- 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 part of an aircraft structure that sticks out from the bottom of the forward part of the fuselage.
Some multiengine military aircraft have chin turrets. These are turrets in which guns are mounted below the nose of the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
A partial separation in a piece of material caused by vibration, overloading, or internal stresses.
Industry:Aviation
A partial wing rib that extends back only to the front spar. Nose ribs, also called false ribs, are installed between each full rib to support the leading edge and give the wing its correct aerodynamic shape.
Industry:Aviation
A particle emitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive decay. A negative beta particle is the same as an electron, and a positive beta particle (called a positron) has the same mass as an electron, but has a positive charge.
Industry:Aviation
A particle in the nucleus of an atom which has mass, but no electrical charge. A neutron has about the same mass as a proton, and it adds weight to the atom, but does not affect its chemical behavior. Neutrons serve as a “cement” to hold the protons in the nucleus of an atom.
Industry:Aviation
A paste containing an agent that kills the spores of fungus and mildew. This fungicidal paste is added to the dope used for the first coat applied to cotton or linen fabric.
Industry:Aviation
A patented blind rivet manufactured by the Cherry Rivet Division of Townsend, Inc. The shank of the rivet is inserted through a hole in the metals to be joined and is upset by pulling a tapered stem through the hollow shank. After the shank is upset, further pulling on the stem breaks it off.
Industry:Aviation
A patented coupling between the propeller shaft and the crankshaft of the Continental Tiara series aircraft engines. A short quill shaft absorbs torsional vibrations under certain operating conditions, and a centrifugal lock bypasses the quill shaft under conditions in which a solid shaft will produce less vibration.
Industry:Aviation
A patented fastener used to secure aircraft cowling and inspection plates. A slotted stud is forced down over a piece of spring steel wire and is locked in place by turning the stud a quarter of a turn. This forces the wire into a cam-shaped groove in the stud.
Industry:Aviation
A patented form of cowling fastener in which the actual locking is done by rotating a steel cross-pin in a spring-steel receptacle.
Industry:Aviation
