- 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 ...
Soft wire used to secure fasteners (bolts, pins, and clips) so they will not vibrate loose in operation. Safety wire (also called lockwire) is made of galvanized low-carbon steel, annealed stainless steel, or brass.
Industry:Aviation
Solar time at the prime meridian. Solar time is the time based on the rotation of the earth about the sun, and the prime meridian is the meridian of longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England. Universal time is known also as Greenwich mean time (GMT) and Zulu time.
Industry:Aviation
Solidified carbon dioxide. Dry ice sublimates, or changes from a solid directly into a gas, at a temperature of –110°F (–78.5°C). without passing through the liquid state. Dry ice is used as a refrigerant and as a means of chilling mechanical parts when they are being assembled with an interference fit.
Industry:Aviation
Solvents in a finishing material that have different rates of evaporation. A finishing material thinned with stepped solvents dries evenly and slowly, as the solvents evaporate out over a long period of time.
Industry:Aviation
Some of the logic functions, or gates, most frequently used in digital computers are: AND, OR, NOT, NOR, NAND, and EXCLUSIVE OR.
Industry:Aviation
Something made up of different materials combined in such a way that the characteristics of the resulting material are different from those of any of the components.
Industry:Aviation
Something that is nearly, but not exactly, correct. Approximate also means close to, but not exactly at the same location.
Industry:Aviation
Sound absorbing liners used in an engine nacelle or around the tail pipe to reduce the amount of noise produced by the engine.
Industry:Aviation
Sparking between a commutator and brush or between switch contacts when the flow of current is interrupted.
Arcing occurs when induction tries to keep the current flowing across the broken contact.
Industry:Aviation
Special fabric-cutting scissors that produce a series of small V-shaped notches where the fabric is cut. These notches keep the edges of the fabric from raveling.
Industry:Aviation
