
A highly poisonous metallic chemical element. Arsenic’s symbol is As, its atomic number is 33, and its atomic weight is 74.9216. Arsenic, which has five valence electrons, is used as a pentavalent impurity in the manufacture of N-type semiconductor devices.
Industry:Aviation
A highly reactive, poisonous, nonmetallic chemical element. The symbol for phosphorus is P, its atomic number is 15, and its atomic weight is 30.98. Phosphorus is used in the manufacture of matches, explosives, and fertilizer.
Industry:Aviation
A highly refined, water-clear petroleum product similar to kerosine, used to damp the oscillations of magnetic compasses.
Industry:Aviation
A highly toxic, colorless gas, with an unpleasant odor. Phosgene is formed when certain halogen compounds, such as Freon or carbon tetrachloride, are passed through a flame.
Industry:Aviation
A highly unstable radioactive chemical element. Astatine’s symbol is At, and its atomic number is
85. Astatine is the heaviest of the halogen elements.
Industry:Aviation
A high-melting-point, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, steel-gray metallic chemical element. Beryllium’s symbol is Be, its atomic number is 4, and its atomic weight is 9.0122. Beryllium’s main importance is in its use as an alloying agent for copper.
Industry:Aviation
A high-performance glider. Sailplanes normally have a high-aspect-ratio wing, are lightweight, and very strong. Sailplanes glide so well that they ride upward on rising air currents. They can stay airborne for hours and can travel long distances.
Industry:Aviation
