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A type of graphic chart that can be made up for a specific process or procedure to help follow the process through all of its logical steps.
Industry:Aviation
An alloy of nickel, aluminum, manganese, and silicon that is the negative element in a thermocouple used to measure exhaust gas temperature.
Industry:Aviation
For the purpose of rib stitch spacing, the slipstream area is considered to be the diameter of the propeller plus one wing rib on each side.
Industry:Aviation
Glass that has been heat-treated to increase its strength. Tempered glass is used in bird-proof, heated windshields for high-speed aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
The portion of an ILS (Instrument Landing System) that provides the vertical path along which an aircraft descends on an instrument landing.
Industry:Aviation
The transmission of force by the movement of a fluid. The most familiar examples of fluid power systems are hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Industry:Aviation
A component in a hydraulic or pneumatic system that allows unrestricted flow in one direction, and restricted flow in the opposite direction.
Industry:Aviation
A helicopter rotor whose blades are attached to the hub in such a way that they are free to flap, drag, and feather.
Industry:Aviation
Dope whose pigments are soluble in the solvents or thinners used in the finishing system. The color will bleed up through the finished coats.
Industry:Aviation
A clean, lintless rag, slightly damp with thinner. A tack rag is used to wipe a surface to prepare it to receive a coat of finishing material.
Industry:Aviation
