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A heavier-than-air flying machine that produces lift by flapping its wings. No practical ornithopter has been built.
Industry:Aviation
A measure of efficiency of an airfoil. It is the ratio of the lift to the total drag at a specified angle of attack.
Industry:Aviation
Preparation of a rivet hole for a flush rivet by beveling the edges of the holes with a cutter of the correct angle.
Industry:Aviation
A patented spring-type fastener used to hold metal sheets in position until they can be permanently riveted together.
Industry:Aviation
An alloy of nickel and chromium used as the positive element in a thermocouple for measuring exhaust gas temperature.
Industry:Aviation
Flight at an airspeed in which all air flowing over the aircraft is moving at a speed greater than the speed of sound.
Industry:Aviation
Symbols made up of all of the letters in our alphabet, numerals, punctuation marks, and certain other special symbols.
Industry:Aviation
A component in a finishing system that provides a good bond between the surface and the material used for the topcoats.
Industry:Aviation
A material with a negative temperature coefficient that causes its resistance to decrease as its temperature increases.
Industry:Aviation
A tapered shank sticking out from the blade of a knife or a file. The handle of a knife or file is mounted on the tang.
Industry:Aviation
