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A solenoid-type switch whose coil is designed for current to flow through it for only a short period of time. The coil will overheat if current flows through it too long.
Industry:Aviation
A valve in the cabin of a pressurized aircraft that controls the cabin pressure by opening to relieve all pressure above that for which the cabin pressure control is set.
Industry:Aviation
An electrical test instrument that can be used to measure voltage, current, and resistance. The indication is in the form of a liquid crystal display in discrete numbers.
Industry:Aviation
The force produced by air moving over a specially shaped surface called an airfoil. Aerodynamic lift acts in a direction perpendicular to the direction the air is moving.
Industry:Aviation
The pressure at which an unloading valve shuts off the flow of fluid into the system pressure manifold and directs it back to the reservoir under a much reduced pressure.
Industry:Aviation
A location on an airport where an aircraft can be taken to have its compasses “swung.” Lines are painted on the rose to mark the magnetic directions in 30° increments. G-9
Industry:Aviation
An airplane whose fuselage is built in the form of a boat hull to allow it to land and takeoff from water. In the past, flying boats were a popular form of large airplane.
Industry:Aviation
An oxyacetylene flame produced by an excess of acetylene. This flame is identified by a feather around the inner cone. A carburizing flame is also called a reducing flame.
Industry:Aviation
The total resistance to the movement of an object through the air. Aerodynamic drag is composed of both induced drag and parasite drag.
Industry:Aviation
Tungsten inert welding is a form of electric arc welding in which the electrode is a nonconsumable tungsten wire. TIG welding is now called GTA (gas tungsten arc) welding.
Industry:Aviation
