- Industria: 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 ...
Mean solar time at the 0° meridian, the meridian of longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory in London, England. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is also known as Zulu time and Universal time.
Industry:Aviation
Measures designed to adjust the flow of traffic into a given airspace, along a given route, or bound for a given airport in order to ensure the most effective utilization of the airspace.
Industry:Aviation
Mechanical locks used to hold a retractable landing gear in its down position. Downlocks prevent the landing gear from accidentally retracting when there is no hydraulic pressure on the actuating cylinder.
Industry:Aviation
Mechanical systems that transfer energy from one location to another by the use of fluids. Hydraulic systems transfer energy by the use of noncompressible fluids, such as oil and water. Pneumatic systems transfer energy by the use of a compressible fluid, such as air.
Industry:Aviation
Memory in a computer in which all data is lost when power to the computer is turned off. Dynamic RAMs (random access memories) store data in the form of charges on capacitors. Memory stored in this manner is volatile.
Industry:Aviation
Memory in which the stored data is not lost when power to the computer is turned off. ROM (Read Only Memory) is nonvolatile, while RAM (Random Access Memory) is volatile.
Industry:Aviation
Metal rings, usually made of cast iron, that fit into grooves around the outside of a reciprocating-engine piston. Piston rings form a seal between the piston and the cylinder wall to prevent the high-pressure air in the cylinder from leaking out.
Industry:Aviation
Metal that has been rolled into sheets whose thickness is less than 0.25 inch. Metal whose thickness is greater than 0.25 inch is called metal plate.
Industry:Aviation
Metals that are valuable because they are scarce. Gold, silver, and platinum are examples of precious metals.
Industry:Aviation
