- 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 liquid that evaporates easily, or readily turns into a vapor. Alcohol and gasoline are both volatile liquids.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid that gives off combustible vapors (vapors that are easily ignited). Gasoline is an example of a flammable liquid.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid used in a fluid power system. A hydraulic system uses an incompressible fluid, such as oil, while a pneumatic system uses a compressible fluid, such as air.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid which boils at temperatures of less than about 110°K (–163°C) at normal atmospheric pressures.
Liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen are commonly used cryogenic liquids.
Industry:Aviation
A list of all items and their part numbers that are included on an assembly drawing. A parts list is also called a Bill of Materials.
Industry:Aviation
A list of all of the materials used in the component or assembly shown in an aircraft drawing.
Industry:Aviation
A list of all the equipment approved for installation on a particular aircraft. An equipment list itemizing the approved equipment installed on the aircraft must be kept current and with the aircraft records.
Industry:Aviation
A list of data on arrivals displayed at the plan-view display (PVD) of the sector which controls the meter fix.
Industry:Aviation
A list of materials which can be rubbed together to produce electrostatic charges. When any two materials in this series are rubbed together, the material higher in the list loses electrons and becomes positive with respect to the material lower in the list.
Industry:Aviation
A list of metals arranged according to their electrode potential. Metals highest in the list give up electrons to all metals below them. When corrosion occurs, the metal highest in the series will be the one that is corroded, or eaten away.
The electrochemical series is also known as the electromotive series.
# Magnesium
# Zinc
# Cadmium
# 7075-T6 aluminum alloy
# 2024-T3 aluminum alloy
# Mild steel
# Lead
# Tin
# Copper
# Stainless steel
# Silver
# Nickel
# Chromium
# Gold
Industry:Aviation
