- Industry: Aviation
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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
A linkage between the collective pitch control and the turbine speed governor that adjusts for the increased load the rotor places on the engine, as collective pitch is increased. The droop compensator prevents the rotor speed decreasing as the load is applied.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid able to dissolve certain types of solids. Water is a good solvent for some kinds of chemical materials, such as certain types of salts. Alcohol is a solvent for many materials that cannot be dissolved in water. Some of the stronger acids, such as hydrofluoric acid, are used as solvents for materials that cannot be dissolved in any other solvent.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid crystal or CRT display that shows a number of parameters and replaces several analog-type indicators.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid hydrocarbon fuel obtained from the distillation of crude oil. Gasoline is the most commonly used fuel for aircraft reciprocating engines and automobile engines.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid hydrocarbon material much like benzene, but less flammable. Toluene is used as a solvent and as an antiknock additive for gasoline used in reciprocating engines.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid obtained by condensing the vapors boiled off a material when it is heated in the process of distillation.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid obtained by distilling the gum from pine trees. Turpentine is used as a solvent and thinner for paints and varnishes.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid or solid that is divided into extremely fine particles and dispersed into the air.
Smoke is an aerosol of carbon and ash, and a cloud in the sky is an aerosol of water droplets.
Modern aerosol products such as paint, hair spray, and insecticides are usually liquids broken into tiny drops and sprayed into the air by the use of a gaseous propellant such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, or Freon.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid organic hydrocarbon compound, CH3(CH2)5CH3. Heptane, which has a very low critical pressure and temperature, is used as the low reference fuel (octane zero) in determining the octane rating of a reciprocating engine fuel.
Industry:Aviation
A liquid plastic resin poured over electrical components in a potted circuit. The potting compound cures into an insulating, rubber-like solid that protects the parts from moisture and physical damage.
Industry:Aviation
