- 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 term used to indicate the presence of water vapor, or moisture, in the air.
Industry:Aviation
A terminal Air Traffic Control facility that provides approach control service in a terminal area.
Industry:Aviation
A terminal facility that uses air/ground communications, visual signaling, and other devices to provide ATC services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of the airport or on the movement area. Tower controllers authorize aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport or to transit the Class D airspace regardless of flight plan or weather conditions. A tower may also provide approach control services.
Industry:Aviation
A terminal pressed onto a steel control cable. A swaged terminal is made in the form of a cylinder into which the steel cable is slipped. This steel cylinder is then swaged (hammered into) the cable with special swaging dies.
The swaging dies compress the cylinder, and as the inside of the hole becomes smaller than the outside of the cable, the metal of the terminal is pressed around the wires of the cable. A properly swaged terminal develops the full strength of the steel cable.
Industry:Aviation
A test flight of an aircraft conducted to find out if all the systems are functioning as they should. Check flights are normally conducted after an aircraft has been inspected or repaired.
Industry:Aviation
A test given to a component or system to determine whether or not it functions as it should. A functional test is not a quantitative test.
Industry:Aviation
A test made by a person who buys equipment to be sure the equipment is exactly as specified in the purchase contract. All large and expensive aircraft are given extensive acceptance tests before the customer accepts them.
Industry:Aviation
A test of the strength of aircraft fabric that can be performed on the aircraft with a minimum of damage to the fabric. A special tester with a sharp-pointed, spring-loaded punch is pressed into the fabric, and the amount of force needed for the punch to penetrate the fabric is measured.
A punch test does not give a truly accurate indication of the strength of the fabric, but it is sufficiently accurate to tell whether or not the fabric strength is above a minimum value.
Industry:Aviation
A test run made of a gas turbine engine to determine the way its performance compares with its performance when it was new or freshly overhauled.
Industry:Aviation
A test that can be made of either metallic or non-metallic materials to determine their physical condition. A cone- or a ball-shaped tool is forced into the surface of the material, and the diameter or depth of the penetration caused by a given amount of force is measured. The diameter or depth of the penetration is related to the hardness and the strength of the material.
Industry:Aviation
