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The amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Centigrade.
Industry:Aviation
The curvature of a wing as viewed by cross section. A wing has upper camber on its top surface and lower camber on its bottom surface. The upper camber is more pronounced; the lower camber is comparatively flat. This causes the velocity of the airflow immediately above the wing to be much higher than that below the wing.
Industry:Aviation
The property of an electric conductor that characterizes its ability to store an electric charge.
Industry:Aviation
A process in which the surface of a metal is changed chemically by introducing a high carbide or nitride content. Case hardening produces a hard, wear-resistant surface, or case, over a strong, tough core.
Industry:Aviation
The point about which the nose-heavy and tail-heavy moments are exactly equal in magnitude.
Industry:Aviation
The center of gravity range for an aircraft is the limits within which the aircraft must balance. It is identified as a forward-most limit (arm) and an aft-most limit (arm).
Industry:Aviation
The apparent force occurring in curvilinear motion acting to deflect objects outward from the axis of rotation. For instance, when pulling out of a dive, it is the force pushing the pilot down in his or her seat.
Industry:Aviation
The force in curvilinear motion acting toward the axis of rotation. For instance, when pulling out of a dive, it is the force that the seat exerts on the pilot to offset the centrifugal force.
Industry:Aviation
States that all gases expand and contract in direct proportion to the change in the absolute temperature, provided the pressure is held constant.
Industry:Aviation
