- 行业: 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 distorted radar signal which varies in amplitude from pulse to pulse. A glint is caused by the radar beam being reflected by some rapidly moving object.
Industry:Aviation
A distribution point in an electrical system to which the battery and generator are connected, and from which the electrical loads receive their power.
Industry:Aviation
A document issued by the FAA which shows the name and address of the owner of the aircraft. The registration certificate must be displayed in the aircraft at all times.
Industry:Aviation
A document issued by the manufacturer of an aircraft, engine, or component and approved by the FAA that details procedures to be followed for the maintenance of the specific device.
Industry:Aviation
A dot which separates a whole number from its decimal fraction. In the United States, the decimal point is placed at the bottom of the number, as in 14.2. In European countries, the dot for the decimal point is raised to the center of the number, as in 14.2.
Industry:Aviation
A double coat of aircraft finishing material in which the second coat is sprayed over the first coat at right angles to it, before the solvents in the first coat have evaporated from it.
Industry:Aviation
A double lever in an aircraft control system used to change the direction of motion. Bell cranks are often used in the aileron system of an airplane to change spanwise movement of a push-pull rod into fore-and-aft movement of the control rod that raises or lowers the aileron.
Industry:Aviation
A double-cut, metalworking file with the next to the coarsest teeth. There are five grades of double-cut files based on their teeth. From the coarsest to the finest, these are: coarse-cut, bastard-cut, second-cut, smooth-cut, and dead-smooth-cut.
Industry:Aviation
