- 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 pale yellow, highly corrosive, poisonous, gaseous, halogen chemical element. Fluorine’s symbol is F, its atomic number is 9, and its atomic weight is 18.998. Fluorine is reactive with most other elements, and it is used extensively in industrial compounds.
Industry:Aviation
A pale yellow, nonmetallic chemical element. Sulfur’s symbol is S, its atomic number is 16, and its atomic weight is 32.064. Sulfur, also spelled sulphur, is extremely important in the manufacture of commercial and industrial compounds and is found in its free state in underground beds along the Gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana.
Industry:Aviation
A panel in the cockpit of an aircraft that holds all the indicating instruments used to show the condition of the aircraft and its engines.
Industry:Aviation
A panel in the gas bag of a free balloon that can be opened by pulling the rip cord to dump gas from the balloon.
Industry:Aviation
A panel of warning lights in plain view of the pilot of an airplane or the operator of other types of equipment. The lights are identified by the name of the system they represent and are usually covered with a colored lens to show the meaning of the condition they announce. Red lights are used to indicate a dangerous condition, amber lights show that some system is armed, or active, and green lights show that a condition is safe.
By having all the lights together in an annunciator panel, the pilot or operator can determine the overall operating condition of the equipment at a glance.
Industry:Aviation
A parachute whose canopy is made of a series of cloth tapes that resemble ribbons. A ribbon parachute has less opening shock than a solid-canopy parachute because of the air escaping between the ribbons.
Industry:Aviation
A parallel circuit, or a circuit in which there are more than one path for electrons to flow.
Industry:Aviation
A parallel track to the left or right of the designated or established airway/route. Normally associated with area navigation (RNAV) operations.
Industry:Aviation
A parameter which specifies a period of time in which no aircraft will be metered for arrival at the specified airport.
Industry:Aviation
A part made by a manufacturer, to be installed on a device that is no longer in production. If a new engine is developed that improves the performance of an older aircraft, a retrofit can be made to install the new engine on the older aircraft. When a retrofit part is produced, it is often sold as a kit which includes the new part and all of the necessary hardware and instructions.
Industry:Aviation
