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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 level in the atmosphere at which the temperature is 0°C (32°F).
Industry:Aviation
The level-flight speed of an aircraft at its design altitude, with the engine operating at no more than 75% of its rated horsepower.
Industry:Aviation
The lever used to actuate the fuel control unit on an aircraft turbine engine. The power lever programs the unit to supply the amount of fuel needed for the operation called for by the pilot. The fuel control delivers this fuel only when all of the conditions in the engine are such that allow it to take the fuel without stalling or flaming out.
Industry:Aviation
The light, or glow, remaining on the phosphorescent screen of a cathode-ray tube after the electron beam passes.
Industry:Aviation
The lighter, softer part of the grain of wood. The heavier and darker part of the wood grain is the summerwood. The cross section of a tree trunk contains a series of concentric rings, called annual rings. Each ring is made up of a light and a dark area. The light area is the part of the tree that grew at a fast rate in the spring of the year and is called the springwood. The dark area is the part of the tree that grew more slowly during the summer of the year and is called summerwood.
Industry:Aviation
The line followed by the beam of electrons in a cathode-ray tube after it ends one line and returns to the start of the next line. Retracing is also called flyback.
Industry:Aviation
The line through the rotor head of a helicopter at right angles to the plane of rotation. The blades rotate around this axis.
Industry:Aviation
The line we see that forms an apparent boundary between the earth and sky.
Industry:Aviation
The line, course, or track along which an aircraft is flying or is intended to be flown.
Industry:Aviation
The linear distance a poppet valve in a reciprocating engine moves off its seat when it is opened by the cam.
Industry:Aviation
