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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 amount of delay attributed to ATC, encountered prior to departure, usually associated with a controlled departure time (CDT) program.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of difference between the center of the shank of a rivet and the center of its head.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of elapsed time between an aircraft leaving the departure ramp for the purpose of flight and its reaching the arrival ramp at the end of the flight.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of electrical charge that can be stored in a capacitor under a given amount of electrical pressure (voltage).
The formula for capacitance is C = Q ÷ E, in which C is the capacitance in farads, Q is the quantity (amount) of charge in coulombs, and E is the electrical pressure, in volts. Capacitance is measured in farads, microfarads, or picofarads.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of heat that must be added to or taken away from the inside of an aircraft cabin, during a specified unit of time, to keep the temperature of the cabin constant.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of horsepower used to turn the crankshaft, pistons, gears and accessories in a reciprocating engine, and to compress the air in the cylinders.
The brake horsepower actually delivered to the output shaft of the engine is the total horsepower developed by the engine, less the friction horsepower.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of horsepower used to turn the crankshaft, pistons, gears, and accessories in a reciprocating engine and to compress the air inside the cylinders.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of illumination on a surface when all points are one foot from a uniform light source of one candela, the amount of light produced by one international candle.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of light emitted or scattered by a surface. Luminance is measured in lamberts.
Industry:Aviation
