- 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 method of filing a flight plan by telephone. The flight plan is tape recorded and transcribed for transmission to the appropriate air traffic control facility.
Industry:Aviation
A method of filling multiple fuel tanks in large aircraft from a single fueling point. The fuel hose is attached to the fueling station in the aircraft, and the correct tank valves are opened. Fuel flows into the tank until either the correct level is reached or the tank is full. Then, fuel to that tank is automatically shut off.
Single-point fueling is fast, efficient, and safe, and it is used on almost all transport-type aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forging steel parts by forcing semi-molten metal into a die by a heavy blow from a drop hammer. The grain structure of a drop-forged part gives it more strength than a cast part.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming a hard oxide film on the surface of a piece of magnesium to protect it from corrosion. To form this film, the magnesium is soaked in a solution of potassium dichromate.
Chrome pickling is also called dichromate conversion. The surface of the metal is converted into a dense oxide film.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming an object by pouring molten metal or liquid plastic resin into a mold. The material is allowed to harden inside the mold and, when hard, it is removed. Castings are less expensive than forgings, but they usually have much less strength. Reciprocating engine crankcases are normally castings.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming both thermoplastic and thermosetting resins. Soft resin is injected under pressure, into the cavity of a mold and allowed to cure. The mold is then opened to remove the part.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming metal parts by forcing metal in its plastic state into a high-strength die, using a large amount of force. Die-cast parts have more strength than parts cast by pouring the molten metal into a mold.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming metal parts by heating the metal to a plastic state (nearly, but not quite melted) and hammering it to shape.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming parts from thermoplastic resin by using the weight of the atmosphere to apply pressure to the softened material. A sheet of thermoplastic material is placed above a female die and heated to soften it. When it is at the proper temperature, a low pressure, or vacuum, is produced inside the die, and atmospheric pressure forces the softened material into the die.
Industry:Aviation
A method of forming sheet metal by forcing it into a die with argon gas whose pressure is computer-controlled to maintain the correct rate of strain of the metal.
Industry:Aviation
