Federal Aviation Administration

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A tough brown wrapping paper, like that used for paper bags.

Industry:Aviation

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A wood defect in which longitudinal cracks extend across a log’s annual rings.

Industry:Aviation

Up-and-down movement of the tip of a helicopter rotor blade.

Industry:Aviation

A system that removes ice after it has formed on an aircraft.

Industry:Aviation

Any metal that contains iron and has magnetic characteristics.

Industry:Aviation

The amount of stress needed to permanently deform a material.

Industry:Aviation

The temperature of the air surrounding a person or an object.

Industry:Aviation

An organism, normally bacteria or fungus, or microscopic size.

Industry:Aviation

A helicopter specification that meansures the total area swept by the blades of a helicopter main rotor.

Industry:Aviation

The pressure a column of moving air will have if it is stopped.

Industry:Aviation