- 업종: 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 ...
A part of a 100-hour or annual inspection of an aircraft. The aircraft is raised off the floor with jacks, and the retractable landing gear is operated through its retraction and extension cycle. It is checked for its operating time and for any indication of improper operation.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc that lies between them.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a component which can be removed without damaging the component.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a mechanism designed and built in such a way that it is not economically repairable. When the part fails, it is more economical to throw it away and put in a new one than it would be to repair it.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a structure or machine whose primary purpose is to produce a smooth surface or a smooth junction where two surfaces join.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a structure that supports or strengthens the main load-carrying portion of the structure.
Industry:Aviation
A part of a structure used to impede, regulate, or alter the rate or direction of flow of a fluid, light, or sound.
Industry:Aviation
A part of an aircraft automatic flight control system used to keep the aircraft from unwanted yawing. Yaw dampers are generally needed for swept-wing airplanes because of the tendency of this type of airplane to Dutch roll.
Industry:Aviation
A part of an aircraft fuselage structure used to give the fuselage its shape and, in some types of structure, to provide a small portion of the fuselage strength. Formers give the fuselage its cross-sectional shape, and stringers, which are channels or angles of sheet metal or metal extrusions, fill in the shape between the formers. Stringers in a semimonocoque fuselage are covered with sheet metal, and in a truss-type fuselage, with fabric.
Industry:Aviation
A part of an aircraft structure that houses the landing gear when it is retracted. Wheel wells may be part of the wing, engine nacelle, or fuselage.
Industry:Aviation
