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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 ...
The 180° meridian of longitude. The international date line is on the opposite side of the earth from the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England.
Industry:Aviation
The 48 adjoining states and the District of Columbia. These states are also called the contiguous United States.
Industry:Aviation
The 49 states located on the continent of North America and the District of Columbia.
Industry:Aviation
The abbreviation for the unit of measurement in the metric system equal to one thousand. K stands for kilo. In computer use, K is a measure equal to the number two, raised to its tenth power (210), and this is equal to 1,024. A computer with a memory of 64K has a memory that can actually store 65,536 bits of information.
Industry:Aviation
The ability of a magnetizable material to retain the alignment of the magnetic domains after the magnetizing force has been removed. Hard steel normally has a high retentivity, while soft iron and electrical steel both have very low retentivity.
Industry:Aviation
The ability of a material to allow electrons to move freely between its atoms.
Industry:Aviation
The ability of a material to be elongated, or stretched, by pulling on it, and to return to its original size and configuration after the force causing the elongation is removed.
Industry:Aviation
The ability of a material to be stretched or shaped by rolling or hammering it. Malleable materials do not crack when they are formed in this way.
Gold and lead have a high degree of malleability. Both can be shaped into almost any desired form by hammering or beating them.
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