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A sheet of aluminum alloy that has a coating of pure aluminum rolled on one or both of its surfaces for corrosion protection.
Industry:Aviation
A small surface-type bimetallic thermometer that calibrates the temperature of an iron used to heat-shrink polyester fabrics.
Industry:Aviation
Electronics in which values change in a linear fashion. Output values vary in direct relationship to changes of input values.
Industry:Aviation
The acute angle formed between the chord line of an airfoil and the longitudinal axis of the aircraft on which it is mounted.
Industry:Aviation
A set of breaker points in certain aircraft magnetos that are used to provide a late (retarded) spark for starting the engine.
Industry:Aviation
Small vertical surfaces mounted underside of the horizontal stabilizer of some airplanes to increase the directional stability.
Industry:Aviation
Sparking between a commutator and brush or between switch contacts that is caused by induced current when a circuit is broken.
Industry:Aviation
The direction in a piece of honeycomb material that is parallel to the length of the strips of material that make up the core.
Industry:Aviation
A linear hydraulic or pneumatic actuator that uses fluid power for movement in one direction and a spring force for its return.
Industry:Aviation
An airplane powerplant in which the propeller is mounted in the front, and its thrust pulls the airplane rather than pushes it.
Industry:Aviation
