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Aluminum alloy tubing used to house electrical wires in areas where they are subject to mechanical damage.
Industry:Aviation
A form of carbon. Structural graphite is used in composite structure because of its strength and stiffness.
Industry:Aviation
A process in which a solid material changes directly into a vapor without passing through the liquid stage.
Industry:Aviation
A service component used to supply electrical power to an aircraft when it is being operated on the ground.
Industry:Aviation
An electrical meter that indicates values by the amount a pointer moves across a graduated numerical scale.
Industry:Aviation
A dimensionless number relating to the angle of attack used in the formula for determining aerodynamic lift.
Industry:Aviation
A type of cabin heater used in some aircraft. Gasoline from the aircraft fuel tanks is burned in the heater.
Industry:Aviation
A type of tree that sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season. Hardwoods come from deciduous trees.
Industry:Aviation
Self-ignition of a material caused by heat produced in the material as it combines with oxygen from the air.
Industry:Aviation
Strips of aircraft fabric laid under the reinforcing tape before the fabric is stitched to an aircraft wing.
Industry:Aviation
